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YOU SHOULD ONLY CUT YOUR HAIR WHEN THERE'S A FULL MOON
BECAUSE THEN YOUR HAIR WILL GROW BACK THICKER AND LONGER.
Submitter comment:
WHEN MY INFORMANT WAS YOUNGER, HER MOTHER ONLY CUT HER HAIR
WHEN THERE WAS A FULL MOON BECAUSE SHE WANTED HER TO HAVE
LONG, THICK HAIR. TODAY, MY INFORMANT HAS LONG HAIR.
Where learned: PENNSYLVANIA ; PITTSBURGH
James Callow Keyword(s): HOMEOPATHIC MAGIC
Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Moon |