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BLACK-AMERICAN BELIEF

IF IT RAINS WHILE THE SUN IS SHINING,
STICK A NEEDLE IN THE GROUND AND YOU
YOU CAN HEAR THE DEVIL BEATING HIS
WIFE.

Submitter comment: AS A CHILD, I TRIED THIS NUMEROUS
TIMES TO NO EFFECT.

Where learned: MISSISSIPPI

Subject headings:

Charm / Enchantment / Conjuration
BELIEF -- Devil Demon
BELIEF -- Sun
BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew

Date learned: 00-00-1958

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