General Information

• Language
• Tradition
• Country of Origin: USA
• Infromant: JC
• Date Collected: 11/17/2021

Informants Data

• The informant started running when they were in Middle school. She now does various Track activities on campus like hurdles and 4x400m relay races. She plans to major in Engineering and minor in studio art. 

Contextual Data

• Cultural context: Since JC does relay racing the passing of the baton is one of the most important moments during a relay race. If the baton isn’t passed correctly and swiftly then you lose invaluable time that’ll cost you the race.

Item

• The item collected is a superstition where if you drop the baton before practice it is considered bad luck and it is a sign that you’ll drop the baton during the race. In order to undo this curse JC said that doing some push ups will help.

Informants Comments

• “Track is all about team bonding experience”

Collectors Comments

• I can relate to this superstition, before a soccer game if your strikers were missing every shot then that’s a sign that they won’t have a great game.

Collectors Name

• Robert Lopez