James Callow Folklore Archive
Dr. James T. Callow publications
Browse by
Questions or comments on this site? Please email davidsor@udmercy.edu.
The James T. Callow Folklore Archive
Your search for 6844 returned 3 results.
A PAIR OF SHOES ON THE TABLE BRINGS BAD LUCK.
Where learned: Child
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Bad luck Furniture (bed, table, chair, etc.) BELIEF -- Bad luck Clothing (dress, hat, shoes, suit, etc.) |
Date learned: 00-00-1950
MY MOTHER BELIEVES THAT IF YOU HAVE A DREAM ABOUT
A PRIEST, SOMEONE WILL DIE. SIMILARLY, IF YOU
MEET ONE ON A STREET, YOU WILL HAVE BAD LUCK.
Where learned: Child
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Bad luck Crucial moment of life |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
Lady Bug
If a lady bug landed on you, you would say this little verse
and blow it off your hand. If it flew away out of sight, without
landing, her children were safe.
Lady Bug, Lady Bug
Fly fast away
Your house is on fire
And your children astray.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNKNOWN ; ROSEVILLE ; Child
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse Lyrical Verse BELIEF -- Insect |
Date learned: 00001950S