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IF YOU SPILL SOME SALT YOU SHOULD PICK SOME UP
AND THROW IT OVER YOUR LEFT SHOULDER TO AVOID
BAC LUCK.
Where learned: HOME
James Callow Keyword(s): ACCIDENT ; POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mineral BELIEF -- Conversions Activities |
Date learned: 00-00-1959
CHRISTMAS
EACH PERSON, BEFORE DINNER ON CHRISTMAS EVE, RECEIVES A
PIECE OF WHITE WAFER (ANGEL BREAD). EACH PERSON GOES TO
EVERY OTHER PERSON AND MAKES WISHES FOR HIM FOR
THE NEXT YEAR. WITH EACH WISH THE WISHER MAKES FOR
HIS PARTNER, HE BREAKS A TINY PIECE OF WAFER OFF. WHEN
HE IS FINISHED WISHING, THE WISHER EATS THE BITS
OF WAFER HE HAS BROKEN OFF. THE RECEIVER OF THE WISHES
THEN WISHES THE 1ST PERSON IN A SIMILAR WAY.
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector share same surname.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; TOLD AT COLLECTOR'S HOME
Keyword(s): FOOD CUSTOM
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 24 Christmas Eve F122.82 |
Date learned: 03-10-1970
FUDGE, FUDGE CALL THE JUDGE./ MAMA'S GOT A NEW BORN BABY.
IT ISN'T A BOY, IT ISN'T A GIRL./ IT'S JUST AN ORDINARY BABY.
WRAP IT UP IN TISSUE PAPER,/ SEND IT DOWN THE ELEVATOR.
FIRST FLOOR-STOP (THE ROPE STOPS)
(ROPE BEGINS) SECOND FLOOR-STOP (ROPE STOPS)
(ROPE BEGINS) THIRD FLOOR, BABY FLOOR, ALL OUT.
Submitter comment:
THIS IS FOR A GROUP TO JUMP TO. UPON REACHING "THIRD FLOOR" EVERYONE
MUST JUMP FROM THE TURNING ROPE.
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE WOODS ; TOLD AT
Keyword(s): CALL-RHYME ; CHARACTER ; PLAIN-JUMP
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 03-01-1971
IF A GIRL IS A BRIDESMAID THREE TIMES, SHE WILL NEVER BE
A BRIDE.
Where learned: HOME
| Subject headings: | 686 Thirds / Thrice / Three / Triple CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage |
Date learned: 02-15-1970
BREAKING BREAD
IT IS A POLISH CUSTOM TO ALL GATHER THE
WHOLE FAMILY ON CHRISTMAS EVE, AND HAVE
UNLEAVENED BREAD, CALLED OPLATEK, A WAFER.
THE WHOLE FAMILY EACH HAS A PIECE AND THEY
GO AROUND TO EVERY OTHER MEMBER, BREAK OFF A
PIECE AND EXCHANGE IT, WISHING THEM A MERRY CHRISTMAS.
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector share same surname.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; TOLD AT INFORMANT'S HOME
Keyword(s): FOOD CUSTOM
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 24 Christmas Eve F122.82 |
Date learned: 03-12-1970
SPANISH PEOPLE BELIEVE THAT IF YOU HANG A CRUCIFIX
OUTSIDE YOUR DOOR, IT WILL PROTECT YOU FROM THE
SPIRITS OF THE DEAD.
Where learned: HOME
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Sign Geometric figure Cross and its various modifications |
Date learned: 02-22-1972
USE OF CROSS OVER A GRAVE: KEEPS AWAY WITCHES AND
OTHER EVIL SPIRITS.
Where learned: HOME
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Sign Geometric figure Cross and its various modifications |
Date learned: 10-22-1968
YOU SHOULD MAKE THE SIGN OF THE CROSS WHEN YOU SEE
LIGHTNING.
Where learned: HOME
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Sign Geometric figure Cross and its various modifications |
Date learned: 00-00-1959
POLISH
IF YOU WEAR SOMETHING RED, LIKE A RIBBON, NOBODY CAN
BEWEITCH YOU.
Submitter comment: TRANSLATED FROM THE POLISH.
Where learned: HOME
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Color |
Date learned: CHILDHOOD
WHEN A DOG HOWLS AT NIGHT, LOOK IN THE DIRECTION IT
IS HOWLING AND THERE WILL BE A DEATH IN THAT HOUSE.
Submitter comment:
THIS ACTUALLY HAPPENED THE NIGHT BEFORE HER
GRANDFATHER DIED. COINCIDENCE?
FROM GRANDMOTHER.
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED ; TAYLOR
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 11-02-1967
THE HAIR, BEARD, FINGER AND TOENAILS GROW AFTER DEATH.
Submitter comment: FROM A BOOK.
Where learned: HOME
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 11-05-1967
WHEN A DOG THROWS BACK HIS HEAD AND HOWLS, IT IS A
SIGN OF DISASTER OR DEATH.
Submitter comment: FROM RELATIVES
Where learned: HOME
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 11-24-1967
MICHAEL JACKSON'S ACCIDENT
A IS FOR APPLE, J IS FOR JACK,
MICHAEL JACKSON DOES NOT HAVE
ANY HAIR IN THE BACK.
Where learned: HOME ; DETROIT ; PARENTS HOME
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Verse without Music |
LUCKY AND UNLUCKY DAYS
THE HINDUS HAVE AN OLD BELIEF THAT THE DAY ON WHICH (ONE)
IS BORN DETERMINES ITS CHARACTER AND ITS FUTURE. THIS
BELIEF IS EXPRESSED IN AN OLD VERSE:
MONDAY'S CHILD IS FAIR OF FACE,
TUESDAY'S CHILD IS FULL OF GRACE,
WEDNESDAY'S CHILD IS FULL OF WOE,
THURSDAY'S CHILD HAS FAR TO GO.
FRIDAY'S CHILD IS LOVING AND GIVING,
SATURDAY'S CHILD WORKS HARD FOR ITS LIVING,
AND A CHILD THAT'S BORN ON THE SABBATH DAY
IF FAIR AND WISE AND GOOD AND GAY.
Where learned: HOME
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 10-25-1972
BAPTISM
THE MAID OF HONOR AND THE BEST MAN OF ITALIAN NEWLYWEDS
ARE TO BE THE GODPARENTS OF THEIR FIRST BORN.
Where learned: HOME
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Baptism Naming rite |
Date learned: 10-01-1968
SPANISH BELIEF
IF YOU KISS A DEAD PERSON, YOU DON'T EXPERIENCE FEAR
ANYMORE.
Where learned: HOME
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial SPEECH -- Gesture |
Date learned: 02-22-1972
IF YOU CROSS YOUR EYES OR MAKE A FACE WHEN THE CLOCK
STRIKES MIDNIGHT, IT WILL STAY THAT WAY.
Where learned: HOME
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour |
Date learned: 11-19-1968
STICK PINS IN A LIKENESS OF A PERSON AND IT WILL
DRIVE THEM MAD OR EVEN KILL THEM.
Where learned: HOME
Keyword(s): VOODOO
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Curse |
Date learned: 10-22-1968
MANY PEOPLE SAY THAT WHEN YOU HANDLE A TOAD, YOU GET WARTS.
Where learned: HOME
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness |
Date learned: 10-10-1968