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NEVER SHINGLE A ROOF IN THE UP SIGN OF THE MOON, BECAUSE THE
SHINGLES WILL CURL UP AND LEAK. IN THE DOWN SIGN, THEY LAY
FLAT AND TIGHT AND NEVER LEAK.
Where learned: CLASS ASSIGNMENT
| Subject headings: | ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- Roof Ceiling BELIEF -- Moon |
Date learned: 03-07-1969
BABY CHRIST WHILE BEING HUNTED BY HEROD'S HORDES,
WAS HID IN THE LOW, SWEEPING BRANCHES OF A PINE
TREE. THE TREE SAVED HIM BY KEEPING HIM OUT OF
SIGHT. BABY JESUS BLESSED THE TREE. AND IF YOU
CUT A PINE CONE IN HALF THROUGH ITS CORE, IN THE
UPPER PART OF ONE OF THE HALVES YOU WILL SEE
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; CLASS
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Religious hero PROSE NARRATIVE -- Religious |
IT'S CONSIDERED BAD LUCK TO BURN AN APPLE TREE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; PEABODY COLLEGE ; NASHVILLE ; CREATIVE WRITING CLASS
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Plant BELIEF -- Bad luck Plants |
Date learned: 04-28-1969
ONE TIME, A FRIEND OF MINE WENT OVER TO THE SHRINE
AT LOURDES, AND HE DOUBTED THE STORY OF THE BLESSED
VIRGIN'S APPARITION. SO WHILE HE WAS PRAYING AT
THE SHRINE, HE ASKED TO SEE A LITTLE GIRL TWELVE
YEARS OLD IN A WHITE DRESS HAND HIM A RED ROSE, AND
THEN HE WOULD BELIEVE. SO, AS HE WAS WALKING OUT,
HE SAW A LITTLE GIRL IN A RED DRESS, AND SHE HANDED
HIM A RED ROSE. SO THEN HE ASKED HER HOW OLD SHE
WAS, AND SHE SAID, "TWELVE."
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT HIGH SCHOOL ; HISTORY CLASS
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal P477.13 |
Date learned: 00001968 FALL
SNIPE HUNT
YOU TAKE THE PLEDGES OUT AT NIGHT, WAY OUT INTO A WOODED
AREA. YOU GIVE THEM A FLASHLIGHT AND TELL THEM TO
CATCH A SNIPE BY SHINING THE FLASHLIGHT IN THE FACE
OF THE ANIMAL (WHICH PARALYZES IT) AND SCOOP IT UP IN A
BURLAP SACK. MEANWHILE, THE MEMBERS OF THE GROUP LOSE
THEMSELVES IN THE WOODS, SNEAK UP ON THE PLEDGES AND
SCARE THE WITS OUT OF THEM!
Where learned: OHIO ; HIGH SCHOOL ; HISTORY CLASS ; HISTORY TEACHER ; LORAIN
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Initiation rite Hazing |
Date learned: 03-00-1969
BELIEF: SNAKES
BELIEF THAT THE EASTERN COACHWHIP SNAKE STANDS
ON ITS HEAD AND BEATS YOU TO DEATH. FALSE.
Where learned: NATURE STUDY CLASS ; NASHVILLE ; TENNESSEE, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Mammal PROSE NARRATIVE -- Animal Tale |
CHEEKWOOD IS THE OLD FAMILY HOME OF THE CHEEK
FAMILY, WHO MADE COFFEE. WHEN TEDDY ROOSEVELT
CAME TO NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE, HE STAYED AT
THE MAXWELL HOUSE HOTEL, WHERE THE CHEEKS HAD
THEIR COFFEE BEING SERVED. HE HAD SOME AND
SAID IT WAS "GOOD TO THE LAST DROP." CHEEKS,
BECAUSE OF THIS INCIDENT, CALLED THEIR COFFEE
"MAXWELL HOUSE."
Where learned: CLASSROOM ; NASHVILLE ; TENNESSEE, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Legend Food Drink -- Non-alcoholic fruit beverage Coffee |
BEAR
THIS TOOK PLACE IN THE SMOKEY MOUNTAINS. A GIRL
WEARING HER LONG HAIR IN PIGTAILS, WAS SLEEPING
OUT IN HER SLEEPING BAG ONE NIGHT. IN THE
MORNING, WHEN SHE AWOKE, ONE OF HER PIGTAILS HAD
BEEN CHEWED OFF TO EAR LEVEL.
Submitter comment:
HALF-SAID IN BELIEF, BUT STILL INCREDULOUS TO
HAVE HAPPENED
Where learned: NATURE STUDY CLASS
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Product or activity of man or animal PROSE NARRATIVE -- Animal Tale |
Date learned: 05-03-1969
SPEECH IS OF SILVER, BUT SILENCE IS OF GOLD.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CLASSROOM
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 09-00-1967
FIRST BIRTHDAY
ON A BABY'S FIRST BIRTHDAY, PLACE A ROSARY, WHISKY
GLASS AND SOME MONEY BEFORE HIM. WHICHEVER HE PICKS
WILL BE WHAT HE BECOMES: A PRIEST, A DRUNK, OR
A WEALTHY PERSON.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT SAYS THIS WAS A PRACTICED CUSTOM AMONG HER FAMILY.
Where learned: TOLD IN ; MCKENDRICK ; ANCIENT DRAMA CLASS
Keyword(s): LIQUOR
| Subject headings: | 686 Properties attributed to specific numbers or numerals individually. CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Private birthday or anniversary BELIEF -- Use of Object |
Date learned: 02-12-1971
CHRISTMAS CUSTOM
HER FAMILY PUTS A CANDLE IN THEIR WINDOW AT CHRISTMAS SO CHRIST CAN
FIND HIS WAY TO THEIR HOUSE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; RELIGIOUS CLASS
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 21 solstice to March 20 Lights and candles |
Date learned: 12-00-1965
THE BROWN MOUNTAIN LIGHT: A SLAVE OWNER WAS KILLED OR LOST
ON A MOUNTAIN. THE SLAVE WENT LOOKING FOR HIM IN THE NIGHT.
AND TO THIS VERY DAY YOU CAN STILL SEE THE LIGHT ON THE
MOUNTAIN AT NIGHT.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; CLASS ASSIGNMENT ; PEABODY COLLEGE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Human Being |
Date learned: 03-07-1969
MY FATHER TOLD ME A STORY ABOUT HIS GREAT GRANDMOTHER. SHE WAS
VERY RELIGIOUS BUT NONE OF HER SONS WOULD JOIN THE CHURCH. ONE
NIGHT AFTER SHE DIED, HER SONS HEARD A SCREAM. THEY RAN OUT
TO THE FIELDS AND FOUND HER PRAYING AND SCREAMING, ASKING
THE LORD TO MAKE HER SONS GO TO CHURCH. THEY HEARD THUNDER
AND SHE DISAPPEARED.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; CLASS ASSIGNMENT ; PEABODY COLLEGE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter |
Date learned: 03-07-1969
IT'S BAD LUCK TO TAKE A TREE OUT OF THE MOUNTAINS AND PLANT IT
IN YOUR YARD.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; CLASS ASSIGNMENT ; PEABODY COLLEGE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Plant BELIEF -- Bad luck Plants |
Date learned: 03-07-1969
IT'S BAD LUCK TO PUT A HAT ON A BABY BEFORE IT'S ONE YEAR OLD.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; CLASS ASSIGNMENT ; PEABODY COLLEGE ; NASHVILLE
Date learned: 03-07-1969
IT'S BAD LUCK TO GET A BABY'S HAIR CUT BEFORE HE'S ONE YEAR OLD.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; CLASS ASSIGNMENT ; PEABODY COLLEGE ; NASHVILLE
Date learned: 03-07-1969
WEAR SOMETHING OLD, NEW, BORROWED, AND BLUE FOR GOOD LUCK
ON YOUR WEDDING DAY.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; CLASS ASSIGNMENT ; PEABODY COLLEGE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Marriage Wear something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue BELIEF -- Good luck P881.545 |
Date learned: 03-07-1969
DON'T START ANYTHING ON SATURDAY YOU CAN'T FINISH, BECAUSE
IT WILL NEVER GET FINISHED.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; CLASS ASSIGNMENT ; PEABODY COLLEGE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour |
Date learned: 03-07-1969
IF YOU DON'T HAVE YOUR FIRST RIPE TOMATO BY JULY 4, YOU ARE
A POOR GARDENER AND WILL HAVE A SMALL CROP.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; CLASS ASSIGNMENT ; PEABODY COLLEGE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | 686 Properties attributed to specific numbers or numerals individually. CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- July 4 Independence Day BELIEF -- Plant BELIEF -- Plant husbandry Farming |
Date learned: 03-07-1969
IF YOU WERE GETTING HUNT AND SOMETHING WENT WRONG WHILE THE
ROPE WAS AROUND YOUR NECK AND YOU DIDN'T GET HUNG, THEY
WOULDN'T TRY IT AGAIN, BECAUSE YOU WOULD DIE A 1000 TIMES
WHILE THE ROPE WAS AROUND YOUR NECK.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; CLASS ASSIGNMENT ; PEABODY COLLEGE ; NASHVILLE
Keyword(s): CAPITAL PUNISHMENT PENAL CODE PRISON CRIMINAL
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 03-07-1969