Title: Must open stockings before presents
General Information about Item:
- Genre and Sub Genre: Superstitions
- Language: English
- Country where Item is from: USA
Informant Data:
- Clay is 22 from Southern California and is a ’18 at Dartmouth College. His father is from Arizona and his mother is from Los Angeles. His family believes that opening the stockings before the presents brings them good luck and their presents will be exactly what they wished for.
Contextual Data:
- Social Context: Many families who celebrate Christmas have heard of this superstition and have other superstitions as well.
- Cultural Context: Superstitions evolve differently in different cultures because of the stigma that exists. Homeopathic and contagious magic is at the root of these superstitions and these associations differ based on what country you are in.
Collector’s Name: Alec Vaules
Tags/Keywords:
- Superstition, Gifts