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BELIEF
IF YOUR RIGHT EYE JUMPS, SOMEONE WILL MAKE YOU MAD.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT SAYS THAT THIS ACTUALLY HAPPENS TO HER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; STUDENT UNION
| Subject headings: | Spirit / Mind / Body BELIEF -- Body part Senses Eyes, evil eye |
Date learned: 02-20-1971
EYE
IF YOUR RIGHT EYE JUMPS, GOOD NEWS.
Submitter comment:
WHENEVER HIS RIGHT EYE JUMPS HE REMARKS TO HIMSELF
THAT HE MAY HEAR GOOD NEWS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Spirit / Mind / Body BELIEF -- Body part Senses Eyes, evil eye |
Date learned: 01-23-1971
EYE
IF YOUR LEFT EYE JUMPS, BAD NEWS.
Submitter comment:
HE SOMETIMES BELIEVES IT. IF HE DOES HEAR BAD NEWS HE'LL SAY
"I THOUGHT SO, MY LEFT EYE JUMPED TODAY OR YESTERDAY".
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Spirit / Mind / Body BELIEF -- Body part Senses Eyes, evil eye |
Date learned: 01-23-1971
OMEN
IF YOUR LEFT EYE ITCHES YOU'RE GOING TO CRY.
Where learned: HOME ; DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | Spirit / Mind / Body BELIEF -- Body part Senses Eyes, evil eye BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal |
Date learned: 10-12-1969
RIGHT EYE ITCHES- TO CRY
LEFT EYE ITCHES- GOOD LUCK.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES
| Subject headings: | Spirit / Mind / Body BELIEF -- Body part Senses Eyes, evil eye |
Date learned: 02-17-1970
IF YOUR NOSE ITCHES IT MEANS COMPANY IS COMING.
IF BOTH YOUR NOSE AND YOUR EAR ITCH, THEY WILL BE IN A BAD MOOD.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GARDEN CITY
| Subject headings: | Spirit / Mind / Body BELIEF -- Body part Senses Nose |
Date learned: 11-07-1971
NOSE ITCH
IF YOUR NOSE ITCHES, YOU ARE GOING TO KISS A FOOL.
Data entry tech comment: THERE ARE OTHER SIMILAR REFERENCES IN THIS SECTION OF ARCHIVE.
Where learned: COLLECTORS HOME
| Subject headings: | Spirit / Mind / Body BELIEF -- Body part Senses Nose |
Date learned: 10-23-1970
SURPRISE
IFYOUR NOSE ITCHES, YOU WILL HAVE A PLEASANT SURPRISE.
Where learned: HOME
| Subject headings: | Spirit / Mind / Body BELIEF -- Body part Senses Nose |
Date learned: 10-01-1968
SUPERSTITION
WHEN YOUR NOSE ITCHES SOMEONE'S TALKING ABOUT YOU.
Data entry tech comment: THERE ARE OTHER SIMILAR REFERENCES IN THIS SECTION OF ARCHIVE.
Where learned: HOME
| Subject headings: | Spirit / Mind / Body BELIEF -- Body part Senses Nose |
Date learned: 09-16-1969
NOSE
IF YOUR NOSE ITCHES YOU ARE GOING TO BECOME
ANGRY, DISAPPOINTED OR SURPRISED.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT'S FATHER BELIEVES THIS AND TOLD IT TO HER
WHEN SHE WAS A LITTLE GIRL IN DETROIT, MICHIGAN.
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Spirit / Mind / Body BELIEF -- Body part Senses Nose |
Date learned: 03-06-1971
WOMAN
IF YOUR RIGHT NOSTRIL ITCHES, THAT MEANS THAT A WOMAN IS COMING
TO VISIT, AND IF YOUR LEFT NOSTRIL ITCHES A MAN IS COMING TO VISIT.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT ACTUALLY BELIEVES THIS.
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Spirit / Mind / Body BELIEF -- Body part Senses Nose |
Date learned: 01-26-1971
ITCH BELIEF
IF YOUR NOSE ITCHES ON THE LEFT SIDE,
SOMEONE IS TALKING UNFAVORABLY ABOUT YOU.
IF IT ITCHES ON THE RIGHT SIDE,
SOMEONE IS SAYING GOOD THINGS ABOUT YOU.
IF YOUR WHOLE NOSE ITCHES,
THEN THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT YOU IN GENERAL.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ;
| Subject headings: | Spirit / Mind / Body BELIEF -- Body part Senses Nose |
PREDICTIONS
IF YOUR NOSE ITCHES YOU ARE GONG TO KISS A FOOL.
IF YOUR HAND ITCHES YOU ARE GOING TO GET A LOT OF MONEY.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT LEARNED THIS AS A CHILD.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Spirit / Mind / Body BELIEF -- Body part Senses Nose |
Date learned: 03-20-1967
BELIEF IN PART OF THE BODY
IF YOUR NOSE ITCHES YOU WILL KISS A FOOL.
Data entry tech comment: THIS SECTION OF THE ARCHIVES CONTAINS SEVERAL SIMILAR ITEMS.
Where learned: DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Spirit / Mind / Body BELIEF -- Body part Senses Nose |
DEATH CUSTOM
IF ONE OF YOUR WISDOM TEETH COMES OUT
ONE OF YOUR RELATIVES WILL DIE.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT LEARNED THIS IN THAILAND.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; LIBRARY ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Spirit / Mind / Body Favorites BELIEF -- Body part Senses Mouth, teeth, lips, tongue BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 02-12-1971
TONGUE
A TINGLING TONGUE MEANS SOMEONE IS TALKING ABOUT YOU.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT'S FATHER BELIEVES THIS TO BE TRUE
AND TOLD THIS TO INFORMANT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Spirit / Mind / Body BELIEF -- Body part Senses Mouth, teeth, lips, tongue |
Date learned: 03-06-1971
DREAM BELIEF
THE FIRST TIME A PERSON SLEEPS IN A NEW
OR A DIFFERENT BED, WHAT THEY DREAM WILL COME TRUE.
Where learned: TOLD AT INFORMANTS HOME
| Subject headings: | 686 Properties attributed to specific numbers or numerals individually. Spirit / Mind / Body |
Date learned: 09-26-1970
DREAM
IF YOU DREAM THE SAME DREAM THREE TIMES, IT WILL COME TRUE.
Where learned: CALIFORNIA ; LOS ANGELES
| Subject headings: | 686 Thirds / Thrice / Three / Triple Spirit / Mind / Body |
Date learned: 06-00-1968
DREAM PREDICTION
IF YOU DREAM SOMETHING THREE
TIMES IT WILL COME TRUE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): PREDICTION
| Subject headings: | 686 Thirds / Thrice / Three / Triple Spirit / Mind / Body Observation |
SPIRITS
THIS IS A BELIEF IN INDIA. "GOOD SPIRITS WANDER AROUND
ETERNALLY SOMETIMES, DOING GOOD WORKS."
Data entry tech comment:
Updated by TRD
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ANN ARBOR
Keyword(s): BELIEF ; India ; SPIRIT ; Undead
| Subject headings: | Spirit / Mind / Body BELIEF -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter BELIEF -- Magic of Speech, Sign, Color |
Date learned: 02-04-1968