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SAINT PATRICK'S DAY
ONE OF THE THINGS THE WOMEN ALWAYS DID WAS TO DYE THEIR
HAIR GREEN WITH FOOD COLORING.
Submitter comment:
IN MY GRANDMOTHER'S DAY THE UNMARRIED WOMEN DIED THEIR HAIR.
NOW IT IS DONE MORE IN THE HIGHSCHOOLS.
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN
James Callow Keyword(s): COLOR ; GREEN HAIR COLORING
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- March 17 Feast of St. Patrick CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Typical Elements of a Festive Pattern ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- Color Design BELIEF -- Color |
Date learned: CA1960-1975
IF YOU EAT BREAD CRUSTS YOU WILL HAVE BLACK CURLY HAIR.
Submitter comment:
IN AN ATTEMPT TO CURE MY BLOND HAIR,
MY GRANDMOTHER WOULD TELL ME THIS AS A CHILD.
BLACK HAIR IS CONSIDERED THE LOVELIEST FEATURE
A ROMANIAN WOMAN CAN HAVE AND HAS BEEN CONSIDERED SO FOR GENERATIONS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): BREAD ; ETHNIC SUPERSTITION ; HAIR COLOR ; ROMANIAN
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hair, on head, mustache, widow's peak |
Date learned: 11-26-1971
RED HAIR
IF YOU HAVE RED HAIR, YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE A BAD TEMPER.
Keyword(s): HAIR COLOR ; TEMPER
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hair, on head, mustache, widow's peak BELIEF -- Sign Color |
Date learned: 00-00-1968
BLONDE
BORN BLONDE, DIE BALD
Where learned: HOME
Keyword(s): BALDNESS ; CONTRAST ; ELLIPSIS ; HAIR COLOR
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hair, on head, mustache, widow's peak BELIEF -- Birth PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 11-23-1968
SCOTS SUPERSTITION (COLLECTOR'S TITLE) ; BAD LUCK: NEW YEARS (CLASSIFIERS TITLE)
NEVER LET A RED OR LIGHT HAIRED PERSON CROSS YOUR THRESHOLD ON
NEW YEAR'S DAY UNLESS THEY CARRY COAL WITH THEM OR YOU WILL HAVE
BAD LUCK.
Submitter comment: PAT HAND HEARD THIS FROM A NEIGHBOR OF SCOTS DESCENT.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
Keyword(s): FIRST FOOTING ; HAIR COLOR
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Color BELIEF -- Bad luck P882.42 |
SAYING.
IF I'VE ONLY ONE LIFE TO LIVE, LET ME LIVE IT AS A BLONDE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ADVERTISING ; HAIR COLORING, BLEACHING ; HUMOR. ; TELEVISION COMMERCIAL
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: DATE NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR.