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The James T. Callow Folklore Archive
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SUPERSTITION
A LEFT HANDED PERSON IS THE CHILD OF THE DEVIL AND HAS THE EVIL EYE.
Submitter comment:
MY GREAT-GRANDMOTHER USE TO ALWAYS TELL ME THIS AND TRY TO GET MY
MOTHER TO FORCE ME TO USE MY RIGHT HAND.
Where learned: DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): FUNCTION ; LEFTHANDEDNESS ; POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Devil Demon BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Curse |
Date learned: 00-00-1965
SUPERSTITION
IF YOUR LEFT HAND ITCHES YOU'LL GET SOME MONEY.
Where learned: DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Sensations and involuntary actions Itching hands and feet |
Date learned: 00-00-1965
SUPERSTITION
IF YOUR RIGHT HAND ITCHES YOU'LL RECEIVE A LETTER.
Where learned: DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Sensations and involuntary actions Itching hands and feet |
Date learned: 00-00-1965
SUPERSTITION
IF YOUR LEFT EYE ITCHES SOMEBODY IS GOING TO MAKE YOU MAD.
Where learned: DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Sensations and involuntary actions Itching eye |
Date learned: 00-00-1965
A MEAN DOG
BRUSHING A DOG'S HAIR IN THE DIRECTION OF THE HEAD FROM THE TAIL
WILL MAKE IT A VERY MEAN DOG.
Submitter comment:
THE INFORMANT CLAIMS THAT THIS IS COMMON KNOWLEDGE IN IRELAND, AND
SAY THAT IS WHERE SHE HEARD IT.
Data entry tech comment: APOSTROPHE ADDED BY KEYPUNCHER.
Where learned: WASHINGTON DC
James Callow Keyword(s): GROOMING OF DOG ; POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Creation and Order of Animal Life |
Date learned: 00-00-1965
VERSE WITHOUT MUSIC
HEY DIDDLE DIDDLE,
THE CAT AND THE FIDDLE.
THE COW JUMPED OVER THE MOON;
THE LITTLE DOG LAUGHED
TO SEE SUCH SPORT
AND THE DISH RAN AWAY WITH THE SPOON.
Submitter comment: LEARNED AS A CHILD.
Where learned: LOCATION NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR
Keyword(s): HYPERBOLE ; INDIRECTION
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Narrative Verse Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse Lyrical Verse |
Date learned: DATE NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR.
SONG
LITTLE SALLY WATER
SITTING IN A SAUCER
CRY SALLY CRY
POINT TO THE EAST
POINT TO THE WEST
POINT TO THE VERY ONE
THAT YOU LOVE THE BEST.
Where learned: LOCATION NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR
Keyword(s): FUNCTION ; POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse Lyrical Verse |
Date learned: 10-22-1968
WEATHER BELIEF
IF IT RAINS FROM THE EAST, IT WILL RAIN FOR THREE DAYS
Where learned: DETROIT
Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | 686 Thirds / Thrice / Three / Triple BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew |
Date learned: 03-23-1972
IF YOU HANG AROUND SOMEONE WHO SEES GHOSTS THEN YOU WILL BE
ABLE TO LOOK OVER THEIR LEFT SHOULDER AND SEE THEM ALSO
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses |
Date learned: 10-00-1979
TO BRING GOOD LUCK TO YOUR FUTURE ALWAYS LOOK AT THE NEW MOON OVER
YOUR LEFT SHOULDER
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | 686 Properties attributed to specific numbers or numerals individually. BELIEF -- Moon BELIEF -- Good luck |
Date learned: 10-00-1979
ALWAYS STIR BATTER IN THE SAME DIRECTION TO MAKE YOUR LIFE LONGER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | Favorites Food Drink -- Manner of preparation Food Drink -- Pastry Sweet Dessert BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness |
Date learned: 10-00-1979
THE CLADDOUGH RING
AN IRISH ENGAGEMENT RING IS CALLED A CLADDOUGH RING, A HEART HELD
IN TWO HANDS UNDER A CROWN. WHEN WORN ON THE LEFT HAND IT
SYMBOLIZES THAT THERE IS SOMEONE SPECIAL IN YOUR LIFE. WHEN WORN
ON THE RIGHT HAND WITH THE HEART FACING YOU, IT MEANS THAT THERE
IS SOMEONE THAT YOU ARE ESPECIALLY FOND OF, AND WORN ON THE
RIGHT HAND WITH THE HEART FACING OUT IT MEANS THAT YOUR HEART
IS STILL OPEN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; LIVONIA
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION ; SYMBOLS
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Marriage |
Date learned: CA02001980
IF A WOMAN SITS AT THE HEAD OF THE TABLE, SHE WILL NEVER MARRY
Where learned: MEXICO
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
Date learned: CA12001977
FOR ROMANTIC TROUBLES, TURN A STATUE OF ST. ANTHONY UPSIDE DOWN,
UNTIL HE SOLVES THE PROBLEM
Where learned: MEXICO
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | Favorites BELIEF -- Marriage BELIEF -- Magic of Speech, Sign, Color |
Date learned: 00-00-1977
SUPERSTITION
IF YOU CROSS THE STREET, AND THE CAT CROSS TO THE LEFT SIDE IT'S
A SIGN OF BAD LUCK.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mammal BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank |
Date learned: CA00001966
MOON SUPERSTITION
SEEING THE MOON OVER THE RIGHT OR LEFT SHOULDER IS A SIGN OF
GOOD LUCK.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Moon BELIEF -- Good luck |
Date learned: CA00001935
SUPERSTITION
IF YOU HAVE A BACK AILMENT, GET AN OLD PAIR OF SHOES AND PUT THEM
UNDER YOUR BED UPSIDE DOWN.
Where learned: CALIFORNIA ; MONROVIA
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- Dress HandsFeet BELIEF -- Remedy P750.8 |
Date learned: CA00001936
SUPERSTITION
WHEN YOUR LEFT EYE JUMP, SOMETHING BAD IS GOING TO HAPPEN.
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Bad luck |
GOLF SUPERSTITION
WHEN A GOLFER MARKS HIS BALL ON THE GREEN WITH A COIN, SOME PREFER
HEADS UP. THIS IS GOOD LUCK.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GARDEN CITY
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Entertainment Diversion BELIEF -- Good luck |
Date learned: CA0001980
A SUPERSTITION
IF A BLACK CAT CROSSES YOUR PATH YOU SHOULD JUMP UP IN THE
AIR AND TURN AROUND.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROSEVILLE
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mammal BELIEF -- Sign Color BELIEF -- Bad luck P882.31 BELIEF -- Conversions P883.31 |
Date learned: 04-00-1980