The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

POLISH SUPERSTITION

NEVER RAISE YOUR HAND TO YOUR MOTHER, FOR IF YOU DO,
THEN WHEN YOU DIE NO ONE WILL BE ABLE TO SHUT THE
COFFIN TO BURY YOU; YOUR HAND WILL BE FROZEN UP IN
THAT SAME POSITION.

Submitter comment: LEARNED AS A YOUNG GIRL IN A POLISH NEIGHBORHOOD.

Where learned: NEW YORK ; YONKERS

Date learned: 12-26-1963