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WEATHER BELIEF IN PROSE
IF IT RAINS BEFORE SEVEN, IT WILL STOP BEFORE ELEVEN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief C860.891 BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew BELIEF -- Sign or prediction through A time segment or a direction |
Date learned: 09-00-1973
EVERY MORNING MY MOTHER WOULD GO OUTSIDE AND LOOK AT THE SMOKE
COMING OUT OF THE CHIMNEY. IF THE SMOKE WENT STRAIGHT UP THE
WEATHER WOULD BE GOOD. IF THE SMOKE CURLED AROUND THE WEATHER
WOULD BE BAD.
Where learned: MICHIGAN
Date learned: 10-20-1972
BELIEF
YOU CAN TELL THE WEATHER FOR THE MONTH BY THE FIRST DAY. IF
IT'S SUNNY, THERE WILL BE NICE WEATHER. IF IT'S CLOUDY, THE
WEATHER WILL BE BAD.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
AS MANY FOGS AS THERE ARE IN AUGUST, THERE WILL BE SNOWS
IN THE WINTER.
Submitter comment: HEARD BY INFORMANT FROM LOCALS WHO BELIEVED IT SINCERELY.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- August BELIEF -- Sign or prediction through A time segment or a direction |
Date learned: 06-13-1972
IF YOU ARE EVER LOST IN THE WOODS, SPIT IN YOUR HAND.
WHICHEVER WAY IT SPATTERS, THAT'S THE WAY YOU SHOULD GO.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hands, palms, fingernails BELIEF -- Sign or prediction through A time segment or a direction |
Date learned: 06-00-1972
IT ALWAYS HAS TO SNOW ON THE BUTTERCUPS.
Submitter comment: OVERHEARD IN THE GROCERY WHEN TWO WOMEN WERE DISCUSSING
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; LEBANON
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Sign or prediction through A time segment or a direction BELIEF -- Sign or prediction through Natural atmospheric phenomenon |
NUMBER OF FOGS IN AUGUST (EQUALS) THE NUMBER OF SNOWS IN
WINTER.
Submitter comment: TOLD TO ME BY DR. MORREL, BIOLOGY TEACHER AT PEABODY
Where learned: BUFFALO ; TENNESSEE ; LEBANON ; NEW YORK
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Sign or prediction through A time segment or a direction BELIEF -- Sign or prediction through Natural atmospheric phenomenon |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
IF IT RAINS ON ST. SWITHIN'S DAY, IT WILL RAIN FOR NEXT
FORTY DAYS.
LEARNED WHILE GROWING UP IN WALES, IT IS TOLD AND COMMENTED ON,
BUT IF IT COMES TRUE IT IS HELD TO BE A COINCIDENCE.
Where learned: WALES
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- July 15 BELIEF -- Sign or prediction through A time segment or a direction BELIEF -- Sign or prediction through Natural atmospheric phenomenon |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
FOR EVERY THUNDERSTORM IN AUGUST, THERE WILL BE A DAY OF
SNOW IN WINTER.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
Date learned: 04-20-1972
IF IT STARTS RAINING BEFORE 7:00 A.M., IT WILL STOP BEFORE
11:00 A.M.
Where learned: SOUTH CAROLINA ; GEORGETOWN
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Sign or prediction through A time segment or a direction |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
IF THERE IS NOT A LOT OF WIND IN MARCH, THE TIMBER WILL
NOT GROW.
Where learned: PARIS ; TENNESSEE
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- March BELIEF -- Plant husbandry Farming BELIEF -- Sign or prediction through A time segment or a direction |
Date learned: 06-21-1970
IF THE CATERPILLARS ARE REAL FURRY, THERE'S GOING TO BE A
HARD WINTER.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
Date learned: 06-29-1970
THE NUMBER OF FOGS IN AUGUST WILL PREDICT THE NUMBER OF
SNOWS IN WINTER.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- August BELIEF -- Number BELIEF -- Sign or prediction through A time segment or a direction BELIEF -- Sign or prediction through Natural atmospheric phenomenon |
Date learned: 07-03-1970
WHEN YOU SEE THE FIRST ROBIN, THEN SPRING HAS COME.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
Date learned: 04-03-1972
A MILD WINTER MEANS FEW PEOPLE WILL DIE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Sign or prediction through A time segment or a direction |
Date learned: 04-03-1972
IF IT RAINS WHILE THE SUN IS SHINING, MEANS IT WILL RAIN
THE NEXT DAY.
Where learned: NASHVILLE ; TENNESSEE, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Sun BELIEF -- Sign or prediction through A time segment or a direction BELIEF -- Sign or prediction through Natural atmospheric phenomenon |
Date learned: 06-16-1972
IF YOU SEE A RING AROUND THE MOON, IT WILL RAIN WITHIN THREE
DAYS.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
IRISH POTATOES AND RADISHES WON'T MAKE, EXCEPT IN SPRING OR FALL.
HOT WEATHER KEEPS THEM FOR (FROM) GROWING.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; PETERSBURG
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Plant husbandry Farming BELIEF -- Sign or prediction through A time segment or a direction |
Date learned: 06-15-1973
IF IT RAINS FIRST DAY OF THE MONTH, IT WILL RAIN FIFTEEN DAYS OUT
OF THE MONTH.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; SHELBYVILLE
Date learned: 07-01-1973
OWLS GO TO HOLLERING IT'S A SURE SIGN IT'S GOING TO RAIN
WITHIN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS.
Where learned: KENTUCKY ; HERNDON
Date learned: 08-02-1968