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IF A BLACK CROSSES YOUR PATH FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, IT
IS BAD LUCK. IT IS VERY INTERESTING TO NOTE THAT
IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE OR IT IS NOT BAD LUCK IF
THE CAT CROSSES FROM YOUR RIGHT TO YOUR LEFT.
Submitter comment:
THE INFORMANT ALTHOUGH NOT AN AVID SUPERSTITION
BELIEVER, STILL IS AWARE AND CONSCIOUS OF THESE
SUPERSTITIONS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GERMANY ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Color BELIEF -- Bad luck Animals |
Date learned: 01-00-1971