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The James T. Callow Folklore Archive
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RIDDLE {SICK HUMOR}
QUESTION: WHY DO THEY BOIL WATER WHEN SOMEBODY HAS A BABY?
ANSWER: SO IF IT DIES, THEY CAN MAKE SOUP.
Where learned: CANADA ; ONTARIO ; TORONTO
James Callow Keyword(s): CANNIBALISM
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 00001971 (SUMMER)
AN ITALIAN GYPSY BELIEF IS THAT IF THE FATHER EATS
RAW GARLIC JUST BEFORE BIRTH, THE BABY WILL BE A BOY.
Where learned: CANADA ; ONTARIO ; Chatham
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 10-29-1969
YOU MUST PLANT AN ONION TO CURE WARTS.
Where learned: CANADA ; ONTARIO ; KOMOKA
Date learned: 10-17-1970
ON NEW YEAR'S EVE IN SPAIN, SWALLOWING ONE GRAPE ON EACH
OF THE TWELVE STROKES OF MIDNIGHT WILL BRING GOOD LUCK,
FAILING TO SWALLOW A GRAPE OR DROPPING ONE WILL BE BAD LUCK.
Submitter comment:
LEARNED ITEM FROM FATHER WHO FREQUENTLY TRAVELS
TO EUROPE.
Where learned: CANADA ; MONTREAL ; RECEIVED IN MAIL
Date learned: 00-00-1970
Superstition
In Quebec the French who had land lived by farming, and those who had none lived by begging. The farmers treated the beggars with care, for they had powers--for good, for ill.
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector are the same person.
Where learned: CANADA
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Witch Shaman |
Remembering Belief
Tie a string around your index finger in order to remember something.
Where learned: CANADA ; ONTARIO ; DORM ; UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR ; WINDSOR
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal |