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IF YOU HAVE A BAD DREAM AND TALK ABOUT IT BEFORE BREAKFAST,
IT WILL COME TRUE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | Food Drink -- Food BELIEF -- Dreams |
Date learned: 05-08-1972
INFORMANT HAS A FELLOW DOCTOR FROM TURKEY WHO WEARS A BLUE
STONE ALWAYS TO WARD OFF THE EVIL EYE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | Charm / Enchantment / Conjuration BELIEF -- Mineral BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness |
Date learned: 08-08-1968
IF THERE IS A RING AROUND THE MOON, IT MEANS THAT IT IS
GOING TO RAIN. HOWEVER MANY STARS ARE ON THE INSIDE
OF THIS RING, TELL HOW MANY DAYS IT WILL BE BEFORE IT RAINS.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Moon BELIEF -- Star BELIEF -- Weather sign or control BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew BELIEF -- Number Counting beliefs |
Date learned: 06-25-1970
IF IT RAINS AND THE SUN SHINES AT THE SAME TIME, IT MEANS
THE DEVIL IS BEATING HIS WIFE WITH A FRYING PAN.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | 862 Use of object for determining future spouse BELIEF -- Dreams Dreams about friends and lovers |
Date learned: 06-24-1970
THE WEATHER AND OTHER COMING EVENTS CAN BE FORETOLD BY THE
BLOOM OF THE SAWGRASS IN THE EVERGLADES (FLORIDA). THE SIDE
THAT THE BLOOM IS ON, THE THICKNESS OF THE BLOOM, PLAY AN
IMPORTANT PART IN PREDICTIONS.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Weather sign or control BELIEF -- Plant |
Date learned: 06-24-1970
SLEEP WITH MISTLETOE UNDER YOUR PILLOW AND YOU SHALL DREAM
ABOUT THE PERSON YOU ARE TO MARRY.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | 862 Use of object for determining future spouse BELIEF -- Marriage BELIEF -- Dreams Dreams about friends and lovers |
Date learned: 06-24-1970
A DREAM CONCERNING HAIR OR TEETH FORETELLS DEATH.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
A DREAM CONCERNING FISH IS A SIGN OF A PREGNANCY IN THE
HOUSEHOLD.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Dreams Dreams about animals |
Date learned: 06-27-1970
NEVER THANK A PERSON FOR COMBING YOUR HAIR, OR THE HAIR
WILL FALL OUT.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hair, on head, mustache, widow's peak BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness |
Date learned: 06-27-1970
NEVER THANK A PERSON FOR PLANTING FLOWERS IN YOUR YARD OR THE
FLOWERS WILL DIE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Plant BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal |
Date learned: 06-27-1970
THIS WAS TOLD TO ME BY MY GRANDFATHER SEVERAL YEARS AGO. HE
ALSO TOLD ME HE DIDN'T BELIEVE IT SINCE HE'D NEVER SEEN SNOW
IN JULY.
IF IT RAINS WHILE THE SUN SHINES, IT WILL SNOW IN JULY.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Sun BELIEF -- Weather sign or control BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew |
IF YOU SLEEP ON YOUR BACK, YOU WILL HAVE BAD DREAMS.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | Spirit / Mind / Body BELIEF -- Dreams |
TWO PEOPLE WHO BELIEVE THIS WILL WORK MUST SIT ON THE FLOOR
HOLDING HANDS, RIGHT TO RIGHT, LEFT TO LEFT, FACING EACH
OTHER, IN A ROOM DARK, EXCEPT FOR ONE CANDLE. EACH HAS
A WISH. BOTH SHUT EYES TIGHTLY AND THINK OF THE OTHER'S
WISH, THEN HIS OWN, ALTERNATELY, UNTIL THEY FEEL
SATISFIED. THE WISH WILL COME TRUE IF IT WILL NOT
HARM OTHERS.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Prayer |
Date learned: 00001966 CA.
ENCHANTMENT OF THE SIGN
WHEN "THE SIGN" IS IN THE BODY, ESPECIALLY NEAR THE HEART,
ANIMALS ARE DIFFICULT TO HANDLE. THE SIGN STARTS IN THE
FEET, MOVING UP INTO THE BODY AND HEAD, THEN DOWN AGAIN.
IT IS ONLY IN THE FEET FOR A FEW DAYS. THE SIGN IS IN THE
HEART WHEN THE MOON IS BEGINNING TO GET FULL, AND IS THERE
SEVERAL DAYS AFTER IT BEGINS TO GET SMALLER. A CALENDAR
SHOWING MOON CHANGES CAN BE USED TO DETERMINE WHERE THE
SIGN IS, BY THOSE WHO KNOW HOW.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
Keyword(s): ALMANAC ZODIAC
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Plant |
Date learned: 08-00-1969
YOU KNOW THERE'S AN OLD SAYING, THAT IF CATS BREATHE IN YOUR
FACE, THEY WILL TAKE YOUR BREATH AWAY. I WOKE UP ONCE WHEN
I WAS A LITTLE BOY AND A CAT WAS BREATHING RIGHT IN MY FACE.
I NEVER HAVE LIKED CATS SINCE THEN.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Mammal BELIEF -- Mammal BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness |
Date learned: 08-01-1968
WHEN YOU GET MARRIED, PUT A PENNY IN HE POT EVERYTIME YOU
MAKE LOVE THE FIRST YEAR. AFTER THAT YEAR, TAKE A PENNY
OUT OF THE POT EVERYTIME YOU MAKE LOVE. YOU NEVER GET
ALL THE PENNIES OUT.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
Keyword(s): PIGGY BANK SAVINGS
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Marriage BELIEF -- Use of Object |
Date learned: 08-10-1968
DON'T TELL A DREAM BEFORE BREAKFAST OR IT WILL COME TRUE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | Food Drink -- Food BELIEF -- Dreams |
Date learned: 08-09-1968
IF YOU HOLD A BUTTERCUP UNDER YOUR CHIN AND THERE IS A
REFLECTION OF YELLOW LIGHT ON YOUR CHIN, THEN YOU LIKE BUTTER.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Plant BELIEF -- Use of Object |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
YOU KNOW THAT ONA AND DEBBIE CARRY AROUND A BUCKEYE AND
(AND IS UNDERLINED) A RABBIT'S FOOT FOR GOOD LUCK?
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Bad luck Amulet, mojo |
Date learned: 08-06-1968