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IF YOU HAVE HEARTBURN DURING YOUR LAST TWO MONTHS OF PREGNANCY
IT MEANS THAT THE BABY YOU ARE CARRYING IS GROWING HIS HAIR
AND TOENAILS.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Maturity BELIEF -- Body part Senses Feet, toes, toenails BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hair, on head, mustache, widow's peak BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 06-16-1972
IF A BABY DOESN'T FALL OFF THE BED BEFORE IT IS TWO YEARS OLD,
IT WILL NOT LIVE.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | 686 Seconds / Twice / Two CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Maturity BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 06-16-1972
IF YOUR RIGHT EYE ITCHES, MEANS YOU ARE GOING TO BE
DISAPPOINTED.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Body part Senses Eyes, evil eye BELIEF -- Sensations and involuntary actions Itching eye |
PROVERBIAL METAPHOR: DEFENSIVENESS
YOU CAN BUILD A WALL OF DEFENSE HIGH ENOUGH THAT EVENTUALLY YOU
CAN SIT ON IT AND WATCH THE WORLD GO BY.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN ; PEABODY COLLEGE, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 03-21-1968
IF YOUR LEFT EYE ITCHES, MEANS YOU ARE GOING TO BE PLEASED.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Body part Senses Eyes, evil eye BELIEF -- Sensations and involuntary actions Itching eye |
Date learned: 07-06-1972
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | Observation Food Drink -- Service Table furnishing and decoration Implement to handle food BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank |
IF YOU DROP A FORK IT MEANS A WOMAN IS COMING TO SEE YOU.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | Observation Food Drink -- Service Table furnishing and decoration Implement to handle food BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank |
Date learned: 07-06-1972
IF YOU HAVE BREAD ON YOUR PLATE AND GET MORE, IT MEANS
SOMEONE IS COMING OVER HUNGRY.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | Food Drink -- Plant food BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank |
Date learned: 07-06-1972
IF YOU FIND A PENNY YOU WILL HAVE GOOD LUCK ALL DAY.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Good luck Money |
Date learned: 07-06-1972
ALWAYS ENTER AND LEAVE A HOUSE BY THE SAME DOOR, OR THERE
WILL BE BAD LUCK.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Bad luck Leaving Entering Returning home Travel |
Date learned: 06-11-1972
IF THERE IS A RING AROUND THE MOON, IT WILL RAIN ON THE
FOLLOWING DAY.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Moon BELIEF -- Sign Geometric figure Circle and other round forms BELIEF -- Sign or prediction through Natural atmospheric phenomenon |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
A WOMAN IS FERTILE WHEN THE SUN AND MOON FORM THE SAME ANGLE
IN THE SKY AS THEY DID WHEN SHE WAS BORN.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
AS SOON AS YOU START TO FEED A BABY ITS BOTTLE, YOUR NOSE WILL
START TO ITCH.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Nose BELIEF -- Sensations and involuntary actions Itching nose |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
BEING BORN WHEN THE MOON IS PERFECTLY FULL MEANS THAT YOU WILL
HAVE SOME KIND OF MENTAL DISORDER.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
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FUTURE HUSBANDS CANNOT SEE THEIR BRIDES BEFORE THE CEREMONY;
IT IS BAD LUCK.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Marriage Bride and groom must not see each other BELIEF -- Bad luck Crucial moment of life |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
WHEN BUILDING, NEVER MAKE A WINDOW OUT OF A DOOR OR A DEATH
WILL OCCUR.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- Wall Partition Door Window BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 07-00-1972
IT IS BAD LUCK IF YOU DON'T PUT YOUR RIGHT SHOE ON FIRST.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | 686 Properties attributed to specific numbers or numerals individually. BELIEF -- Bad luck Clothing (dress, hat, shoes, suit, etc.) |
Date learned: 07-00-1972
IT IS BAD LUCK TO ENTER A HOUSE THROUGH ONE DOOR AND GO OUT
ANOTHER DOOR.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Bad luck Leaving Entering Returning home Travel |
Date learned: 07-00-1972
IF A COW LOWS (CALLS) IN THE NIGHT, THERE WILL BE A DEATH
IN THE FAMILY.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mammal BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 07-00-1972