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BAD LUCK WILL COME TO THE HOME OF A FAMILY IF A BLACK
BIRD BUILDS A NEST IN THEIR CHIMNEY.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT SAID THAT A MAN IN HER TOWN ACTUALLY HAD
THE JOB OF BERIDDING HOMES OF BIRDS. UNTIL SHE
ARRIVED IN AMERICA FROM ROMANIA SHE THOUGHT EVERYONE
BELIEVED THIS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; ROMANIA
Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Bad luck Animals |
Date learned: 11-08-1971