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35374
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As people settled across America, they brought their superstitions and beliefs with them; the list is composed of 145 beliefs that were found in California but originated from North Carolina.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 18 Issue 3, Nov 1970,
p117-123
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35267
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This is an excerpt from the newspaper Raleigh News and Observer about some superstitions regarding love and marriage.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 15 Issue 1, May 1967,
p20
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35275
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A list of 15 superstitions relating to children, weather, love/marriage, and death.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 15 Issue 2, Nov 1967,
p50
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16459
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This article provides a compilation of North Carolina superstitions gathered by Joseph D. Clark since 1955 during his career at North Carolina State University. The superstitions relate to many areas such as birth, death, the human body, and more.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 14 Issue 1, July 1966,
p3-40
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35176
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A brief introduction about the reasoning behind superstitions leads to several lists of superstitions, which are organized by category.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 9 Issue 2, Dec 1961,
p4-22
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Record #:
16499
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Barker presents a list of anatomical superstitions found in BLUM'S ALMANAC.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 8 Issue 2, Dec 1960,
p47-48
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Record #:
35140
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A collection of lore surrounding weather outcomes in North Carolina.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 5 Issue 1, July 1957,
p11-19
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Record #:
35101
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The author debates what makes people, and potentially herself, part of the ‘folk.’ She mentions many folk medicines and superstitions that were common in her area, but that she herself half doubted, half believed.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 4 Issue 1, July 1956,
p15-22
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Record #:
16515
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Walker provides a sampling of folklore from Rutherford County that includes superstitions, descriptions of the practice of folk medicine, a modern account of the practice of witchcraft, African American words and expressions, a ghost tale, a family anecdote, and a Christmas story.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 3 Issue 2, Dec 1955,
p6-16
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Record #:
35048
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A short story about the superstitions that a screech owl could foretell a death.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 2 Issue 1, Sept 1954,
p18-19
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Record #:
35053
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A story told to a boy about if a tree was named after someone and any harm came to the tree, then harm would come to the person as well.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 2 Issue 1, Sept 1954,
p20-21
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Record #:
14471
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Some of the superstitious beliefs of our ancestors in the Old North State may seem senseless impractical to us today but they were widespread during the early days of the Colony.
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14995
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Although many have rejected the world of the occult, many in North Carolina still abide by superstitions that deal with death, sickness, good and bad luck, marriage, weather, and success.
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