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GOOD LUCK TO SPILL WINE,
BAD LUCK TO SPILL OIL IN MALTA.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Good luck BELIEF -- Bad luck |
Date learned: 01-28-1979
TONGUE-TWISTER
THE MALE HUMMINGBIRD HUMMED A HUM TO THE FEMALE HUMMINGBIRD WHO
HUMMED TO HIM.
Submitter comment: IT IS GOOD LUCK TO SAY THIS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Good luck SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 01-28-1979
BREAK A LEG.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Good luck SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 04-11-1979
DARK HAIRED MAN MUST BE FIRST TO ENTER HOUSE ON NEW YEAR'S DAY FOR
YOU TO HAVE LUCK THE ENTIRE YEAR.
Submitter comment: SCOTTISH SUPERSTITION
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN HEIGHTS
Keyword(s): FIRST-FOOTING
Date learned: 01-00-1979
U.S. SOLDIERS' SUPERSTITION
AMONG AMERICAN SOLDIERS STATIONED IN SOUTH VIETNAM, IT WAS CONSIDERED
GOOD LUCK TO BREAK A MIRROR.
Submitter comment:
THE RATIONALE WAS THAT SINCE BREAKING A MIRROR NORMALLY BRINGS
SEVEN YEAR'S BAD LUCK, AND SINCE A TOUR OF DUTY LASTS ONLY ONE
YEAR, THE SOLDIER WOULD HAVE TO LIVE THROUGH HIS TOUR OF DUTY IN
ORDER TO SUFFER THE REMAINING SIX YEARS OF BAD LUCK. IN VIETNAM
LIVING WAS CONSIDERED LUCKY.
Where learned: SOUTH VIETNAM
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Good luck |
Date learned: 00-00-1968
GOOD LUCK
FINDING A PENNY OR PIN - HAVE GOOD LUCK ALL DAY.
KNOCKING ON WOOD
A RABBIT'S FOOT
HORSESHOE
HEX SIGN
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; REDFORD
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Good luck |
Date learned: CA00001960
IF A LADYBUG FLIES INTO YOUR HOME, THAT IS A SIGN OF GOOD LUCK.
IF YOU KILL THE LADYBUG, YOU HAVE CHASED THE GOOD LUCK AWAY.
Where learned: DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Insect BELIEF -- Good luck |
Date learned: 00-00-1968
SUPERSTITION
IN CANADA, IT IS BELIEVED TO BE A SIGN OF GOOD LUCK IF A PERSON
PASSES YOU DRIVING AN AUTOMOBILE WITH A STATUE OF ST. JOSEPH
ON THE DASHBOARD. THIS COULD MEAN THAT YOU WOULD INHERIT OR WIN
A LOT OF MONEY AND THAT SUCCESS WOULD SURELY BE YOURS.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT LEARNED ITEM WHILE IN CANADA ON TOUR OF MARIAN SHRINES.
Where learned: DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Religious hero BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal BELIEF -- Good luck |
Date learned: 00-00-1979
BIRTH CUSTOM
IN SOME UKRANIAN VILLAGES, WHEN A BABY GIRL IS BORN, HER FATHER
TAKES A BOTTLE OF PLUM WHISKEY AND BURIES IT IN THEIR BACKYARD.
ON THE GIRL'S WEDDING DAY, HE DIGS IT UP AND THEY TOAST THE YOUNG
COUPLE FOR GOOD LUCK.
Where learned: DETROIT, ASSUMED ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT, ASSUMED ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
Keyword(s): WISH
James Callow Keyword(s): UKRAINIAN
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Birth CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage Food Drink -- Alcoholic beverage Distilled BELIEF -- Good luck |
Date learned: 03-02-1971
CUSTOM
WHEN A BABY IS JUST BORN, CUT A SMALL PIECE OF THE UMBILICAL CORD
AND SAVE THIS, THIS WILL BRING THE BABY GOOD LUCK.
Submitter comment: THIS IS DONE A GREAT DEAL IN LEBANON.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; TV STUDIO ; TOLD AT
Keyword(s): CHARMS
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Birth BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Good luck |
Date learned: 09-24-1970
TRADITION
A NEW BORN MALAYSIAN WILL RECEIVE RED EGGS AND SMALL GOLD
NECKLACES DURING ITS BIRTHDAY DINNER CELEBRATION FOR GOOD LUCK.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS
Date learned: 04-00-1979
TO BRING GOOD LUCK TO YOUR FUTURE ALWAYS LOOK AT THE NEW MOON OVER
YOUR LEFT SHOULDER
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | 686 Properties attributed to specific numbers or numerals individually. BELIEF -- Moon BELIEF -- Good luck |
Date learned: 10-00-1979
ST. BRIDGET'S CROSS
THE HANGING OF ST BRIDGET'S CROSSOVER THE FRONT DOOR
INSURES GOOD LUCK TO ALL WHO LIVE THERE
Submitter comment:
ST BRIDGET'S CROSS IS AN IRISH CUSTOM
DESIGNED AND FASHIONED FROM FRESH GREEN REEDS AND IS BLESSED
MUCH THE SAME WAY AS PALMS
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; LIVONIA
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Sign Geometric figure Cross and its various modifications BELIEF -- Good luck |
Date learned: CA02001980
HOLY MEDALS
THE HANGING OF A HOLY MEDAL OVER THE FRONT DOOR
GIVES A BLESSING TO ALL WHO ENTER
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; LIVONIA
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Good luck |
NEW YEAR'S EVE CUSTOMS
IN GREECE, FOR NEW YEAR'S EVE, THEY BAKE A SPONGE CAKE AND PUT
A DRACHMA INSIDE. THE PERSON WHOSE PIECE OF CAKE HAS THE DRACHMA IN
IT WINS A PRIZE AND WILL HAVE GOOD LUCK FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR.
Where learned: GREECE ; ATHENS
| Subject headings: | Favorites CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 31 New Year's Eve BELIEF -- Measure of time Year BELIEF -- Good luck |
GESTURE
CROSSING ONE'S HEART, RAISING THE RIGHT HAND IS A SIGN OF GOOD
LUCK.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Good luck SPEECH -- Gesture |
Date learned: CA00001965
GESTURE
KNOCKING ON WOOD FOR GOOD LUCK.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Good luck SPEECH -- Gesture |
Date learned: CA00001935
MOON SUPERSTITION
SEEING THE MOON OVER THE RIGHT OR LEFT SHOULDER IS A SIGN OF
GOOD LUCK.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Moon BELIEF -- Good luck |
Date learned: CA00001935
SUPERSTITION
IF YOU SEE A SHOOTING STAR YOU SHOULD SAY MONEY THREE TIME FOR
GOOD LUCK.
Where learned: CALIFORNIA ; MONROVIA
| Subject headings: | 686 Thirds / Thrice / Three / Triple BELIEF -- Good luck SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: CA00001935
SUPERSTITION
AN EMPTY ROCKING CHAIR THAT IS MOVING IS A SIGN OF DEATH
Where learned: CALIFORNIA ; MONROVIA
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Number Emptiness, nothingness, zero BELIEF -- Good luck |
Date learned: CA00001964