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IT'S GOOD LUCK IF IT RAINS ON YOUR BIRTHDAY.
Where learned: HOME ; TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | Observation |
Date learned: 07-07-1970
WHEN YOU SEE THE FIRST STAR AT NIGHT, MAKE A WISH, THEN FIND THREE OTHER STARS BEFORE YOU SEE THE FIRST ONE AGAIN AND YOUR WISH WILL COME TRUE.
Where learned: HOME ; TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | Observation |
Date learned: 07-07-1970
FOR GOOD LUCK, LOOK AT A NEW MOON OVER YOUR LEFT SHOULDER.
Where learned: HOME ; TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | Observation |
OPENING AN UMBRELLA IN THE HOUSE IS BAD LUCK.
Where learned: HOME ; TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance |
Date learned: 07-02-1970
WHEN YOU RIDE IN A CAR AND GO UNDER A BRIDGE, PUT UP YOUR ARMS OR YOU'LL NEVER GET MARRIED.
Where learned: HOME ; TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance |
Date learned: 07-07-1970
IT'S BAD LUCK TO TALK ABOUT A PRIEST BEHIND HIS BACK.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; informant's home
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance |
Date learned: 08-02-1970
PUTTING A HAT ON A BED IS BAD LUCK.
Where learned: HOME ; TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance |
Date learned: 08-02-1970
EYELASH GAME
PLACE THE NAME OF FIVE BOYS ON FIVE DIFFERENT FINGERS. WITH
EYELASH IN HAND, PLACE FINGERS TOGETHER FIRMLY. THE NAME ON THE
FINGER WITH THE EYELASH IS THE ON THAT YOU WILL MARRY.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | Prediction / Divination |
Date learned: 07-00-1968
BUTTERMILK FACE
MRS. WALKER SAID THAT WHEN SHE WAS SMALL AND GROWING UP IN
MISSISSIPPI ALL THE LITTLE GIRLS PADDED THEIR FACES WITH
BUTTERMILK TO REMOVE FRECKLES.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Custom |
Date learned: 07-00-1968
KNOCK ON WOOD
WHEN SPEAKING OF UNFORTUNATE THINGS BE SURE TO KNOCK ON WOOD SO
THE SAME THINGS WON'T HAPPEN TO YOU.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Custom |
Date learned: 07-00-1968
BRIDAL SHOWER
TRADITION HAS IT IN THE NASHVILLE AREA THAT THE SEVENTH GIFT
OPENED BY THE BRIDE WILL BE THE NAME OF THE NEXT BRIDE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Custom |
Date learned: 07-00-1968
EMPTY BOWL
MISS NENNO CONSIDERS IT BAD LUCK TO RETURN A BORROWED BOWL EMPTY.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Custom |
Date learned: 07-00-1968
DOORWAYS
MRS. MOBBS AND HER HUSBAND BELIEVE THAT WHEN YOU LEAVE THE
HOUSE VIA THE FRONT DOOR YOU MUST RETURN THROUGH THE FRONT DOOR.
MRS. MOBBS SAYS THAT HER HUSBAND INSISTS THAT THEIR CHILDREN
PRACTICE THIS BELIEF.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Custom |
Date learned: 07-00-1968
OLE' MAID
"DON'T TAKE THE LAST PIECE OF CANDY OR YOU WILL BE AN OLE'
MAID, SAYS MISS MARTIN.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Custom |
Date learned: 07-00-1968
THROW IN THE TOWEL
IF TWO PEOPLE DRY THEIR HANDS SIMULTANEOUSLY ON THE SAME TOWEL,
THEY WILL HAVE A FIGHT BEFORE NIGHT.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Custom |
Date learned: 07-00-1968
SWINGING BABY
SWINGING A BABY AROUND WILL CAUSE HIM TO HAVE CROSS-EYES.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Custom |
Date learned: 07-00-1968
A PENNY PURSE
IF YOU GIVE A FRIEND A PURSE AS A GIFT, BE SURE TO PLACE A
PENNY INSIDE THE PURSE OR THE FRIENDSHIP WILL BE CUT.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Custom |
Date learned: 07-00-1968
LEMON JUICE AND FRECKLES
WHEN JOAN WAS A LITTLE GIRL, SHE USED LEMON JUICE TO REMOVE
FRECKLES. THIS WAS THE "THING" IN HER DAY. HOWEVER, SHE
HAS MYRIADS OF FRECKLES.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Custom |
Date learned: 07-00-1968
GRAVE STEPPING
STEP ON A GRAVE AND THE PERSON BURIED THERE WILL HAUNT YOU.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Custom |
Date learned: 07-00-1968