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WHEN A PERSON IS WEARING A NECKLACE AND THE CLASP HAS
WORN AROUND UNTIL IT MEETS THE PENDANT, THE GIRL TAKES
BOTH IN HER TWO FINGERS, SHUTS HER EYES AND MAKES A
WISH. AFTERWARDS SHE LIFTS BOTH OF THEM TO HER LIPS
AND KISSES THEM, THEN SHE RETURNS THE CLASP TO THE
POSITION OF BEHIND HER NECK.
Where learned: NASHVILLE ; TENNESSEE, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Prayer SPEECH -- Gesture |
Date learned: 06-11-1971
