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WEATHER SIGN
IF PEOPLE ARE GRUMPIER THAN USUAL, IT USALLY MEANS RAIN.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; TULLAHOMA
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Magic of Speech, Sign, Color |
Date learned: 02-12-1972
WEATHER SIGN
IF BONES, MUSCLES, CORN ON FEET AND THE SUCH ACHE MORE THAN
USUAL, IT'S GOING TO RAIN.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; TULLAHOMA
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Magic of Speech, Sign, Color |
Date learned: 02-12-1972
WEATHER SIGN
RAIN'S COMING IF THE STARS AT NIGHT ARE FADED.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; TULLAHOMA
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Magic of Speech, Sign, Color |
Date learned: 02-12-1972
WEATHER SIGN
THE NUMBER OF DAYS THE MOON IS OLD WHEN THE FIRST SNOW FALLS
MEANS HOW MANY SNOWS YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE IN THE WINTER.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; TULLAHOMA
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Magic of Speech, Sign, Color |
Date learned: 02-12-1972
WEATHER SIGN
YOU CAN TELL BY HOW MANY DAYS THE FIRST SNOW STAYS ON THE GROUND
ABOUT HOW MANY DEEP SNOWS THERE WILL BE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; TULLAHOMA
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Magic of Speech, Sign, Color |
Date learned: 02-12-1972
WEATHER SIGN
IF YOU COUNT THE NUMBER OF SUNNY DAYS BETWEEN JULY FIRST AND
SEPTEMBER FIRST, YOU CAN TELL HOW MANY REALLY COLD DAYS THERE
ARE GOING TO BE THAT WINTER.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; TULLAHOMA
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Magic of Speech, Sign, Color |
Date learned: 02-12-1972
MARRIAGE CUSTOM
THROWING OF RICE ON THE NEWLYWED COUPLE IS SUPPOSED TO
REPRESENT THE BLESSING OF FERTILITY AND HAPPINESS.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; TULLAHOMA
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Marriage |
Date learned: 02-02-1972