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TAPE OF MISCELLANOUS INFORMATION
GHOATS, MONETARY SYSTEM,(NIARA & KOBO) DISEASES, WALKING BAREFOOTED,
CARRYING THINGS ON YOUR HEAD, GHOSTS OF CHILDREN, SUPERSTITIONS:
NIGERIAN SUPERSTITION, THEIR ORIGIN, JUJU, MAKING MONEY
USING HEAD OF CHILD, BANSHEE IN IRELAND, NIGERIAN LIGHTENING,
OMENS, CHARMS, GAMES, (MOTHER MAY I?)
WATER DANGEROUS FOR SWIMMING, AMDG FOR LUCK, FESTIVALS
Where learned: NIGERIA ; SOME FROM IRELAND
Date learned: OOOOI96OS
IN THE NEW ORLEANS AREA IT USED TO BE VERY COMMON TO
OBTAIN YOUR CHANGE FROM A PURCHASE IN HALVES, QUARTERS
AND NICKELS. IF YOU GAVE SOME ONE A DIME IN A
TRANSACTION, IT WAS IMMEDIATELY TAKEN OUT OF CIRCULATION.
Submitter comment:
THIS WAS OBSERVED BY ME IN 1957. NOBODY SEEMED TO KNOW
WHY THIS HAPPENED.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SOUTHFIELD
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Measure of quality Monetary system Money Wealth |
Date learned: 10-02-1968
FOOD CUSTOM
BAKING CHANGE INTO A BIRTHDAY CAKE FOR THE BIRTHDAY BOY OR GIRL AND
THE OTHERS TO FIND AND KEEP.
Submitter comment:
THIS WAS DONE BY MY GRANDMOTHER WHILE I WAS YOUNG. SHE WAS A SECOND
GENERATION GERMAN AMERICAN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; LINCOLN PARK
James Callow Keyword(s): COINS ; MONEY
Date learned: 00-00-1967
ONE DOLLAR DANCE
MALE MEMBERS OF THE BRIDE AND GROOM PAY ONE DOLLAR IN A HAT TO
DANCE WITH BRIDE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; Sterling Heights
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Measure of quality Monetary system Money Wealth |
Date learned: 11-00-1982
FIRST CUSTOMER OF THE DAY MUST PAY CASH.
Submitter comment:
THE MAN TO WHOM THIS PERTAINS OWNED A GROCERY STORE.
ITEM SHOWS CREDIT VS. CASH.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | 686 Properties attributed to specific numbers or numerals individually. CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Work Commerce Business CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Measure of quality Monetary system Money Wealth |
Date learned: 09-12-1982
FAMILY KEPT DIME TAPED TO THE BOTTOM OF AN INFANT OF PRAGUE
RELIGIOUS STATUE TO GUARANTEE THAT THE HOUSEHOLD WOULD
NEVER BE WITHOUT FOOD.
Where learned: DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Measure of quality Monetary system Money Wealth BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal |
Date learned: 00-00-1953
NEW YEAR'S DAY IS THE OCCASION FOR BAKING AND SERVING
VASSILOPITA, A SPECIAL LARGE, HOLIDAY CAKE BAKED WITH
A COIN INSIDE. THE CAKE IS BLESSED AND CUT AND THE
RECIPIENT OF THE PIECE CONTAINING THE COIN SHOULD HAVE
GOOD LUCK ALL YEAR. THE COIN IS SAVED, NEVER SPENT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Date learned: 10-00-1983
BELGIAN PEOPLE ALWAYS TREASURE THEIR FIRST
INDIAN NICKEL.
Submitter comment:
IT IS SAID THAT BELGIANS ARE REALLY TIGHT
WITH THEIR MONEY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; TROY
| Subject headings: | 686 Properties attributed to specific numbers or numerals individually. CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Measure of quality Monetary system Money Wealth PROVERB -- Blason Populaire |
Chinese custom
When a close family member dies, the first day of the funeral
one of the children must place one pearl and two coins in the
mouth of the deceased for burial.
Where learned: CHINA
Keyword(s): Gem or Money
Date learned: 00-00-1955
Never set your purse on the floor because if you do
you will never have much money.
Where learned: ALABAMA
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Measure of quality Monetary system Money Wealth BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal BELIEF -- Measure of quality Monetary systemMoneyWealth |
Date learned: 00-00-1958
Emergency Phone Calls
When I was a child, I always wore Penny Loafers. My mother would
put dimes in the penny slots of my shoes, just so that I would always
have twenty cents to make a phone call in case of an emergency.
Submitter comment:
The dimes I was forced to wear helped me out of a difficult
situation more than once.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SAGINAW
Keyword(s): Telephone call, price of
| Subject headings: | 686 First / Once / One / Newness Favorites CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Measure of quality Monetary system Money Wealth ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- Dress HandsFeet BELIEF -- Number P686.1.20 |
Date learned: 00001980CA
LUCK
EVERY TIME MY MOTHER OR MY SISTERS OR I GET A NEW
PURSE, MY FATHER PUTS MONEY IN IT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Date learned: 12-00-1967