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CHRISTMAS GIFT TRADITION
IN OUR FAMILY, EVERY CHRISTMAS WE ALWAYS PUT A SMALL WRAPPED GIFT
AT EACH PERSON'S PLATE FOR CHRISTMAS DINNER. WE CALL THEM TABLE
GIFTS.
Submitter comment: ITEM WAS LEARNED IN NOVA SCOTIA ALTHOUGH COLLECTED IN DETROIT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; BOTSFORD GRADE SCHOOL ; CLARENCEVILLE DISTRICT
Date learned: 11-00-1982
MONEY BELIEF
MY MOTHER ALWAYS GIVES A NEW-BORN BABY SILVER MONEY SO THAT IT
WILL NEVER BE IN NEED. THIS ONLY HAPPENS THE FIRST TIME SHE SEES
THE BABY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; BOTSFORD GRADE SCHOOL ; CLARENCEVILLE DISTRICT
Date learned: 11-00-1982
WHEN A PERSON YAWNS, HE SHOULD PUT HIS HAND OVER HIS
MOUTH TO KEEP THE EVIL SPIRITS FROM COMING IN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Devil Demon BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal |
Date learned: 03-13-1968
IF YOU TELL A LIE, YOUR NOSE WILL GROW LONG.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): PINOCCHIO
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal |
Date learned: 03-04-1968
TO AVOID BAD STORMS OR TORNADOES, ONE SHOULD BURN
PALMS INSIDE THE HOUSE TO PROTECT IT.
Submitter comment: BRIAN ACQUIRED THIS FROM HIS HUNGARIAN AUNT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): BLESSED PALMS
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew BELIEF -- Wind Whirlwind Hurricane Cyclone Tornado BELIEF -- Magic of Speech, Sign, Color |
Date learned: 09-00-1967
IF A PERSON IS EVIL, A CERTAIN SNAKE WILL COME AND BITE
THIS PERSON, CAUSING THE PERSON TO DIE; HOWEVER,
THERE WOULD BE NO EVIDENCE OF A FANG MARK FROM THE
SNAKE.
Submitter comment: TOLD BY A BHUDDIST GIRL FROM THAILAND.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; THAILAND ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Animal |
Date learned: 10-00-1967
IF A WOMAN HAS A GAP BETWEEN HER TWO FRONT TEETH,
SHE LOVES MEN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
IF A MAN HAS A GAP BETWEEN HIS TWO FRONT TEETH, HE
LOVES WOMEN AND MONEY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
IN HER HOME IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, THE MAIDS BELIEVE
THAT IF SOMEONE ARGUES OR FIGHTS A GREAT DEAL, HE IS
POSSESSED BY THE DEVIL.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Keyword(s): SATAN
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Devil Demon BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal |
Date learned: 09-00-1967
RED (SKY) AT NIGHT, SAILOR'S DELIGHT,
RED (SKY) IN THE MORNING, SAILOR'S TAKE WARNING.
Submitter comment:
PERTAINS TO SUNRISE AND SUNSET. HEARD THIS IN
DORMITORY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Air Weather Fire BELIEF -- Sign or prediction through Natural atmospheric phenomenon |
Date learned: 10-00-1967
IF IT'S RAINING AND THE SUN COMES OUT, IT MEANS
THE DEVIL IS BEATING HIS WIFE.
Submitter comment: LEARNED THIS FROM HER FATHER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Devil Demon BELIEF -- Sign or prediction through Observation of galactic or celestial bodies |
Date learned: 12-01-1967
THE CORNS ON A PERSON'S FEET WILL HURT IF IT IS
GOING TO RAIN.
Submitter comment: LEARNED FROM HER FATHER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Feet, toes, toenails BELIEF -- Sign or prediction through Pains |
Date learned: 12-01-1967
SUPERSTITION
NEVER USE A TEA BAG FOR TWO CUPS.
Submitter comment: HE LEARNED IT FROM HIS GRANDMOTHER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | 686 Seconds / Twice / Two Food Drink -- Brew of leaf, bark, root BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance |
Date learned: 03-03-1967
NEVER PUT A HALO ON YOUR HEAD IN (A) PLAY BECAUSE
IT MEANS DEATH AND USUALLY FOR YOU.
Submitter comment: FROM GRANDMOTHER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 11-00-1967
WHEN A KNIFE FALLS ON THE FLOOR, ONE IS GOING TO
HAVE COMPANY.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT LEARNED THIS FROM HIS MOTHER, AND SHE
FROM HER MOTHER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank |
Date learned: 11-02-1967
PUTTING ANYTHING ON INSIDE OUT, BY ACCIDENT, MEANS
YOU'RE GOING TO GET A GIFT.
Submitter comment: FROM GRANDMOTHER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | Observation |
Date learned: 11-00-1967
A BOY ASKED HIS MOTHER IF HE IS DUST BEFORE
BEING BORN, AND HIS MOTHER SAID YES. HE ASKED
IF HE WAS DUST WHEN HE DIED, AND RECEIVED THE
SAME ANSWER. SO HE TOLD HIS MOTHER, "WELL, THERE
IS SOMETHING EITHER COMING OR GOING UNDER MY BED."
Where learned: SAINT LEONARD SCHOOL ; DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote |
Date learned: 11-16-1965
RIDDLE
CUSTOMER: HOW MUCH IS THAT BIRD?
CLERK: TEN DOLLARS, MA'AM.
CUSTOMER: I'LL TAKE IT. WILL YOU SEND ME THE BILL?
CLERK: SORRY, MA'AM. YOU'LL HAVE TO TAKE THE
WHOLE BIRD.
Where learned: SAINT LEONARD SCHOOL ; DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Bird PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote PROSE NARRATIVE -- Stupid man or woman |
Date learned: 09-28-1965
ELEPHANT JOKE
WHY DO ELEPHANTS PAINT THEIR TOENAILS RED?
SO THEY CAN HIDE IN CHERRY TREES
Where learned: DETROIT
Keyword(s): FRUIT
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 09-00-1971
ELEPHANT JOKE
WHY DO ELEPHANTS HAVE HAIR ON THEIR KNEES?
BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE ANY ARMPITS
Where learned: DETROIT
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 10-00-1971