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BELIEF CONCERNING HAIR
IF A GIRL GETS HER HAIR BLUNTLY CUT WITH A MACHETE WHEN THE MOON IS
FULL, HER HAIR WILL GROW BACK VERY, VERY LONG.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT HEARD THIS FROM HER MEXICAN MOTHER WHO IS IN HER MID 40'S
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS
James Callow Keyword(s): HOMEOPATHIC
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hair, on head, mustache, widow's peak BELIEF -- Moon BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness |
Date learned: 02-05-1980