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SUPERSTITION
NEW SHOES ON THE TABLE--BAD LUCK.
Submitter comment:
ACCORDING TO THE INFORMANT, THIS BELIEF IS COMMON IN
LONDON, ENGLAND.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; OAK PARK ; FRIENDS HOME
| Subject headings: | ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- Dress HandsFeet BELIEF -- P 68 P 68.1 BELIEF -- Bad luck |
MAY RAIN
IF YOU CATCH THE FIRST RAIN IN MAY IN A BUCKET AND BOIL IT AND
WASH YOUR HAIR WITH IT, YOUR HAIR WILL GROW.
Where learned: HOME ; DETROIT ; PARENTS
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- May BELIEF -- P 68 P 68.1 BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew |
Date learned: 02-21-1984