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MRS. KIRBY TELLS THAT HER MOTHER-IN-LAW WOULD NOT WASH AND
HANG OUT CLOTHES BETWEEN CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR'S, FOR IF SHE
DID, SOMEONE IN THE FAMILY WOULD DIE DURING THE NEXT YEAR.
Where learned: ALABAMA ; ALBERTVILLE
Date learned: 06-17-1972
NOSEBLEED CAN BE PREVENTED BY PLACING A PIECE OF LEAD ON A
STRING AROUND THE NECK.
Data entry tech comment: CURE?
Where learned: ALABAMA ; ALBERTVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Nose BELIEF -- Mineral |
Date learned: 06-18-1972
THE BEST WATERMELONS AROUND.
MRS. KIRBY TELLS OF A MAN IN HER COMMUNITY, MR. WALT MAC CAULEY,
WHO ALWAYS PLANTED HIS WATERMELONS BEFORE SUNRISE ON THE FIRST
DAY OF MAY. SHE RECALLS ONE RAINY SUNDAY MORNING, WHEN HE WAS
SEEN PLANTING HIS WATERMELONS BY THE LIGHT OF A LANTERN.
Where learned: ALABAMA ; ALBERTVILLE
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- May 1 May Day BELIEF -- Plant husbandry Farming |
Date learned: 06-17-1972 ; 06-17-1972
BEANS SHOULD BE PLANTED WHEN THE SIGN IS "IN THE ARMS."
Where learned: ALABAMA ; ALBERTVILLE
Keyword(s): ALMANAC ZODIAC
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Plant BELIEF -- Plant husbandry Farming |
Date learned: 06-17-1972
CROPS (COTTON, CORN OR OTHER CROPS PLANTED FOR CASH) SHOULD BE
PLANTED ON A FULL MOON.
Where learned: ALABAMA ; ALBERTVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Moon BELIEF -- Plant husbandry Farming |
Date learned: 06-17-1972
CORN SHOULD BE PLANTED ON THE "DARK" (MOONLESS) NIGHTS IN APRIL.
Where learned: ALABAMA ; ALBERTVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Moon BELIEF -- Plant husbandry Farming |
Date learned: 06-17-1972
SUMMER CEDARS WILL DIE IF THEY ARE CUT WHEN THE MOON IS FULL
IN AUGUST.
Where learned: ALABAMA ; ALBERTVILLE
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- August BELIEF -- Moon BELIEF -- Plant |
Date learned: 06-17-1972
FISH WON'T BITE WHEN THE COWS ARE LYING DOWN.
Where learned: ALABAMA ; ALBERTVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mammal BELIEF -- Fish |
Date learned: 06-17-1972
YOU SHOULD PLANT COTTON WHEN THE LIGHTENING BUGS COME OUT.
Where learned: ALABAMA ; ALBERTVILLE
Keyword(s): LIGHTNING
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Insect BELIEF -- Plant husbandry Farming |
Date learned: 06-17-1972
CORN SHOULD BE PLANTED WHEN THE WHIP-O-WILL CALLS.
Where learned: ALABAMA ; ALBERTVILLE
Keyword(s): WHIP-OR-WILL WHIPORWHILL
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Bird BELIEF -- Plant husbandry Farming |
Date learned: 06-17-1972
BEANS SHOULD BE PLANTED ON GOOD FRIDAY.
Where learned: ALABAMA ; ALBERTVILLE
| Subject headings: | 663 Good Friday BELIEF -- Plant husbandry Farming |
Date learned: 06-17-1972
VEGETABLES PLANTED WHEN THE SIGN IS "IN THE BOWELS" WILL
CAUSE BOWEL TROUBLE.
Where learned: ALABAMA ; ALBERTVILLE
Keyword(s): ALAMANAC ZODIAC
| Subject headings: | Food Drink -- Plant food Vegetable BELIEF -- Plant husbandry Farming |
Date learned: 06-17-1972
IF IT RAINS AND THE SUN SHINES, IT WILL RAIN AT THAT SAME TIME
THE NEXT DAY, MOSTLY IN JULY.
Where learned: ALABAMA ; ALBERTVILLE
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- July BELIEF -- Sign or prediction through Observation of galactic or celestial bodies |
Date learned: 06-17-1972
EACH STAR WITHIN A CIRCLE AROUND THE MOON STANDS FOR A DAY
THAT WILL PASS BEFORE IT WILL RAIN.
Submitter comment: MRS. MC CLENDON HEARD THIS FROM HER 91 YEAR OLD
Where learned: ALABAMA ; ALBERTVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Sign or prediction through Observation of galactic or celestial bodies |
Date learned: 06-18-1972
THERE WILL BE NO RAIN AT NIGHT IF A WHIP-O-WILL CALLS.
Where learned: ALABAMA ; ALBERTVILLE
Keyword(s): WHIP-OR-WILL WHIPORWHILL
Date learned: 06-17-1972
IF A TREE FROG HOLLERS, IT WILL SOON RAIN.
Where learned: ALABAMA ; ALBERTVILLE
Date learned: 06-18-1972
IT WON'T RAIN ON THE DARK (FIRST QUARTER MOON) NIGHTS IN JULY.
Where learned: ALABAMA ; ALBERTVILLE
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- July BELIEF -- Sign or prediction through Observation of galactic or celestial bodies |
Date learned: 06-17-1972
IF YOU PLANT YOUR GARDEN WHEN THE WIND IS OUT OF THE EAST, THE
INSECTS WILL DESTROY IT.
Where learned: ALABAMA ; ALBERTVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Insect BELIEF -- Plant husbandry Farming |
Date learned: 06-17-1972
BEADS MADE FROM THE ROOTS OF TREADSALVE (A TYPE OF THISTLE)
WERE WORN BY TEETHING BABIES SO THEIR GUMS WOULD NOT HURT SO
BADLY.
Where learned: ALABAMA ; ALBERTVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Mouth, teeth, lips, tongue BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness |
Date learned: 06-17-1972
IF A REAL OLD PERSON DIES, THERE WILL BE A BAD CLOUD (STORM).
Where learned: ALABAMA ; ALBERTVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Sign or prediction through Human condition and activities |
Date learned: 06-17-1972