Frank C. Brown organized the North Carolina Folklore Society in 1913. Both Dr. Brown and the Society collected stores from individuals—Brown through his classes at Duke University and through his summer expeditions in the North Carolina mountains, and the Society by interviewing its members—and also levied on the previous collections made by friends and members of the Society. The result was a large mass of texts and notes assembled over a period of nearly forty years and covering every aspect of local tradition. members of the Society. The result was a large mass of texts and notes assembled over a period of nearly forty years and covering every aspect of local tradition.
- CONTENTS
- AFTERWORD
- PREFACE
- INTRODUCTION
- ADDITIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY
- VII. DEATH AND FUNEREAL CUSTOMS
- INFANTS, CHILDREN
- Stars, Prenatal Influences, Drowning
- Naming, Physical Activity, Care of Child
- Animals and Plants
- Miscellaneous
- Burial of Children
- Mother
- ADULTS
- General
- Death Bell, Singing, Noises
- Choking, Itching, Shivering, Twitching, etc.
- Sneezing
- Hair, Teeth
- Nudity, Clothes, Shoes
- Sleep, Beds
- Wedding, Honeymoon
- The Sick
- The Dead and the Dying
- Work
- Moving, Stepping
- DOMESTIC SIGNS AND PORTENTS
- House
- Clocks
- Mirrors
- Pictures, Photographs
- Table, Meals, Food
- Chairs
- Household, Miscellaneous
- Housework, Removing Ashes
- Sweeping
- Washing, Wiping
- Sewing, Quilting
- Miscellaneous
- PHYSICAL WORLD
- Stars
- Weather
- Candles, Fires, Lights
- Water, Drowning
- Animal Portents
- Fowls
- Birds
- Insects,Worms, etc.
- Plants, Vegetables
- Flowers, Bushes
- Trees
- Farm Implements
- CARE FOR THE DEAD
- Clocks, Mirrors, Pictures, etc.
- The Corpse
- Wake, Funeral Prelintinaries
- Funeral Procession
- Funereal Clothing
- Graves Graveyards
- Burying Weather
- After Burial
- VIII. WITCHCRAFT, GHOSTS, MAGICAL, PRACTICES
- Conjuring, Casting of Spells
- Warding Off Spells
- Removal of Conjurer
- WITCHES, WITCHCRAFT
- Witches, Wizards
- Signs of Witches Bewitchtment
- Preventives of Witchcraft
- Laying Witches
- Evil Eye
- Nightmare
- Ghosts
- Dispelling Ghosts
- Spirits
- Warding Off Spirits
- Hants
- Laying Hants
- Jack-O'Lanterns
- Devil
- FAIRIES, ELVES, GOBLINS
- CHARMS, LUCKY PIECES
- Human
- Animal
- Plant
- Talismans, Coins, Gems
- Miscellaneous Charms
- Verbal Charm
- FORTUNE TELLING, DIVINATION
- Water Witching
- Horses Locating Water
- Hidden Treasure, Mines
- Lode Lights, Treasure Lights
- Divining Rods, Dowsing
- Silver, Gold
- IX. COSMIC PHENOMENA: TIMES, NUMBERS,SEASONS
- COSMIC PHENOMENA
- Portents of War and Disaster
- Moon
- Seeing the Moon "Clear"
- Moon Through Trees, Clouds
- Moon Through Rings, Windows
- Miscellaneous
- The Man in the Moon
- Stars
- Falling Slars,Meteors
- Miscellaneous
- TIMES, NUMBERS, SEASONS
- Trial Periods, Indicators
- Days of the Week
- Time of Day
- Special Days, Holidays
- Numbers
- X. WEATHER
- SEASONS
- Spring
- Summer
- Autumn
- Winter
- Cold (Severe) Winters
- Mild Winters
- Weather Indicators
- Bad (Foul) Weather
- Changing Weather
- Clear Weather
- Sunny Weather, Sun, Eclipse,etc.
- Cold Weather
- Dry Weather
- Fair Weather
- Good Weather
- Warm (Hot) Weather
- Wet (Falling) Weather
- RAIN
- Indicators
- The Sun as Indicator of Rain
- Clouds as Indicators of Rain
- The Moon as an Indicator of Rain
- Stars as Indicators of Rain
- Rain, Rainbows as Indicators of Rain
- Dew, Moisture, Sweat as Signs of Rain
- Mist, Fog as Indicators of Rain
- Winds, Whirlwinds as Indicators of Rain
- Lightning, Thunder as Indicators of Rain
- Frost as an Indicator of Rain
- Fire, Smoke as Indicators of Rain
- HUMAN INDICATORS OF RAIN
- Aches, Physical Signs
- Death, Dreams as Signs of Rain
- ANIMAL INDICATORS OF RAIN
- Mammals
- Fowls
- Birds
- Reptiles
- Amphibians, Fish
- Insects
- Arachnids
- Crustaceans, etc.
- PLANT INDICATORS OF RAIN
- MISCELLANEOUS
- STOPPING OF RAIN, NO RAIN
- OTHER KINDS OF WEATHER
- Floods
- Storms
- Winds, Cyclones
- Lightning, Thunder
- Hail, Snow
- Frost, Ice
- XI. ANIMALS, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
- ANIMALS
- Cows
- Horses
- Horseshoes
- Mules
- Cats
- Dogs
- Miscellaneous
- Chickens, Eggs
- Birds
- Redbird
- Doves, Bluebirds, Robins, Wrens
- Martins, Swallows, Whippoorwills, Gulls
- Jaybirds, Mockingbirds, Filliloo Birds
- Owls
- Buzzards, Crows, Ravens
- Snakes
- Turtles, Lizards
- Eels, Porpoises
- Frogs, Toads
- Ants, Beetles, Bugs, Crickets
- Doodlebugs, Ladybugs
- Spiders, Daddy Longlegs
- Worms, Snails
- ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
- CHICKENS
- Setting, Hatching
- Laying
- Tonics, Ill-Omens, Diseases
- Hawks, Birds of Prey
- Loss of Chickens, Death, Killing, etc.
- Miscellaneous
- Geese
- Turkeys
- BEES
- COWS
- Milk, Milking
- Churning, Clabbering
- Loss of Cud
- Hollow Horn
- Hollow Tail
- Miscellaneous Ailments
- Straying Cattle
- Ill-Omens, Death
- Calves, Calving
- Bewitchment of Cattle
- HORSES
- Habits, Training, etc.
- Colic
- Divers Ailments, Death
- Bewitchment of Horses
- MULES, OXEN
- HOGS
- Health, Appetite, Habits, etc.
- Altering,Weaning
- Fattening, Slaughtering
- Divers Ailments, Death
- SHEEP
- XII. FISHING AND HUNTING
- FISHING
- HUNTING
- Bird Hunting
- Other Game
- Guns
- XIII. PLANTS, PLANT HUSBANDRY
- PLANTS
- Clover, Grass
- Plants
- Flowers, Shrubs
- Trees
- PLANT HUSBANDRY
- General
- Fertilizing, Plowing
- PLANTING
- Phases of the Moon
- Signs of the Zodiac, Holidays, Seasons, etc.
- Crops, Cultivation
- Miscellaneous
- CROPS
- VEGETABLES
- Beans
- Beets
- Cabbage
- Collards,Greens
- Corn
- Cucumbers
- Gourds
- Lettuce
- Mustard
- Okra, Pepper
- Onions
- Parsley
- Peas
- Potatoes
- Sweet Potatoes
- Tomatoes
- Turnips
- HERBS
- FORAGE CROPS:
- GRAINS
- VINES
- Cantaloupes, Muskmelons, Squash
- Melons,Watermelons
- Grapes, Hops
- HARVESTING
- PESTS
- Birds
- Bugs, Caterpillars, Weevils, Worms
- Weeds
- MISCELLANEOUS
- FLOWERS, SHRUBS
- Hydrangeas, Sweet Peas
- Shrubs, Sprigs
- Dogwood
- TREES
- Planting, Transplanting
- Budding, Grafting, Pruning
- Crop Signs, Harvesting, etc.
- Miscellaneous
- Apples, Cherries, Pears
- Firewood, Timbering
- Lumber, Fences, Shingles
- XIV. MISCELLANEOUS; ADDENDA
- Family, Household
- Whistling, Laughing
- Dreams
- Wishes
- Bad Luck
- Miscellaneous
- ADDENDA
- INFORMANTS AND COLLECTORS
- INDEX
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