The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

MEXICAN BELIEF

IF YOU HAVE FIGURINES OF BABIES OR BABY DOLLS IN
YOUR HOUSE, SOMEONE CAN COME IN AND PUT A SPELL ON
THE BABY DOLL AND IT (THE BABY DOLL) WILL MAKE THE MOTHER
OF THE HOUSEHOLD BECOME STERILE.

Submitter comment: MY GRANDMOTHER'S HUSBAND BELIEVES THIS AND WILL NOT
LET MY GRANDMOTHER HAVE ANY FIGURINES OF BABIES IN
THE HOUSE.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT