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SUPERSTITION
IF YOUR LEFT HAND ITCHES IT MEANS THAT MONEY IS CLOSE.
THIS DOES NOT MEAN MONEY IN A PAY CHECK
OR SOME OTHER SOURCE OF REGULAR INCOME.
BUT UNEXPECTED MONEY, WHICH COULD BE INHERETED OR DONATED.
Submitter comment:
THESE ARE MEMORIES OF HOMELAND GERMANY
THE INFORMANT KNOWS OF SUPERSTITIOUS CUSTOMS BUT DOES NOT SHAPE
HER LIFE AROUND THEIR PREDICTIONS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; BEAUTY SHOP ; TOLD IN
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hands, palms, fingernails |
Date learned: 01-00-1971