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IF A GREEN LIMB FALLS OUT OF A TREE ON A CALM DAY, THAT
IS A SIGN OF DEATH.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT ACTUALLY BELIEVES IN THIS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Observation Favorites BELIEF -- Plant BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
IN A SUGAR BEET FIELD IF THERE IS A WHITE LEAF
DURING HARVEST, SOMEONE WILL DIE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Plant BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 01-00-1968
A WHITE ROSE WHICH BLOOMS IN THE MIDDLE OF FALL
IS SAID TO BE A SURE SIGN OF AN EARLY DEATH TO
THE BEHOLDER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Plant BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 10-02-1968
IF YOU COUNT FUNERAL CARS, SOMEONE IN YOUR FAMILY WILL DIE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FERNDALE
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Number Counting beliefs |
Date learned: 09-26-1965
A DROWNING PERSON WILL ALWAYS BOB THREE TIMES IN THE WATER
BEFORE DROWNING.
Where learned: DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | 686 Thirds / Thrice / Three / Triple Observation BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 11-01-1967
IF ONE NEIGHBOR DIES, VERY SOON AFTER THAT ANOTHER
NEIGHBOR WILL DIE AND SOON ANOTHER NEIGHBOR WILL DIE.
DEATH COMES IN THREE IN A NEIGHBORHOOD.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | 686 Thirds / Thrice / Three / Triple Observation BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 12-06-1967
IF THERE ARE TWO DEATHS IN A FAMILY, THERE IS SURELY GOING
TO BE A THIRD ONE SOON AFTER THE OTHER TWO, BECAUSE
DEATH TRAVELS IN THREES IN A FAMILY. AFTER THE THIRD
DEATH, THE CYCLE IS COMPLETED UNTIL THE NEXT DEATH.
Submitter comment: LEARNED FROM GRANDMOTHER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | 686 Thirds / Thrice / Three / Triple Observation BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 12-06-1967
IF ONE PERSON DIES IN YOUR FAMILY, THEN TWO MORE PEOPLE
YOU KNOW WILL DIE SOON.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | 686 Thirds / Thrice / Three / Triple Observation BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 11-02-1969
FRIENDS AND RELATIVES ALWAYS DIE IN GROUPS OF THREE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; LIVONIA
| Subject headings: | 686 Thirds / Thrice / Three / Triple Observation BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
IN POKER, IF YOU CUT THE DECK OF CARDS AND GET AN ACE
OF SPADES, THAT MEANS DEATH.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | 686 Properties attributed to specific numbers or numerals individually. Observation Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Special Object or Implement BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 02-00-1970
IF YOU ROCK AN EMPTY ROCKING CHAIR, SOMEONE IN YOUR
FAMILY IS GOING TO DIE.
Where learned: ILLINOIS ; CHICAGO
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Number Emptiness, nothingness, zero |
Date learned: 03-10-1968
IF YOU GO BY AN EMPTY ROCKING CHAIR AND PUSH ON ONE ARM
AND MAKE IT ROCK, IT MEANS THAT SOMEONE IN YOUR FAMILY
IS GOING TO DIE.
Where learned: CHILDHOOD
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Number Emptiness, nothingness, zero |
Date learned: 00001950S
ROCKING AN EMPTY ROCKER IS A SIGN OF DEATH.
Submitter comment: HER HUSBAND.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Number Emptiness, nothingness, zero |
Date learned: 07-23-1964
FALLING STARS EITHER MEAN GOOD LUCK OR DEATH.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT LEARNED THIS FROM HER FAMILY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Good luck P881.111 |
Date learned: 07-00-1964
SEEING LITTLE CHILDREN DANCING IN THE SKY IS AN OMEN THAT
SOMEONE YOU KNOW WILL SOON DIE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 10-20-1970
IF YOU SEE THE MOON OVER YOUR LEFT SHOULDER, YOU WILL DIE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 10-01-1968
A FALLING STAR SEEN BY YOU WILL MEAN DEATH TO SOMEONE
YOU KNOW.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Star BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
IF YOU SEE A SHOTTING STAR, IT MEANS THAT ANOTHER SOUL
HAS PASSED INTO ETERNITY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Star BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 02-09-1968
IF A CANDLE BLOWS OUT AT A FUNERAL MASS, THIS MEANS THAT
ANOTHER MEMBER OF THE IMMEDIATE FAMILY IS SOON TO DIE.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
SEE OR DREAM OF A BLACK SNAKE AND IT IS A SIGN OF DEATH.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): REPTILE
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Use of Object Animals |
Date learned: 03-20-1968