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SUPERSTITION
IF YOU CRAVE FOOD BEFORE A BABY IS BORN, THE IMAGE OF THE FOOD
IS LIKELY TO BE OBSERVED ON THE BABY.
Submitter comment:
THE CONCEPT OF CRAVING FOOD DURING PREGNANCY DATES BACK TO THE
ERA OF PAMPERING PREGNANT WOMEN BECAUSE THEY WERE CONSIDERED
ESPECIALLY DELICATE AND ALSO BECAUSE THEY WERE THOUGHT TO POSESS
SPECIAL POWERS.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 00-00-1972
