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IT IS BAD LUCK FOR A BRIDE TO SEW HER OWN WEDDING DRESS.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Marriage Dress of bride and groom BELIEF -- Bad luck P882.545 BELIEF -- Bad luck Crucial moment of life |
Date learned: 08-01-1968
IT IS BAD LUCK TO SWEEP AT NIGHT (SWEEP AWAY ALL YOU(R) GOOD LUCK.
IN THE OLD DAYS PEOPLE PLAYED FIREWORKS FOR THE MOSLEM HOLIDAYS,
AND THESE WERE PLAYED AT NIGHT. IF THEY SWEPT THEIR YARD IT
MEANT THAT THE PAPER FROM THE FIREWORKS WOULD DISAPPEAR, AND
THE PERSON COULD NOT BOAST TO HIS NEIGHBORS THAT HE HAD BOUGHT
SO MANY FIREWORKS.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; JAVA ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour BELIEF -- Bad luck Broom Sweeping BELIEF -- Bad luck Time (year, season, week, hour, etc.) Occasion Event |
Date learned: 07-25-1968
IT IS BAD LUCK TO GIVE HANDKERCHIEF TO YOUR SWEETHEART.
IN JAVANESE, THE WORD FOR HANDKERCHIEF IS "KATQU," A WORK
THAT ALWAYS OCCURS WITH "TEL," AND TOGETHER THEY MEAN
"BROKE UP."
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; JAVA ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Bad luck P882.545 |
Date learned: 07-25-1968
IT MEANS BAD LUCK IF YOUR LEFT EYE IS SHAKING (BLINKING).
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; JAVA ; NASHVILLE
Keyword(s): TWITCHING?
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Eyes, evil eye BELIEF -- Sensations and involuntary actions Eye twitch BELIEF -- Bad luck Body parts and functions |
Date learned: 07-25-1968
IF YOU PASS UNDER THE LINE FOR HANGING LAUNDRY, YOU WILL HAVE
BAD LUCK.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Bad luck P882.532 |
Date learned: 07-23-1968
IF A BLACK CROW WITH A STRIPE MAKES THREE QUICK SUCCESSIVE CALLS,
THERE WILL BE A LETTER FROM A MEMBER OF THE FAMILY FAR AWAY.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
Date learned: 07-23-1968
ONE MUST KEEP A CAT AWAY FROM A DEAD BODY. THE BELIEF IS THAT
IF THE CAT JUMPS OVER THE DEAD, THE BODY WILL RISE UP AND WALK.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mammal BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance |
Date learned: 07-23-1968
THE MOON INFLUENCES THE GROWTH OF CROPS.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Moon BELIEF -- Plant husbandry Farming BELIEF -- Weather sign or control BELIEF -- Sign or prediction through Plants |
Date learned: 07-29-1968
IT IS BAD LUCK FOR A WOMAN TO WHISTLE.
Submitter comment: MY MOTHER TOLD ME THIS WHEN I WAS A SMALL GIRL; HER
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Bad luck Games Pastimes Sports |
Date learned: 07-29-1968
IT IS BAD LUCK FOR A MAN TO DIE WITH HIS BOOTS ON.
Submitter comment: I FIRST HEARD THIS WHEN I WAS A VERY SMALL GIRL. IT WAS USED
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Bad luck Clothing (dress, hat, shoes, suit, etc.) |
Date learned: 07-29-1968
IT IS BAD LUCK TO OPEN AN UMBRELLA IN THE HOUSE.
Submitter comment: MY FATHER BELIEVED THIS VERY SERIOUSLY. HE TOLD ME THIS.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Bad luck Umbrella |
Date learned: 07-29-1968
IT IS BAD LUCK TO WEAR ANY ARTICLE OF CLOTHING INSIDE OUT.
Submitter comment: I CANNOT REMEMBER WHERE I HEARD THIS ONE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Bad luck Clothing (dress, hat, shoes, suit, etc.) |
Date learned: 07-29-1968
KNOCKING ON A TREE WILL KEEP AWAY BAD LUCK. (KNOCKING ON WOOD)
Submitter comment: THIS IS A COMMON SUPERSTITION. I CANNOT REMEMBER WHEN I
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Plant BELIEF -- Conversions Plants |
Date learned: 07-29-1968
A WISH MADE ON A FALLING STAR WILL COME TRUE.
Submitter comment: THIS IS A COMMON SUPERSTITION.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Moon BELIEF -- Prayer |
Date learned: 07-29-1968
YOU SHOULD VIEW THE NEW MOON ONLY OVER YOUR LEFT SHOULDER.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Moon |
Date learned: 07-29-1968
IT IS BAD LUCK TO LEAVE A HOUSE THROUGH A WINDOW.
Submitter comment: I DO NOT REMEMBER WHERE I FIRST HEARD THIS SUPERSTITION.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- Wall Partition Door Window BELIEF -- Bad luck Leaving Entering Returning home Travel |
Date learned: 07-29-1968
IT IS UNLUCKY TO TURN BACK FROM A JOURNEY.
Submitter comment: MY MOTHER TOLD ME THIS SUPERSTITION WHEN I WAS A GIRL. SHE
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank BELIEF -- Bad luck Leaving Entering Returning home Travel |
Date learned: 07-29-1968
IT IS GOOD LUCK TO FIND A PENNY.
Submitter comment: THIS IS A COMMON SUPERSTITION. I CANNOT REMEMBER WHERE I
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Measure of quality Medium of exchange BELIEF -- Good luck Money |
Date learned: 07-29-1968
IT IS GOOD LUCK TO PICK UP A PIN.
Submitter comment: THIS IS A COMMON SUPERSTITION. I CANNOT REMEMBER WHERE I
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Good luck Sharp objects |
Date learned: 07-29-1968