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CONVERSION;GIVING COIN (CLASSIFIER,S TITLE)
WHEN A PERSON IS GIVEN A GIFT WITH A BLADE
SUCH AS A KNIFE HE MUST GIVE A COIN IN RETURN.
THIS IS TO PREVENT BAD LUCK
Submitter comment: A MEXICAN WOMAN TOLD HER THIS IN KANSAS.
Where learned: DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Conversions P883.1 |