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The James T. Callow Folklore Archive
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On Halloween night, put a bucket of sand or a broom
outside your door. If a soul comes by and wants to
harm you, it will have to count every grain of sand
or broom bristle first. By the time that the spirit
has done this, it would be daytime and it would have
to go back where it came from.
Submitter comment:
This story was told to Maryann by her Italian father,
who heard it from his grandfather.
Where learned: ILLINOIS ; SKOKIE
Keyword(s): ghost, precaution, All Souls' Day
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- October 31 Halloween BELIEF -- Witch Shaman BELIEF -- Number Counting beliefs BELIEF -- Good luck Broom Sweeping BELIEF -- Control Prevention Provocation Protection |
Date learned: 00001930S
Spinning a yoyo on a cloudy day is supposed to help make the
sun come out.
Submitter comment:
I did this once before under cloudy conditions and the sun
actually did come through the clouds.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): Up, Down.
Date learned: 00-00-1984
IF YOU THROW WATER OUT THE DOOR AFTER SUNDOWN, IT IS A SIGN OF
BAD LUCK.
Where learned: MISSISSIPPI ; HOLLY SPRINGS
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Bad luck Time (year, season, week, hour, etc.) Occasion Event BELIEF -- Control Prevention Provocation Protection |
Date learned: 08-11-1968