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WHEN A GIRL RECEIVES GIFTS AT HER WEDDING SHOWER, THE NUMBER
OF BOWS THAT SHE BREAKS ON THE GIFTS, IS THE NUMBER OF
CHILDREN SHE WILL HAVE.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT IS A FRIEND'S MOTHER, AND SHE REMEMBERS THIS FROM
ALL HER LIFE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FERNDALE
Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Marriage Breaking of BELIEF -- Number |
Date learned: 00001971 SPRING