General information about Item:

• Customary & Verbal folklore; Superstition
• Language: English
• Country of origin: United States
• Informant: H. Jacobs
• Date collected: May 24, 2020

Informant data:

H. Jacobs is a 5^th grader from Virginia Beach, VA. He currently goes to school and enjoys playing soccer, playing video games, and surfing.

Contextual data:

• Cultural context: Birds are some of the most respected animals in Southern mythos.
• Social context: HJ told this to me in a conversation about symbols of good and bad luck. He said it could be used to make him laugh at any time but could also be used for a laugh when one experiences the unfortunate circumstance of having a bird poop on them.

Item:

If a bird poops on you, good luck will befall you soon.

Transcript:

“…the other one I know is when a bird poops on you, apparently it’s good luck. And I heard it one time when my dad told it to me and I thought it was really funny.

Collector’s comments:

I was told this as a child when I actually did get pooped on by a bird. It certainly cheered me up during an otherwise unfortunate situation.

Collector’s name: Jack Jacobs

Tags/Keywords:

-Customary folklore

-Animals

-Luck