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BIRTH
IN INDIA MOTHERS AND CHILDREN ARE PROTECTED BY KEEPING A PIECE
OF IRON BOILING IN AN EARTHENWARE POT.
Submitter comment:
FOUND IN W. CROOKE'S BOOK 1896 BY RABBI HALPERN, TRIBES AND CAST
OF THE NORTH-WESTERN PROVINCE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BLOOMFIELD
Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Birth |
Date learned: 00-00-1974