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The James T. Callow Folklore Archive
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IT IS BAD LUCK TO HAVE A BLACK CAT CROSS YOUR PATH (ANYWHERE,
NOT JUST IN FRONT). IF YOU DON'T KNOW THAT THE CAT IS THERE
AND YOU TURN AND SEE IT BEHIND YOU AND IT CROSSES, YOU
MUST GO BACK AND WALK OVER WHERE YOU WERE. IF YOU DON'T SEE
IT, YOU ARE O.K.
Submitter comment: THE INFORMANT SAID HIS FAMILY AND EVERYONE HE KNEW BELIEVED
Where learned: KENTUCKY ; PRESTONSBURG
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mammal BELIEF -- Bad luck Animals |
IF YOU FIND A PIN ON THE FLOOR AND THE POINT IS TOWARD YOU,
PICK IT UP AND IT BRINGS GOOD LUCK. IF THE HEAD IS POINTING
TOWARD YOU, DON'T PICK IT UP, OR IT WILL BRING YOU BAD
LUCK.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; LAFAYETTE
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Good luck Sharp objects BELIEF -- Good luck Sharp objects BELIEF -- Conversions Sharp objects |
Date learned: 02-13-1972
WHEN WALKING ALONG A ROAD, IF YOU FIND A HORSESHOE, PICK IT
UP AND THROW IT ACROSS YOUR LEFT SHOULDER AND DON'T LOOK
BACK AND YOU WILL HAVE GOOD LUCK ALL DAY.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; RED BOILING SPRINGS
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mineral BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance BELIEF -- Good luck Horseshoe |
Date learned: 02-12-1972
A BLACK CAT CROSSING A ROAD IN FRONT OF YOU MEANS BAD LUCK.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Bad luck Animals |
Date learned: 02-23-1972
AN UNHAPPY DISPOSITION USUALLY MEANS GETTING UP ON THE WRONG
SIDE OF THE BED.
Where learned: VIRGINIA ; NORTH GARDEN
Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Sensations and involuntary actions |
Date learned: 02-91-969
A HORNET'S NEST FOUND LOW ON THE GROUND IN SUMMER OR FALL IS A
SIGN OF A HARD WINTER.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; PEABODY COLLEGE LIBRARY
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Insect BELIEF -- Sign or prediction through Natural atmospheric phenomenon |
Date learned: 04-01-1969
IF THE HEM OF YOUR DRESS IS TURNED UP, KISS THE HEM AND MAKE
A WISH.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Prayer SPEECH -- Wishes Wants Desires Predictions |
Date learned: 08-01-1968
NEVER PASS ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF A POST; IT IS BAD LUCK.
Where learned: KENTUCKY ; OWENSBORO
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank BELIEF -- Bad luck BELIEF -- Bad luck Ladder (angles, pyramid, etc.) |
Date learned: 03-00-1972
WHEN ONE SPILLS SOME SALT, THROW A PINCH OF SALT OVER THE
LEFT SHOULDER FOR GOOD LUCK.
Where learned: KENTUCKY ; OWENSBORO
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Good luck Food and drink BELIEF -- Bad luck Food and drink BELIEF -- Conversions Food and drink |
Date learned: 03-00-1972
ALWAYS GET OUT OF BED THE SAME SIDE AS YOU GET IT (IN?); IF YOU
DON'T, IT'S BAD LUCK.
Where learned: KENTUCKY ; OWENSBORO
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Bad luck Furniture (bed, table, chair, etc.) |
Date learned: 03-00-1972
JELLY WILL NOT JELL IF IT IS STIRRED BACKWARDS.
Where learned: ALABAMA ; ALBERTVILLE
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | Food Drink -- Manner of preparation Preservation BELIEF -- Home |
Date learned: 06-18-1972
IT IS BAD LUCK TO STIR THE GRAVY (OR ANYTHING) BACKWARDS.
Where learned: ALABAMA ; ALBERTVILLE
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Bad luck Food and drink |
Date learned: 06-17-1972
WHEN YOU SPILL SALT, THROW SOME OVER YOUR LEFT SHOULDER TO
PREVENT BAD LUCK.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mineral BELIEF -- Bad luck Food and drink BELIEF -- Conversions Gestures |
Date learned: 07-01-1973
IF YOU DROP A UTENSIL, COMPANY IS COMING.
IF YOU DROP A KNIFE, A MAN IS COMING.
IF YOU DROP A FORK, A WOMAN IS COMING.
IF YOU DROP A SPOON, A FOOL IS COMING.
THE PERSON WILL COME FROM THE DIRECTION IN WHICH THE HEAD
OF THE UTENSIL IS POINTING.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | Observation Food Drink -- Service Table furnishing and decoration Implement to handle food BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank |
Date learned: 06-14-1973
IF PLANTING CORN AND POPCORN IN SAME FIELD, PLANT POPCORN IN
THE MIDDLE. IF PLANTING POPCORN ON THE SIDE, THE PLANTS
WILL CROSS.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; SHELBYVILLE
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Plant husbandry Farming |
Date learned: 06-15-1973
IF THE TAIL OF YOUR DRESS TURNS UP, IF YOU SPIT ON IT, YOU
WILL GET A NEW DRESS.
Submitter comment: MRS. REAVES TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS A COMMON SUPERSTITION
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | Observation |
Date learned: 07-19-1968
IF YOU SEE A NEW MOON OVER YOUR RIGHT SHOULDER YOU WILL HAVE
GOOD LUCK; IF YOU SEE IT OVER YOUR LEFT SHOULDER YOU ARE
IN TROUBLE.
Where learned: IOWA ; COLUMBUS JUNCTION
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Moon BELIEF -- Good luck |
Date learned: 02-23-1969
RISE ON THE SAME SIDE OF THE BED YOU GO TO BED ON.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance |
Date learned: 00-00-1972
IF THE LEFT SIDE OF YOUR NOSE ITCHES, A MAN IS COMING AND IF
THE RIGHT SIDE ITCHES, A WOMAN IS COMING. IF BOTH SIDES
ITCH, A MAN AND A WOMAN ARE COMING.
Where learned: MISSOURI ; PUXICO
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank BELIEF -- Sensations and involuntary actions Itching nose |
Date learned: 07-28-1968
IF THE SPIDER COMES DOWN FROM THE CEILING RIGHT IN FRONT OF
YOU AND STAYS FOR A WHILE, RELATIONS ARE COMING TO VISIT. THE
SPIDER MUST BE ON A WEB AND COME DOWN FROM THE CEILING. IF
HE IS DOWN WHEN YOU SEE HIM AND THEN GOES UP, IT MEANS A
DEATH IN THE FAMILY. IF HE STARTS DOWN AND GOES RIGHT BACK
UP, SOMEONE THOUGHT ABOUT WRITING YOU A LETTER AND THEN
CHANGED THEIR MIND.
Where learned: MISSOURI ; PUXICO
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Insect BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 07-28-1968