The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

I AM FROM ALABAMA AND IT IS OUR CUSTOM FROM DOWN SOUTH
AND A WELL KNOWN BELIEF THAT WE ARE VERY WARM AND
HOSPITABLE PEOPLE. TO SHOW OUR WARMNESS, WHEN WE
WALK INTO A NEW HOUSE, WE MUST SIT DOWN ON A PIECE OF
FURNITURE IN THAT HOUSE. IF WE DON'T SIT DOWN,
THERE WILL BE UNREST IN THAT HOUSE.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Date learned: 01-23-1971