If someone sweeps under your feet, you’ll never get married

“If someone sweeps under your feet, you’ll never get married”

Kelly Bugg

Fredonia, KY

May 20, 2020

 

 

Informant Data:

Kelly Bugg is my mother. She was born in 1961 in Fredonia, KY to a family of farmers who had been farming on the same land for generations. Kelly grew up in an extremely small, rural town and has lived there for the majority of her life, surrounded by other rural family members and friends.

 

Contextual Data:

I collected this folklore by asking Kelly for examples of Southern Superstitions. I can remember times when she has directly used this superstition on me. When someone is working to clean the house, the rest of the house is also to be working to help clean the house. I believe that the saying, “If someone sweeps under your feet, you’ll never get married” is said by the person who is sweeping in order to motivate the lazy person to get up and help.

 

Item:

If you let someone sweep under your feet, you’ll never get married.

 

Transcript:

 

My grandmother had all kinds of sayings and one of them was “if you let someone sweep under your feet, you’ll never get married.” I’m not sure why this is it but.

 

Jack Walker

314 JD Bugg rd

Fredonia, KY 42411

RUSS 13 20S

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