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WHEN A PREGNANT WOMAN IS NOT LOOKING, SPRINKLE SOME
SALT IN HER HAIR. IT WILL CAUSE HER TO ITCH HER CHIN OR
NOSE. IF SHE ITCHES HER CHIN, THE BABY WILL BE A GIRL.
IF SHE ITCHES HER NOSE, THE BABY WILL BE A BOY.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT SAID THIS WAS A FAVORITE SYRIAN BELIEF IN
PREDICTING THE SEX OF AN UNBORN CHILD.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; LIVONIA
Keyword(s): SCRATCH
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mineral BELIEF -- Use of object for determining number of children or sex of unborn P863.1 |
Date learned: 03-11-1972
A PERSON SPRINKLES SALT ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER OF AN
EXPECTANT MOTHER WHEN SHE IS NOT LOOKING. IF SHE
HAPPENS TO SCRATCH HER HEAD ON THE RIGHT SIDE, IT
WILL SURELY BE A GIRL. IF SHE SCRATCHES HER HEAD ON
THE LEFT SIDE, IT WILL BE A BOY.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT SAID THAT HER FATHER-IN-LAW TRIED THIS ON
HER AND HAPPENED TO SCRATCH THE LEFT SIDE OF HER
HEAD, MEANING SHE WOULD HAVE A BOY. BUT SIX MONTHS
LATER SHE GAVE BIRTH TO A GIRL. (APRIL, 1957).
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Use of object for determining number of children or sex of unborn P863.1 |
Date learned: 11-26-1971