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PUT A HORSESHOE OVER ENTRANCES TO YOUR HOUSE FOR GOOD LUCK.
VARIATION: SO KEEP THE WITCHES OUT (MRS. BESSIE WILLIAMS)
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Where learned: NASHVILLE ; TENNESSEE, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Witch Shaman BELIEF -- Good luck Horseshoe |
Date learned: 06-00-1972
DON'T PUT A HAT ON A BED (;) YOU'LL HAVE BAD LUCK IF YOU DO.
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Where learned: NASHVILLE ; TENNESSEE, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Bad luck Clothing (dress, hat, shoes, suit, etc.) |
Date learned: 06-00-1972
IT IS GOOD LUCK TO TIE A HANDKERCHIEF KNOT DURING A CLOSE
BALL GAME.
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Where learned: NASHVILLE ; TENNESSEE, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Entertainment Diversion BELIEF -- Good luck |
Date learned: 06-00-1972
AT A BABY SHOWER EACH RIBBON YOU TEAR OFF DENOTES THE
NUMBER OF CHILDREN YOU WILL HAVE.
Where learned: NASHVILLE ; TENNESSEE, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Marriage Bridal shower BELIEF -- Number Counting beliefs |
Date learned: 06-00-1972
IF YOU GIVE A GIFT THAT HAS A POINT (UMBRELLA OR INK PEN) IN
IT TO A FRIEND, THERE WILL BE A POINT OR BREAK IN YOUR
FRIENDSHIP.
Where learned: NASHVILLE ; TENNESSEE, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank BELIEF -- Bad luck Sharp objects |
Date learned: 06-00-1972
IF YOU DROP A DISHRAG ON THE FLOOR, IT IS A SIGN THAT
SOMEONE IS COMING WHO WILL BE HUNGRY.
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Where learned: NASHVILLE ; TENNESSEE, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank |
Date learned: 06-00-1972
WASH ON THE LAST DAY OF THE YEAR AND YOU'LL WASH SOMEONE
OUT OF YOUR FAMILY.
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Where learned: NASHVILLE ; TENNESSEE, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- F123 BELIEF -- Measure of time Working BELIEF -- Number Last events: the last person to the table... |
Date learned: 06-00-1972
IF YOU DROP A COIN IN THE HOUSE, LEAVE IT WHERE IT IS ALL
DAY FOR GOOD LUCK.
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Where learned: NASHVILLE ; TENNESSEE, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour BELIEF -- Measure of quality Monetary systemMoneyWealth BELIEF -- Good luck |
Date learned: 06-00-1972
HOO DOO
LAST YEAR WHILE I WAS WORKING AT THE MAURY COUNTY HOSPITAL, AN
AID, WHOSE NAME ESCAPES ME, TOLD ME ABOUT AN OLD LADY IN
MOUNT PLEASANT, WHO PRACTICED HOO DOO. THIS OLD LADY HAD
THE POWER TO PUT A CURSE ON ANYONE WHO BOTHERED HER. SHE'S
AN OLD NEGRO AND APPARENTLY THE NEGROES IN MOUNT PLEASANT
BELIEVE IN HER POWERS. THE ONES WHO DON'T HAVE BEEN
SHOWN THAT HER POWER DOES EXIST.
Where learned: TENNESSEE, ASSUMED ; COLUMBIA
James Callow Keyword(s): VOO DOO
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Witch Shaman |
Date learned: 06-15-1970
THE GHOST OF CHAPEL HILL
IN CHAPEL HILL, TENNESSEE, THERE IS A SET OF RAILROAD TRACKS
WHERE ONE CAN SEE A GHOST. AT NIGHT, WHEN A TRAIN COMES
THROUGH THE TRACKS, YOU CAN SEE A RED LIGHT, WHICH IS A
LITTLE WAYS BEHIND IT. THE LIGHT FOLLOWS THE TRAIN AT
ABOUT THE SAME DISTANCE ALL THE TIME. NO ONE CAN REALLY TELL
JUST EXACTLY WHAT IT IS. PEOPLE HAVE SHOT AT IT AND NOTHING
HAPPENS. PEOPLE SAY THAT ONE, A LONG TIME AGO, A MAN WAS
SEVERED. SUPPOSEDLY THE GHOST, THE RED LIGHT, KEEPS
RETURNING IN SEARCH OF HIS HEAD.
Where learned: TENNESSEE, ASSUMED ; COLUMBIA
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter BELIEF -- Physically handicapped Deformed BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Fire BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal |
IT IS BAD LUCK TO WEAR A WEDDING RING ON THE LEFT HAND
BEFORE MARRIAGE.
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Where learned: NASHVILLE ; TENNESSEE, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hands, palms, fingernails BELIEF -- Marriage BELIEF -- Bad luck |
Date learned: 06-00-1972
A BLACK BANTAM CHICKEN KEEPS AWAY EVIL.
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Where learned: NASHVILLE ; TENNESSEE, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Bird BELIEF -- Color BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance |
Date learned: 06-00-1972
IF YOU ARE PREGNANT AND A YOUNG GIRL HUGS YOU, YOU WILL
HAVE A BOY; IF A BOY HUGS YOU, YOU WILL HAVE A GIRL.
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Where learned: NASHVILLE ; TENNESSEE, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 06-00-1972
IF DISH WATER SETTLES ON YOUR ABDOMEN WHILE YOU'RE WASHING
DISHES, YOU'LL BE A WIDOW.
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Where learned: NASHVILLE ; TENNESSEE, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Marriage BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 06-00-1972
IF TWO PEOPLE COMB HAIR ON THE SAME HEAD, THE YOUNGEST WILL
DIE FIRST.
Where learned: NASHVILLE ; TENNESSEE, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | 686 Seconds / Twice / Two BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 06-00-1972
IF YOUR INITIALS SPELL A NAME YOU'LL HAVE GOOD LUCK.
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Where learned: NASHVILLE ; TENNESSEE, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Word Letter BELIEF -- Good luck |
Date learned: 06-00-1972
IF YOU STUMP YOUR LEFT TOE YOU'LL HAVE GOOD LUCK. IF YOU
STUMP YOUR RIGHT TOE YOU'LL HAVE BAD LUCK.
Where learned: NASHVILLE ; TENNESSEE, ASSUMED
James Callow Keyword(s): RIGHT LEFT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Good luck BELIEF -- Bad luck |
Date learned: 06-00-1972
IF YOU FIND A STRAIGHT PIN, STICK IT ON YOUR DRESS AND
YOU'LL HAVE GOOD LUCK ALL THAT DAY.
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Where learned: NASHVILLE ; TENNESSEE, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour BELIEF -- Good luck Sharp objects |
Date learned: 06-00-1972
IF A PERSON IS LYING ON THE FLOOR, IT IS BAD LUCK TO STEP
OVER THAT PERSON.
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Where learned: NASHVILLE ; TENNESSEE, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Bad luck |
Date learned: 06-00-1972
IF ONE SWEEPS ACROSS THE FEET OF AN UNMARRIED GIRL, SHE'LL
BE AN OLD MAID.
Where learned: NASHVILLE ; TENNESSEE, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Marriage BELIEF -- Measure of time Working |
Date learned: 06-00-1972