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IF TWO FRIENDS EXCHANGE THEIR BLOOD THROUGH A SMALL CUT ON
EACH OF THEIR FINGERS, THEY WILL BE FRIENDS THROUGHOUT
THEIR ENTIRE LIFETIME; THEY CONSIDER THEMSELVES BLOOD
BROTHERS.
Submitter comment: I LEARNED THIS CHARM FROM A FRIEND WHEN I WAS ABOUT NINE
Where learned: INDIANA ; BEDFORD
| Subject headings: | Charm / Enchantment / Conjuration |
Date learned: 06-12-1972
WEATHER PREDICTION
FOGS IN AUGUST GIVE THE SAME NUMBER OF SNOWS IN THE WINTER.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; BEDFORD COUNTY
| Subject headings: | Prediction / Divination |
COUNT THE APPEARANCES OF ONE HUNDRED RED CONVERTIBLES.
UPON THE COMPLETION OF THIS TASK, AN UNMARRIED GIRL'S
FUTURE HUSBAND WILL APPEAR AS THE VERY FIRST MAN SHE
MEETS.
Submitter comment: WHEN I WAS THIRTEEN, I LEARNED THIS CHARM FROM A FRIEND
Where learned: INDIANA ; BEDFORD
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Use of object for determining future spouse P862.6 |
Date learned: 06-09-1972
Entertainment: Song
Way down South when I was born
They raised the cotton and the corn
Ke-mo ky-mo dar-o whack
Hike ta-mo Hoke ta-mo
Ring dum pop-a-didle
In step sally winkle
Nip cat penny winkle
Sing a song of kitchi-katchi ky-me-oh
Submitter comment:
Source: my grandmother who says it is a family song learned in 1880.
Data entry tech comment:
Entry by TRD
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; BEDFORD COUNTY
Keyword(s): Entertainment ; MUSIC ; RHYME ; Slave ; SONG ; South ; WORK
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Song |