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DETERMINING SEX
WHEN A WOMAN IS PREGNANT YOU HAVE HER SIT ON THE FLOOR AND WHATEVER
HAND SHE LEANS ON WILL DETERMINE THE SEX OF THE CHILD. RIGHT HAND IS
A BOY AND LEFT HAND IS A GIRL.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT LEARNED THIS FROM HER MOTHER AND INFORMANT DOES NOT HOLD
IT TO BE TRUE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE
James Callow Keyword(s): RIGHT-HANDEDNESS SEXISM
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Use of Object |
Date learned: 09-25-1972
PROVERB
THAT'S ABOUT AS FUNNY AS A SCREEN DOOR ON A SUBMARINE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
Date learned: 09-18-1972
OMEN
WHEN YOU FIND A SAFETY PIN ON THE STREET IT MEANS HAPPINESS.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT LEARNED THIS FROM HER MOTHER AND SHE HOLDS IT TO BE TRUE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE
| Subject headings: | Observation |
Date learned: 09-25-1972
BELIEF
IF YOUR EARS BURN SOMEONE IS TALKING ABOUT YOU. IF YOUR EARS ITCH
YOU'LL HEAR GOOD NEWS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE
| Subject headings: | Spirit / Mind / Body BELIEF -- Body part Senses |
Date learned: 09-20-1972
BURIAL CUSTOM
TI WAS A TRADITIONAL BURIAL CUSTOM THAT AS THE CASKET WAS BEING
LOWERED, PETALS OF FLOWERS WERE THROWN ON TOP OF THE CASKET.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT EXPERIENCED THIS WHEN HER GRANDMOTHER WAS BURIED.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 09-25-1972
COURTSHIP CUSTOM
IN ITALY IT WAS A CUSTOM FOR MEN WHO WERE ENGAGED TO A GIRL TO SING
MANY SERENADES AND MAKE UP THEIR OWN STORIES ABOUT HER.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT LEARNED THIS FROM AN ITALIAN FRIEND WHO SAID THIS HAD
HAPPENED TO HER GRANDMOTHER MANY YEARS AGO.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage Dating Courtship |
Date learned: 09-25-1972
PROVERB
EARLY TO BED, EARLY TO RISE. WORK LIKE HELL AND ADVERTISE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE
James Callow Keyword(s): BUSINESS WORK ETHIC
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
Date learned: 09-20-1972
TONGUETWISTER
OILY OLLIE OILS OILY AUTOS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Speech Speech |
Date learned: 09-18-1972
BIRTH
WHEN AN EXPECTANT MOTHER IS EXTREMELY FRIGHTENED BY SOMEONE DRESSED
IN A FRIGHTENING COSTUME, THE BABY WOULD BE BORN IN RESEMBLANCE OF
THE COSTUME.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT LEARNED THIS FROM HER MOTHER AND DOES NOT HOLD IT TO BE
TRUE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE
James Callow Keyword(s): HOMEOPATHIC
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 09-25-1972
BELIEF
YOU GO OUT IN THE SPRING MORNING DEW TO WASH YOUR FACE TO REMOVE ALL
ACNE PIMPLES.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT LEARNED THIS FROM HER MOTHER 30 YEARS AGO. SHE DOES NOT
BELIEVE IT TO BE TRUE BUT HER MOTHER DID.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Spring Planting BELIEF -- Remedy |
Date learned: 00-00-1942
BELIEF
AN OLD POLISH BELIEF IS TO PUT ON A TOPAZ NECKLACE TO DRAW OUT }
INFECTION FROM THE HUMAN BODY AND AS THE NECKLACE DISCOLORS
IT SHOWS IT IS WORKING.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT'S MOTHER FIRMLY BELIEVED THIS AND INFORMANT
SAID THE BEADS
ACTUALLY DID DISCOLOR BUT SHE HERSELF DIDN'T HOLD IT TO BE TRUE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE
James Callow Keyword(s): TRANSFER
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Remedy |
Date learned: 09-18-1972
BELIEF
NEVER GET MARRIED IN THE WINTER BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW IF SHE LOVES
YOU OR IF SHE IS JUST COLD.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT LEARNED THIS AS A CHILD FROM HER GRANDFATHER AND DOES NOT
HOLD IT TO BE TRUE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Marriage |
BELIEF
IF YOU WEAR A RAG SATURATED WITH HUMAN SWEAT IT WILL CURE ACNE.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT LEARNED THIS FROM HER GIRL FRIENDS AT SCHOOL AND DOES NOT
HOLD IT TO BE TRUE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE
James Callow Keyword(s): PERSPIRATION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Remedy |
Date learned: 09-18-1972
BELIEF
IF YOUR LEFT HAND ITCHES YOU'LL GIVE AWAY MONEY. IF YOUR RIGHT HAND
ITCHES YOU'LL RECEIVE MONEY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE
| Subject headings: | Spirit / Mind / Body BELIEF -- Body part Senses |
Date learned: 09-20-1972
BAD LUCK
IN ITALY DURING CHRISTMAS TIME YOU FEED THE FARM ANIMALS AS MUCH AS
THEY COULD EAT, OTHERWISE, THE FAMILY WOULD HAVE BAD LUCK ALL YEAR.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT LEARNED THIS FROM AN ITALIAN FRIEND WHOSE FAMILY IN ITALY
BELIEVED THIS RELIGIOUSLY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 21 solstice to March 20 BELIEF -- Measure of time Year BELIEF -- Bad luck P882.46 |
Date learned: 09-25-1972
PROVERB
WHY STATE THE OBVIOUS? THE TRUTH COMES OUT IN THE END.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 09-20-1972
PROVERB
NEVER LAUGH ON FRIDAY; YOU'LL CRY ON SATURDAY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE
James Callow Keyword(s): CONTRAST
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 09-20-1972
PROVERB
NOT HOW LITTLE FOR HOW MUCH, BUT HOW MUCH FOR HOW LITTLE?
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 09-20-1972
PROVERB
RULE NO. 9: DON'T TAKE YOURSELF TOO DAMN SERIOUSLY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 09-20-1972
PROVERB
EVERY DOG HAS HIS DAY; EVERY CAT HAS HIS NIGHT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE
James Callow Keyword(s): PARALLELISM
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 09-23-1972