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IT'S BAD LUCK TO PUT A HAT ON A BABY BEFORE IT'S ONE YEAR OLD.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; CLASS ASSIGNMENT ; PEABODY COLLEGE ; NASHVILLE
Date learned: 03-07-1969
AN UGLY INFANT MAKES A HANDSOME ADULT AND VICE VERSA.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; PEABODY COLLEGE LIBRARY
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Maturity BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance |
Date learned: 04-01-1969
IF A PERSON'S BIRTHSTONE IS NOT THE OPAL, IT WILL BE BAD LUCK
FOR HER TO WEAR OPALS.
Submitter comment: SEVERAL OF MY FRIENDS HAVE TOLD ME THIS; MAINLY WHEN I LOSE
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Bad luck Jewelry (gems, rings, etc.) |
IT IS COMMONLY CONSIDERED BAD LUCK FOR A BABY TO CRY WHILE
IT IS BEING BAPTIZED.
Submitter comment: I HAVE NOT HEARD THE SUPERSTITION VOICED LATELY, BUT AFTER
Where learned: KENTUCKY, ASSUMED
Date learned: 08-04-1968
IF YOU SEE A RABBIT WHILE YOU ARE PREGNANT, YOU WILL HAVE A
HARE-LIPPED BABY.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; PEABODY COLLEGE ; NASHVILLE
Date learned: 07-01-1970
IF YOU SEE A RAT WHILE YOU ARE PREGNANT, YOU WILL HAVE A
HARE-LIPPED BABY.
Where learned: TENNESSEE, ASSUMED ; FRANKLIN
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
A PRETTY BABY BECOMES AN UGLY ADULT. AN UGLY BABY BECOMES AN
ATTRACTIVE ADULT.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
James Callow Keyword(s): CONTRAST
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Maturity |
Date learned: 06-00-1972
A BABY WILL BE BORN WITH POOR EYESIGHT IF HIS MOTHER READ
DURING HER PREGNANCY WITH HIM.
Where learned: SOUTH CAROLINA ; GEORGETOWN
James Callow Keyword(s): READING
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Body part Senses Eyes, evil eye BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
IF PREGNANT WOMAN MAKES KRAUT, IT WILL BE BAD.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | Food Drink -- Plant food Vegetable BELIEF -- Birth |
IF PREGNANT WOMAN TOUCHES FRESH MEAT, THE MEAT WILL GO BAD.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | Food Drink -- Meat BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Use of Object |
Date learned: 06-18-1973
IF YOU PUT AN AX UNDER THE BED, IT WILL CUT IN HALF THE PAIN
OF CHILDBIRTH
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; BRENTWOOD
Keyword(s): METAL
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mineral BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 07-05-1973
WHEN PREGNANT, DO NOT PUT YOUR ARMS ABOVE YOUR HEAD, OR THE
CORD WILL WRAP AROUND YOUR BABY'S NECK AND CHOKE HIM.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; BRENTWOOD
Keyword(s): UMBILICAL CORD
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Use of Object Human beings and their activities |
Date learned: 07-05-1973
IF YOU ARE FRIGHTENED BADLY BY SOMETHING DURING PREGNANCY, THE
BABY WILL HAVE A MARK IN THE SHAPE OF WHAT SCARED YOU. THE
MARK WILL BE WHEREVER YOU PUT YOUR HAND IN FRIGHT.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; BRENTWOOD
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Specific distinguishing characteristic Dimple, wart, mole, scar, freckle, birthmark, strawberry mark, bruise, spot (on any part of body) BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 07-05-1973
A BABY WILL BE UNLUCKY IF IT SEES ITSELF IN THE MIRROR BEFORE
ITS FIRST BIRTHDAY.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; SHELBYVILLE
| Subject headings: | 686 Properties attributed to specific numbers or numerals individually. BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Maturity BELIEF -- P647 BELIEF -- Bad luck Mirror |
Date learned: 06-18-1973
WHEN PREGNANT, DON'T HAVE A PERMANENT OR A TOOTH FILLED,
BECAUSE NEITHER WILL TAKE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; SHELBYVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Mouth, teeth, lips, tongue BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hair, on head, mustache, widow's peak BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 06-30-1973
IF YOU TICKLE A BABY ON THE BOTTOM OF HIS FOOT, HE WILL
STUTTER WHEN HE STARTS TALKING.
Where learned: PARIS ; TENNESSEE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Feet, toes, toenails BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance SPEECH -- Phonology Phonetics |
Date learned: 06-20-1970
IF YOU RUB GREASE ON A BABY'S HEAD, IT WILL MAKE HIS HAIR CURLY.
Where learned: PARIS ; TENNESSEE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hair, on head, mustache, widow's peak BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance |
Date learned: 06-20-1970
WHEN A WOMAN IS PREGNANT, IF SHE WILL EAT A LOT OF APPLES,
THE BABY WILL BE SMART.
Where learned: PARIS ; TENNESSEE
| Subject headings: | Food Drink -- Plant food Fruit BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance |
Date learned: 06-20-1970
IF A PREGNANT WOMAN CLIMBS THROUGH A BARBEDWIRE FENCE, IT WILL
CHOKE THE BABY.
Where learned: PARIS ; TENNESSEE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance |
Date learned: 06-20-1970