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FIRST CHILD
IF THE FIRST CHILD IS A GIRL, NAME IT AFTER HER MOTHER AND YOUR
NEXT CHILD WILL BE A BOY.
Where learned: HOME ; SCHOOL ; MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN
| Subject headings: | 686 Properties attributed to specific numbers or numerals individually. 686 Seconds / Twice / Two BELIEF -- Birth SPEECH -- S583 |
Date learned: CA1963-1975
ONE CAN TELL IF YOU HAVE TRULLY KILLED A WITCH IF A CROW CROWS.
IF YOU DID NOT HEAR THE CROW, IT WAS A SIGN THAT THE WITCH HAD
TAKEN OVER A NEWLY BORN BABY'S SOUL.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; informant's home
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Witch Shaman BELIEF -- Bird BELIEF -- Birth |
MOON BABIES
IT IS KNOWN THAT MOST BABIES ARE BORN WHEN THERE IS A FULL MOON
OUT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN, ASSUMED ; MONROE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Moon BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 03-00-1972
SIGN
SOME PEOPLE BELIEVE THAT EVERY TIME A SHOOTING STAR FLASHES
ACROSS THE SKY, A CHILD HAS BEEN BORN TO REPLACE SOMEONE WHO HAS
DIED.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT DOES NOT BELIEVE THE STATEMENT.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): DISBELIEF
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Comet BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 02-23-1972
SNEEZE BELIEF
IF A GIRL SNEEZES MORE THAN TWICE AT A TIME, THEN SHE IS PREGNANT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | 686 Seconds / Twice / Two BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 03-30-1971
NURSING BELIEF
IF TWO MOTHERS ARE RAISING THEIR BABIES IN THE SAME ROOM, ONE
WILL 'STEAL' THE OTHER'S MILK.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): OLRIK'S LAW OF TWINS
| Subject headings: | 686 Seconds / Twice / Two BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 11-19-1971
EVERY TIME A SCORPIO IS BORN, A MEMBER OF HIS FAMILY HAS DIED THE
YEAR BEFORE, AND EVERY TIME ONE DIES, THERE WILL BE A BIRTH IN THAT
FAMILY WITHIN THE YEAR.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN BY COLLECTOR
James Callow Keyword(s): ASTROLOGICAL SIGN FOR PERSONS BORN 10-24--11-22
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Crucial Moment of Life Life Cycle BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 10-00-1967
HEARTBURN
IF A WOMAN HAS A LOT OF HEARTBURN DURING PREGNANCY, THE BABY WILL
BE BORN WITH A HEAD FULL OF HAIR.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
| Subject headings: | 840 BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 12-00-1969
FERTILITY
SOME SYRIAN WOMEN BELIEVE THAT A MARK TATOOED IN THE GROIN
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): SYMBOL
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Lower body, legs BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- P866 |
Date learned: 09-00-1969
DETERMINING SEX OF UNBORN CHILD
IF THE FETAL HEARTBEAT IS FAST, THE BABY WILL BE FEMALE, IF
SLOW, MALE.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
| Subject headings: | 840 BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 10-00-1967
SUPERSTITION
NOTHING SHOULD BE BOUGHT FOR A BABY BEFORE IT IS BORN,
OR IT WILL CAUSE IT TO BE DEAD OR BADLY DEFORMED.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Number Emptiness, nothingness, zero |
Date learned: 11-02-1969
PREGNANCY BELIEF
DURING HER PREGNANCY HER MOTHER-IN-LAW MADE HER EAT A LITTLE OF
EVERYTHING ON THE DINNER TABLE, BECAUSE SHE BELIEVED THAT IF A
PREGNANT WOMAN SAW FOOD AND DID NOT EAT IT, HER CHILD WOULD BE
MARKED OR DEFORMED AT BIRTH.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
TAKING SIDES
WHEN A WOMAN IS PREGNANT IF SHE SLEEPS ON HER RIGHT SIDE, THE
CHILD WILL BE A BOY, IF ON HER LEFT IT WILL BE A GIRL.
Where learned: MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
James Callow Keyword(s): SEX DETERMINATION
| Subject headings: | 840 BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 11-05-1969
IN THE OLDEN TIMES, IT WAS SAID IF A GIRL KISSED A BOY, SHE
WOULD HAVE A BABY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): PREGNANCY WITHOUT SEXUAL INTERCOURSE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
TWINS
IF TWINS ARE BORN, 2 MEN MUST BE RESPONSIBLE.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
| Subject headings: | 686 686.1.2 BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 10-00-1971
BIRTH BELIEF
IF AN EXPECTANT MOTHER GOES TO A FUNERAL, AND LOOKS IN THE
COFFIN THE CHILD WILL NEVER HAVE ENOUGH TO EAT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial Food Drink -- Food BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 12-00-1971
IN THE OLDEN DAYS IT WAS BELIEVED BY THE YOUNG THAT THE
DOCTOR BROUGHT THE BABIES IN A LITTLE BLACK BAG.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): EUPHEMISM ; PREGNANCY WITHOUT SEXUAL INTERCOURSE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 10-12-1971
PREGNANCY BELIEF
A PREGNANT WOMAN SHOULD NOT EAT APPLES, IT WILL CAUSE HARM TO
THE CHILD.
Submitter comment:
HER MOTHER TOLD HER, OLD CROAATION BELIEF
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): APPLE AS ORIGINAL SIN SYMBOL ; HOMEOPATHIC
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Measure of time Eating For menu, see N222. BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 10-07-1970
BIRTH BELIEF
AFTER THE BABY IS BORN THE MOTHER IS TO HOLD THE BABY IN HER
ARM AND WALK OVER WHEAT THAT HAS BEEN STREWN OVER THE FLOOR OR
GROUND, TO INSURE THE GOOD LIFE TO COME.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT'S MOTHER DID THIS WITH EACH OF HER CHILDREN SOON AFTER
BIRTH, ALSO DONE IN EGYPT.
Data entry tech comment:
Updated by TRD
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
Keyword(s): BABY ; BIRTH ; CHILD ; CUSTOM ; Good ; LUCK ; MOTHER ; Practice ; RITUAL ; Wheat
James Callow Keyword(s): HOMEOPATHIC
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 03-23-1971
SEDUCTION BELIEF
COVER HEAD WITH SCARVES, A WELL-COIFFURED HEAD SEDUCES MEN.
Submitter comment:
THE INFORMANT POINTED OUT THAT THIS WAS VERY OLD.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hair, on head, mustache, widow's peak BELIEF -- Birth |