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Folklife Collection - Superstitions of Watermen on the Lower Eastern Shore
by Salisbury University Students (Undated)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 1992, former Salisbury University students Christa Campbell and Kelly Pierce collected folk material related to the superstitions of watermen on the Lower Eastern shore. They interviewed the wives of watermen, native of Rumbley, Maryland, who shared the beliefs of their husbands and other popular superstitions transmitted by the previous generations. The second part of the paper is a collection of popular watermen beliefs such as what brings bad luck. It is believed, for instance, that a woman brings bad luck if she is the first visitor on New Year's day, so people will not allow any female visitors on that day.
Identifier:
FK92.012
Repository:
Local History Archives
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