The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

BELIEF IN MAGIC RITUAL

UPON CATCHING A MILKWEED SEED,
ONE SHOULD CUP IT IN BOTH HANDS, CLOSE YOUR
EYES TURN AROUND THREE TIMES WHILE MAKING
A WISH, AND THEN RELEASE THE SEED.
IF THE SEED BLOWS AWAY IN A
A PARTICULAR DIRECTION, INFORMANT COULD NOT REMEMBER
WHAT DIRECTION, THE WISH WILL COME TRUE.

Submitter comment: TOLD AS AN EXAMPLE OF CHILDHOOD BELIEF
IN A CONVERSATION ON FOLKLORE.
INFORMANT NO LONGER BELIEVES IT BUT ONCE DID.

Where learned: NOT GIVEN

Date learned: 00-00-1968