The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

SUPERSTITION

PIMPLES ON THE FACE MEANS YOU HAVE COMMITTED AN IMMORAL ACT.

Submitter comment: PIMPLES WERE VIEWED AS THE ESCAPE OF IMPURITIES FROM THE BODY
IMPURITIES APPEAR IN THE BODY DURING ACTS WHICH ARE NOT IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE ESTABLISHED PRECEPTS OF GOOD BEHAVIOR,
SPECIFICALLY IMMORAL SEX ACTS.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CLASSROOM

Date learned: 02-12-1979