I'm a 35 year old black dude and I could listen to him tell these stories all day.....praying good health for anybody reading this..... God bless

@donnielaws7020

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you. Thanks for sharing my friend.

@monabarber2335

2 жыл бұрын

Thx 🙏 Matthew I needed that ! GOD BLESS YOU!

@donnielaws7020

2 жыл бұрын

@@monabarber2335 God bless you friend.

@monabarber2335

2 жыл бұрын

@@donnielaws7020 And May He BLESS and be with YOU to Donnie 🙏

@donnielaws7020

2 жыл бұрын

@@monabarber2335 Thanks my friend.

I live in Ohio & I've never heard a lot of these. Way Back in the late 70's when I was moving apartments & my dad was helpin I was about to load the broom after cleaning. My dad said "Stop! What r u doin? U can't take that old broom & old troubles to a new place! Sweep the room & then leave it in the corner. I'll buy a new one. A New Broom Sweeps Clean." First time I'd ever heard that... 💝 I Miss Him!

@donnielaws7020

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing my friend.

@shirley9209

2 жыл бұрын

I'm a faithful believe in this one.

@jacquelynejohnson9127

2 жыл бұрын

From Ohio, but parents from WV, so grew up hearing lots ,

@arjones0819

2 жыл бұрын

When my youngest son first married, i gave them a spare vacuum cleaner that I never used. It was promptly returned because my daughter in law's parents refused to allow it. Their belief was a new broom, mop, and vacuum to not allow old problems into the new home.

@azurephoenix9546

2 жыл бұрын

Yep! Don't EVER take an old broom into a new house. Especially if you had a bad time in the previous house, bringing that bad juju with you. To this day, I won't do it. It becomes the porch broom if it becomes anything and it's not allowed in the house. My husband thinks I'm nuttier than a fruitcake, but I don't care. Trouble from the past has never followed me into a new home.

Born and raised in the mountains of Virginia. I've heard just about everything you mentioned, plus more. I know my grandfather watched the signs of the moon before planting a garden. He never lost a plant to frost. I've also heard of several cures for different types of sickness the old timers used. Sadly when they passed, they took alot of that knowledge to the grave with them.

@donnielaws7020

Жыл бұрын

Awesome my friend. We lost a lot of knowledge with our elders. Thanks for sharing this my friend. God bless you.

@katiekennington5387

10 ай бұрын

My Grandpa grew up in Appalachia, just in SC. I moved from NY, to rural, Franklin county, Virginia, and I have never been happier. I mean, this is absolutely the best chapter of life yet. So many kind people, who stop to chat, hold the door, and never try to make a yankee feel like an outsider!

@billyingram3492

10 ай бұрын

@katiekennington5387 You're living in the moonshine capital of the world, lol. Very nice folks down that way. I drive 220 heading to N.C. taking my hounds bear hunting the coastal swamps.

@momkatmax

6 ай бұрын

My Uncle was very much into moon signs for planting. It makes some sense because the timing of the seasons to the lunar cycle.

@judyingram-kh1vm

5 ай бұрын

My name is Ingram. Judy Ingram, my husband's name is Gary Ingram, we lived in NE Oklahoma. Born and raised here. I wonder if we are kin some way. These stories are all wonderful. We talk alot like these people does. Real southern.😂

I'm a 55 year old black guy from the hood, and I could listen to this guy all day,God bless you all

My momma is from Scotland. I know a lot of mountain folk originate from Scotland. Many of these old wives tales, my momma use to and still tells me today. Just thought I would share, how much still holds true from the old country. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@donnielaws7020

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing my friend.

@theedgar1959

Жыл бұрын

My Daddy grew up on a farm in Tennessee. We are Collums from the Scottish MacCallum Clan.

@momkatmax

6 ай бұрын

On Mom's side, Scottish and Cherokee! We had so many of these. Dad was Scottish and Swiss, and it was the same!

@sturzkampfflugzueg

Ай бұрын

Unfortunately for me those old scottish stories from the old country are long gone for me

Thank you for sharing these. My granny was from the hollers of Kentucky, daughter of a coal miner and 85 years old. This sounds like listening to her stories. She would love to talk and listen to you! I sent this to my aunt so she could listen to you. We are 3 generations of strong and proud mountain women. Cheers!

@donnielaws7020

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing this my friend. Your very welcome.

@LeTrashPanda

Жыл бұрын

My mom taught me some of these, my grandparents were Appalachian. BTW, when you see clouds shaped like Mare's tails, there will be a change of weather soon.....many beliefs about clouds (and bird behaviors) that come from our Native American ancestors. Blessings! 🪶

@donnielaws7020

Жыл бұрын

Awesome my friend. Thanks for sharing.

@KristinaKarina

Жыл бұрын

@@LeTrashPanda Trash Panda! I follow you on FaceBook!

@Oakleaf700

Жыл бұрын

@@LeTrashPanda I'm from England, and the Mare's tails streaming high in the sky definitely do signify windy weather blowing in. Also ''Red sky at night, Shepherd's delight,Red sky in the morning, Shepherd's warning''.

I love the old mountain music my grandmother played, so beautiful. I wish people were like they used to be, nobody cares about each other like they used to. Your channel is so comforting, I just love it! 🙏❤️

@donnielaws7020

Жыл бұрын

Awesome my friend. Thanks for sharing this. God bless you.

@tonybosen701

4 ай бұрын

You are so right nobody cares about each other anymore even family doesn't care about each other

My superstitious English mother believed nearly all of these ! Shoes on the table - bad luck. Crossed knives - a quarrel. Spilled salt - bad luck. Never gift a purse to someone without a coin in it - it means poverty to the recipient. Never give a gift of pearls - it brings sorrow. These were some other superstitions in addition to the ones you mentioned.

@ManofSteel4910

7 ай бұрын

Things like this are just a reminder that us and y'all are just cousins with an ocean between us.

@momkatmax

6 ай бұрын

A hat on the bed. Bad luck!

I'm Cuban and I was surprised that we share some superstitions such as not rocking an empty rocking chair, not placing a hat on the bed, and not placing your purse on the floor. This was a very interesting. Thanks for sharing.

@donnielaws7020

2 жыл бұрын

Your very welcome. Thanks for sharing my friend.

@rivereuphrates8103

Жыл бұрын

Yeah! I'm half Cuban, and I kept being surprised at how many we share! These must be real, REAL old time practices, and we've kept them ever since. I love that they're still around, the world needs more of the charm and air of the Old Ways. Before we lose it all, for good.

@nicoler3499

Жыл бұрын

It's because in Appalachia Hoodoo was the main practice which is derived off Native American and Voodoo practices, which Voodoo is Haitian in origin, which comes from that same area so it makes sense to have some of the same beliefs and practices. My family was from the Appalachian mountains so ALOT of the same things were taught to me and I pass them on. I'm 38 now. 🤷🏼‍♀️

@corbjones2738

Жыл бұрын

Cultural exchange, especially between superstitions, is so fascinating. It's like a door or a bridge to knowing the past and different folks from around the world at the same time

@ernestwilliams268

Жыл бұрын

Don't forget the one if a black cat crosses in front of you make sure you turn your hat backwards or make a cross on the ground.

A bird flying into the house means someone will die happened to me three times. The first time was when I was in high school, and a bird flew inside. After we got it back outside, I noticed my mother was visibly shaken. I asked her what was wrong and she told me about the old wives' tale, and that now she was worried. Within a few days my dad's best pal died. The second time it happened, I was on a vacation in Alaska. At the time, we had rented a huge Ford SUV and were using it to "live" in, so we could spend more time in the wilderness and less time running back and forth to hotels or what-have-you. A bird suddenly flew in the one window we'd left open a few inches. We got it out quickly but now it was my turn to wonder if it was an omen of something to come. My beloved mother passed three days later, on my last day of vacation. The third time was when I was living alone in my apartment. I had left the door open because it was so nice out. (I lived in the corner upstairs apartment of a massive complex in L A.) In flew a birdy and I thought, "Oh, no.." My sister passed that night. These could all be coincidences but to my memory, I've never had a bird fly inside other than these three times, and all three times resulted in a death. Makes ya wonder..

@donnielaws7020

2 жыл бұрын

WOW. Thanks for sharing my friend.

@shermantincher3417

2 жыл бұрын

I also always heard death comes in threes. Have seen that happen in my family

@lisahinton9682

2 жыл бұрын

@@donnielaws7020 My pleasure. I'm enjoying your channel very much.

@martyfox9099

2 жыл бұрын

It does happen i had a bird fly into my house when I was 10 years old the next day my cousin died in a cave in the next day across the street from his house both of us were 10 years old (24 hours apart on birth,)

@pattiratcliffe2278

2 жыл бұрын

When I was very young my grandmother was visiting. A bird flew in the house. Scared her a lot. That night our neighbor went to sleep w/a lite cigarette. Set her house ablaze she died. My grandmother was beside herself she lost it.

I literally cannot get enough of these videos. We grew up in Thacker Hollow in WVa. Looking back, we were so poor but never knew we were poor until someone told us we were. Coal burning to stay warm. News papers on the walls. Looking back, as bad as it was, there was peace in our hearts. Now, things is so different. I would go back any day but with a few more chickens and hogs. lol Played in the snow with our friends. These shows take me back and bring memories like a flood. No, not everything was the best but we made the best out of everything. All these superstitions were common among everyone. They took it very serious. Thank you for a good cry

@donnielaws7020

Жыл бұрын

Awesome my friend. Thanks so much for sharing your memories with us. God bless you.

@yorktown1953

Жыл бұрын

We didn’t know we were poor 🙏

@martha-anastasia

Жыл бұрын

I didn't know we were poor when I was a little kid... I remember my dad getting mad at mom once for spending more than 30$ on groceries one week, for a family of 5, early 1960s. We had play clothes and school clothes... Mom shopped rummage sale and thrift stores. Looking at pictures of us in our play clothes, well, we looked like street urchins....lol Mom said about everyone was poor back then except for the very few. Dad never made more than 40K a year and mom retired about 15 years early and never regretted it. They started an investment account after we kids left home... somehow they put their 5 grandkids through college, 2 with Masters degrees...and are both near 90 with investments now worth around 2 million. They lived within their means, never bought anything with a credit card. I'm so proud of them.

I’m a 38 year old man from Richmond, Va. My great grandmother and her family hailed form Big Stone Gap. Listening to this it took me back to my early childhood and made me remember just how many of these she and other older family members told me through the years. Thank you so much for taking me back to the good old days.

@donnielaws7020

Жыл бұрын

Awesome my friend. Thanks for sharing your memories.

@angelarollins8769

Жыл бұрын

My moms ppl were from Lee/Wise County, Parsons/Trent family. I’ve heard these sayings and many more like them my whole life 😀

@bamagirl4803

Жыл бұрын

I enjoy this as well. Pretty interesting

@kateawag

Жыл бұрын

Majority of my family is from the Meadows of Dan/Floyd/Mt. Airy area, so pretty close! This video reminds me of going out there with my grandma to see my family, definitely the good old days!

My grandpa Daily worked, farmed and ranged cattle in the mountains of NC for 80 years of his life. He could tell when to plant and what weather was coming just by looking at his surroundings and the animals. He was always right too. He was a good farmer who kept his land and his family fed. My Grandma believed in visions, signs, dreams. She told me right before she passed away that she had seen her crown of life. I argued with her and tired to convince she was wrong, but sure enough like clockwork she was gone. I think a lot of the sixth sense is genetic. My Great granny Wheeler was a mid wife, and she saw plenty of visions. Her son, a minister, saw visions as well. Then my grandma, my mom and myself have this gift. Right before she died she told me to watch for the signs. I noticed a lot more of these signs and visions after she had passed away. I know it all sounds crazy, but I am a college educated person, and these old tales and superstitions are true. I learned to not question them and just live by them. For generations people lived and died by these signs. Great video my friend!

@donnielaws7020

2 жыл бұрын

Your welcome. Thanks for sharing my friend.

@smellysock4260

2 жыл бұрын

I grew up in Appalachia. Not so many peole have dreams and visions, and fewer talk about them. Non-believers can be judgemental. After reading a lot about it, talking to people who experienced it, and even formally studying the phenomenon in a Parapsychology class, I am convinced there is trueth to it. Dreams and visions have a prophetic element. Your grandmother's vision is an excellent example. I don't know why so few people experience it. Not many people even dream and still fewer have complex, symbolic dreams. Otehr people are too stressed from over-work in these ever faster paced times. I want to believe that everybody can experience it if they opened their hearts to it.

@Skitdora2010

2 жыл бұрын

I have had such dreams and visions and trying to tell people about them I am treated poorly, but they come true so it just means I am forewarned. I have kept a dream diary since 5th grade in school. I am very in tune to dreams because of that. It was noticing that I had them which made me start to keep a dream diary. Past 4 years I started to draw the dream visions images as I wrote them out. I will be living life and suddenly walk straight into my dream vision, from a few weeks to a few months of the past. When I have waking visions, they come as I do work, they are like wisps of see through film strips imposed over my vision and getting people to help with verification is tough as it is stuff happening to others else where and not the future which belongs to me. You ask people to verify and they get angry you are spying on them or invading their privacy and it makes them paranoid that they are being stalked. I have had dreams of receiving phone calls in dreams and told warnings, those warnings ended up being true too. The dream diary helps me understand and prepare for the warnings fruition. In theory they are proof of forewarned knowledge, but no amount of proof will convince a skeptic.

@smellysock4260

2 жыл бұрын

@@Skitdora2010 Thanks for sharing. Your dreams are your proof that there's more to the world, to our existence, than what our physical senses tell us. Drawing/painting detailed images is the best way to document it. If you dream of meeting someone, you paint as realistic a portrait as you can. If you dream of visiting a new place, do the same. Write the date. Until somebody invents a neural interface that will record our dreams onto a hard drive, that's the only way to do it. You might not dream the winnign lottery numbers, but you will dream things that can guide your life. You might notice that some of the events yo dream of cannot be prevented. They're fate. Others can be prevented or changed.

@johncronin5311

2 жыл бұрын

So what does a college educated mean ? That you are more rationale or smarter thsn others? yet so superstitous. what a shame

I’m a 60-year-old man born and raised in the Mississippi Delta. Right on the creek banks of the Mississippi River, On a cotton farm. Yawls way of life and our way of life are a lot alike. Thanks for your stories they have rekindled old memories from another life and time…✌🏼❤️🎼

@donnielaws7020

2 жыл бұрын

Your welcome friend.

@RubyJeans943

2 жыл бұрын

My grandpa grew up in the Ozarks, near the Missouri/ Arkansas border. He was born in the early 1900s and became a hobo and rode the rails during the Depression, to make it easier on his family. He told me to be careful around the Mississippi River because there were dangerous people who lived along the River. I never did get further info. Can you tell me anything about it?

@sasquatch907

2 жыл бұрын

@@RubyJeans943 The Mississippi river as most rivers in that time was a major through Way and was bustling with hustlers,criminals and thieves of all kinds. The river boats were very attractive to gamblers and unkindly people…lots of Cash, merchandise and as bad as I hate to say it the slave trade.……There are even stories of pirates along the Mississippi. It is full of folklore and stories And is alive today as much as it was yesterday.

@hmpz36911

2 жыл бұрын

Is that King Diamond?

@TheProdigalPrincess777

2 жыл бұрын

I'm up here in North MS hope you are safe down there

Mr. Law, please don't ever stop telling your stories!! BEST way to learn history!!

@donnielaws7020

Жыл бұрын

Thank you friend.

@jamesbondjr4902

Жыл бұрын

😇🙏❤

Hearing these old superstitions made me smile. I'm from Houston and was in the foster system. My foster mother (my REAL mother to me) was a Texas/German woman old enough to be my grandmother. She told me many of the old sayings you mentioned. A favorite of mine that she told me was, "Sweep under the bed, and the rest will come by itself." So, being a naive child, I was running the dust mop over my bedroom floor one Saturday. When I finished, I shook the dust out outside, and then hung the mop where it belonged. My mother thought something was odd, so she went to check my work. She came back and told me that I hadn't cleaned my floor. I told her I cleaned under the bed and reminded her that she had said if you did that, the rest would get clean by itself. That was always a running joke after that... I honestly took her literally and thought all I had to do was run the mop under the bed and I was done. I also loved it when it rained when the sun was shining. That meant that bthe devil was beating his wife to death with a frying pan. Another one was that overnight visitors and fish stayed fresh for three days. She firmly believed that visitors should leave after staying for three days. Thank you for reminding me of my dear mother and her funny and interesting sayings!

@donnielaws7020

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome story. Your very welcome. Thanks for sharing this my friend

@janicehanson3263

2 жыл бұрын

Mom Mom said the fish one when we visited her sister. She also told us the hat on the bed. I sure miss her.

@tucky2297

Жыл бұрын

If someone sweeps under a young ladies feet, she never will get married.

@markpell8979

Жыл бұрын

Visitors staying more than three days is called "wearing out your welcome."

@GingeRenee

Жыл бұрын

Too funny. I feel 3 days is perfect time of a visit no more then that and less it just not enough. Love to see these old tales and superstitions.

I’m a native of West Virginia and it does my heart good to know that people like you still exist. You’re down to earth and genuine. Your stories take me back to when I was a boy listening to my mom tell stories on our front porch on the swing. That was the good old days of a simple life.

@donnielaws7020

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you kindly. Thanks for sharing my friend.

@ShellyOB1

2 жыл бұрын

@@donnielaws7020 I'm from West Virginia, too, and just hearing you talk reminds me of all my family growing up. It is such a joy and privilege to have been born and raised in Appalachia. Thank you for some sweet memories.

@nelliesfarm8473

2 жыл бұрын

Bet you know about dogman ..they sure are here in Alabama

@morkiethuglife2195

2 жыл бұрын

@@ShellyOB1 I'm from the northern panhandle outside Wheeling myself. In Pittsburgh due to work. Miss my home

@morkiethuglife2195

2 жыл бұрын

@@nelliesfarm8473 child you are beautiful

My great aunt's one named Lulu and one Bell lived on a mill village. Both have been gone for many years. Aunt Lulu was particularly clairvoyant she would often see visions and predict things in the community. She was also able to use sticks or metal rods and douse for water. I've seen her find old pipes and locate wells for people. Aunt Bell believed in allot of these superstitions also. Grandma was also very clairvoyant but didn't try to develop it like Aunt Lulu. I've heard so many of these old superstitions from them. Aunt Bell loved to cook and often used herbal medicines and poultices to help neighbors and loved ones with illnesses. Many of these actually helped. Aunt Lulu lived into her late 80's and Bell into her late 90's and both never went to doctors or took medicine for anything. They had a well, kept a garden, canned food, and Bell had chickens. Long before I came along, the two of them grew up in the country on a farm but both married and settled into textile mill communities to which they lived out their lives in. These were goo hard working people who had a love of life and simply things. I miss those days visiting them with grandma.

@donnielaws7020

2 жыл бұрын

Wow. Thanks my friend for sharing.

@rhondabuce8348

2 жыл бұрын

I love hearing about these things. I am old fashioned and want to know more about my roots and beliefs.

@goldcherry103

2 жыл бұрын

What state were they from? I would love to hear more about herbal remedies. 😀

@delorestaylor8114

2 жыл бұрын

I watched my papaw cut a Y stick from a tree on our farm and walked out an underground spring with the devining rod. That thing curled and flipped over in his big old hands. I didn’t know much about that sort of thing till I got older, but now I am certainly a believer.

@thevagabondsageinthewoods

2 жыл бұрын

I wish they had written books.

My dad said fogs in February means that many frost in May. He was a heck of a gardener! He never lost a plant to late frosts. It's funny, Mountain People are so much more accurate at reading the weather than most meteorologists with their technology! Superstitions vs Predictions! He also taught me to witch with copper rods. My ex-wife said never let an empty baby swing rock or baby could die. My favorite was always: if your nose itches, company is coming; if you itch all over, they've arrived! 🤣 Another great video!

@donnielaws7020

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thanks for sharing that story my friend.

I grew up in the mountains in the pan handle of Virginia. Moved away some years ago but finding your channel reminds me of my childhood home. Thank you for making these videos the people of the Appalachian mountains may not have been rich in material things but have a rich history that I am sure many folks would find interesting.

@donnielaws7020

Жыл бұрын

Awesome my friend. Thanks for sharing this. God bless you. Your very welcome.

Hi Donnie, I live in the UK and was brought up in just outside London. My Dad had Irish roots and some of the Superstitions you shared I also know. So yes they came from the Old Country! We have so much in common.

@donnielaws7020

2 жыл бұрын

A lot of them did my friend. That's where they started at and still in use today. Thanks for sharing.

@lorenataft6157

2 жыл бұрын

Many many Irish came to WV to work on putting in the railroad.

@eugeniaskelley5194

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, they are your cousins. You should come visit someday.

@samanthab1923

2 жыл бұрын

Yup, no shoes on the table, hats on beds, never cut a babies nails with clipper, bite them off. Otherwise you make them pick pockets

@DaezofMaez

Жыл бұрын

I have Irish, Scottish, and Appalachian heritage, so this comment was cool to me.

A new superstition,if you miss one of Donnie's videos you will be yearning for the next one! Thanks Donnie keep up the delightful subjects.

@donnielaws7020

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks friend. How bout if you dislike this video it will bring bad luck. Why would someone dislike our history. But a few always do on every one I put out.

@craignelson8670

2 жыл бұрын

@Speckled Hen: 100% agree.

@linterpretemehariste9081

2 жыл бұрын

LOL! For sure!

here from north carolina, i just have to say im turning 29 this month and my maw maw and paw paw as well as both parents told me almost every single thing you have stated in this video and it was completely nostalgic. please continue your work my friend and many blessing will come your way!

@donnielaws7020

Жыл бұрын

Awesome my friend. Thanks for sharing this.

@KristinaKarina

Жыл бұрын

Please, please teach these to your children. So many people are forgetting how to live and how to provide for their families. They are a Treasure!

@BobbyTucker

2 ай бұрын

You're just turning 29, ha! you're still just a 'puppy'! I'm about to turn 75, just always believe in God and pray every night before bed. God Bless you.

My ancestors were German immigrants who lived in the Appalachian mountains. I grew up hearing so many of these and am passing them on to my children and grandchildren. It's a joy to have them refreshed in my mind. Thank you so much for all of wonderful things that you share with us.

@donnielaws7020

Жыл бұрын

Awesome my friend. Your very welcome.

@djfreake

Жыл бұрын

Samsies. Abee’s foothills-mineral springs mtn

@louisianapatriot5818

Жыл бұрын

@@djfreake healing waters

I found that very interesting. Especailly since I grew up with these same superstitions here in New Zealand. I'm 70yrs old now, and grandperants were the heads of the household when I was growing up. So across the world from you, I was hearing the same superstitions. Some of the animals were different of course, but same superstitions surrounding them nevertheless. We had penny's back then too. Even the moaris, the indigenous people of NZ, had some of those superstitions which were ancient to them. Completely amazing.

@donnielaws7020

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Thanks for sharing my friend.

@donnielaws7020

2 жыл бұрын

@Alieff Farwell Small world.

@moseymay1772

2 жыл бұрын

@Alieff Farwell yes and not only that, as mentioned in the beginning "when they come in here" these folks who settled in the Mtns hundreds of yrs ago came from several different areas of the world.

@abdullahyusuf2247

2 жыл бұрын

@@donnielaws7020 Hi Donnie We Really Like Your Stories We are From NZ & Know These Traditions The Reason those Things Are The Same Because They Are Our Family Has Been Here Before The Maori People Came The Original Inhabitants Came Here From Wales Brought By Viking People So They are Celtic I Guess Its Controversial Stuff There is a Great vid on you tube Called Skeletons in The Closet if You Have a Hankering For it Thank You Once Again For Your Films

@donnielaws7020

2 жыл бұрын

@@abdullahyusuf2247 Awesome! Thanks for the info my friend.

His voice in itself sounds nostalgic. That was a treat. I knew most, but I learned a few.

@donnielaws7020

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing my friend.

I once went hiking near the Appalachia trail in western Virginia with my hubby and we both saw a red cardinal, it was so red. I tried to take a picture of it but it disappeared before I could even get my phone out. I didn’t even see it fly away. We both think it was a magical bird. I’m glad to hear that it means angels are near by ❤️❤️❤️❤️

@donnielaws7020

Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thanks for sharing that my friend.

What astonished me about these were how familiar these superstitions were to me. I live in the UK and grew up hearing the same (or slight variations of) these superstitions from my grandmothers. This video brought back memories of them both, for which I thank you.

@donnielaws7020

Жыл бұрын

Awesome my friend. Thanks for sharing this. Your very welcome.

@julienielsen3746

Жыл бұрын

One of the grandchildren of my great great grandmother had written a memory of her. They said when she brushed hair out of her hard she would burn it in the wood stove and say, " Someone's dying." That creeped the grandchildren out. She was English, Welsh, and was a church goer.

@donnielaws7020

Жыл бұрын

WOW.

@momkatmax

6 ай бұрын

When Grandma told them especially about the DREAMS, it was Gospel. No question! Mine always said if a bird got in a house, it was a bad sign.

A lot of those old weather sayings are pretty accurate. And, the "Old Farmer's Almanac" is much more accurate than today's weather experts (I call them "weather guessers"). I drive a truck all over the U.S. and Canada, and I carry a copy of the almanac in the truck with me. It's proven itself to be right far more often than the high-tech predictions, time and again.

@donnielaws7020

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing my friend.

@user-io6pj8bz8h

2 жыл бұрын

I agree, I'm a beekeeper, I use the Almanac for my planning, not weather forcast news.

@JSTNtheWZRD

2 жыл бұрын

That's it - getting one. But when do they come out with a new one. Is it at the new year?

@jimt6151

2 жыл бұрын

@@JSTNtheWZRD They should be out any time now, if not already. BUT...be sure to get the "The Old Farmer's Almanac", Robert B. Thomas, founded in 1792. There's a knock-off called "Farmer's Almanac", that look's similar, but it's mostly just a bunch of fluffy stories and useless garbage. And unfortunately, my very favorite store, Tractor Supply Company, carries only the garbage one.

@JSTNtheWZRD

2 жыл бұрын

@@jimt6151 ah! See I needed to hear this. I would have bought the wrong one. Then I would have hated it. Thanks. I'm going to find the old farmers almanac. There is still good stuff in an old one right? Like stories and information etc.

Donnie Sir, you would have made a wonderful school teacher for children, and you ARE indeed a great teacher to all the folks who view your videos.

@donnielaws7020

2 жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you kindly friend for that comment. Thank you.

@kathyborthwick6738

2 жыл бұрын

So agree!

@ellenkeith3008

2 жыл бұрын

I so agree whole heartedly. I find self sitting here and listening and listening and not getting my chores done. LOL

@jeanconner8076

2 жыл бұрын

Ellen Keith Oooooooooooooooiiiiiiiiiiiiiiioii,,,

@delorestaylor8114

2 жыл бұрын

True, so true.

Hello Donnie, I’m from Australia and a lot of these superstitions I’ve heard from my Grandmother and Mother Both from German/ Irish decent. My father was Croatian was very superstition and would always repeat alot of these too. They are automatically woven into life.

@donnielaws7020

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome my friend. Thanks for sharing your story.

I just found your channel and thank you!!!! I grew up deep in the hills of WV and am proud to be an Appalachian! It is in my blood and am darn glad! I grew up with many of these stories too and hold close to them in my older age and have taught them to my grandchildren... I still look to the sky at night or in the morning for the weather. Red sky at night, sailors delight...red sky in the morning, sailors take warning. You are right Donnie...😄

@donnielaws7020

Жыл бұрын

Awesome, Welcome friend. Thank you so much. Thanks for sharing this.

As someone who lives in the Appalachian region (southwestern Pennsylvania, close to the WV border) I’ve delighted in finding this channel! So many of these videos are so nostalgic and such a treat to listen to.

@donnielaws7020

2 жыл бұрын

Welcome aboard my friend.

@natashahall-baran967

2 жыл бұрын

Omg where? I'm in Uniontown pa south Western pa bout 25miles from the wv boarder

@sc6658

2 жыл бұрын

@@natashahall-baran967 I’m south of Pittsburgh!

@mspence0826

2 жыл бұрын

@@sc6658 we were south of Pittsburgh in North Versailles for some time. Moved to Alaska. Hope all is well on the east coast!

@johnward6699

Жыл бұрын

@@natashahall-baran967 I live here in greensburg...welcome

I enjoyed this! My husband and I are Cajun and live in south Louisiana so, we can relate. There are many books on our superstitions.

@donnielaws7020

2 жыл бұрын

That is awesome! Thanks for sharing my friend.

@mistydevillier2197

2 жыл бұрын

@@donnielaws7020 gumbo ya-ya is a really good one!

@KristinaKarina

Жыл бұрын

YaaS! Newspapers on the walls for insulation?! Also, when I moved up to East Texas on the Caddo Lake swamp, we were bbq-ing out one night. I was pregnant. A lot of water mocassins were crawling out of the swamp coming to the fire. This old cajun lady covered my eyes and told me, "Don't look at it hun, you'll mark the baby!"

My father, from WV, said the same saying about the sky in the morning vs. evening many times. I still look for it at sunsets and sunrises. My mom, from NC, always noticed when the devil beat his wife. I have caught myself saying that one too and I was born in VA. Thank you for sharing these superstitions!

@donnielaws7020

Жыл бұрын

Awesome my friend. Thanks for sharing. Your very welcome

I've been told a few of these as well. My family is in Southern Ohio. We have Native American heritage, and my grandma keeps an eagle feather. It's from an old tribe of ours. We keep it as a means of good luck.

@donnielaws7020

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thanks for sharing my friend.

@shadrachification

Жыл бұрын

Blues clues Chloe, Interesting..there have been recent prophetic Words from the LORD of how He was going to raise up the Native Americans in the U.S..lift them up .... I am from Southern Ohio also...grandmother's roots eere Ireland.She said quote o few of these folk lore.

I'm a Puerto Rican from NY and I can't get enough of this channel. much respect!

@donnielaws7020

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thanks for sharing my friend.

Growing up in Tennessee, my Papaw always looked at the wings of a cicada. He said if he saw a W, there would be 4 years of war. If he saw a P there would be 4 years of peace. I've only seen W's since the 60's. Maybe he was right.

@donnielaws7020

2 жыл бұрын

That's a new one. Thanks my friend for sharing.

@jpena8862

2 жыл бұрын

Fools no education

@donnielaws7020

2 жыл бұрын

@@jpena8862 Maybe so my friend, but they learned from living and where happy.

@BB-ts2gu

2 жыл бұрын

@@jpena8862 maybe you’re the fool.

@robinjohnson6225

2 жыл бұрын

If cows lay down might rain

I recently moved to Appalachia from Texas, and your videos have really helped me make sense of some of the odd sayings and stories older folks around here have told me. It also made me realize how many of these old superstitions I grew up with without realizing - makes sense, a lot of my family come from the mountains of TN. Very interesting stuff. Thanks for making videos!

@donnielaws7020

10 ай бұрын

Awesome my friend. Thanks for sharing this. Welcome!. Your very welcome.

Thank you so much for this video! My Grandma always used to say the devil was beating his wife if the sun was out while raining........ I have never heard nobody else say it. I was born, raised and will die in Appalachian mountains of western North Carolina. I love everything about it here and the wonderful people like you, I consider all Appalachians (my people )"!

@donnielaws7020

Жыл бұрын

Awesome my friend. Thank you friend for sharing. Your very welcome.

@andrew-xr1de

Жыл бұрын

be nice if he could speak english.

@Tika10210

Жыл бұрын

@@andrew-xr1de why? Do you fancy yourself in some way superior?

@Trogers1212

Жыл бұрын

I have heard that my whole life. Lol. Seriously from NC too.

@Tika10210

Жыл бұрын

@@Trogers1212 that's so awesome! Cause I really don't come across many people who have even heard it. I tell all those weird things to my kids cause I'm sad that small things like that are disappearing over time.

That's why I've been broke all my life! Eating the heels on the bread loaves (my favorite part)!

@donnielaws7020

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks my friend for sharing.

@magdatorruellas9122

2 жыл бұрын

And mine!

@TheProdigalPrincess777

2 жыл бұрын

Mine too lol

@heidimisfeldt5685

2 жыл бұрын

My very favorite parts of the bread, because it is well cooked through, and firm, just like I like it. Nice and toasted with butter.😀

@kennethjones4369

2 жыл бұрын

@@donnielaws7020 s

I was expecting our first child when we visited my mother-in-law in Mocassin Holler, TN. I was sitting on the carpet talking with everybody and she leaned over and quietly told me I should get up off the floor or the baby would have birth-marks. Of course I got right up. Such a sweet lady- I miss her and TN!

@donnielaws7020

2 жыл бұрын

Oh wow! Thanks for sharing my friend.

@lauracipriano-riozzi8875

2 жыл бұрын

What's wrong with birthmarks? Now, I'm freaking out because I have one. A red one on my neck. Some say it's a marking of a witch. That doesn't bother me though. I'm a good witch😉

@donnacalloway7158

2 жыл бұрын

@@lauracipriano-riozzi8875 HAHA! Nothing wrong with birth-marks! My son WAS born with a little one on his cheek and he is very handsome. I have a couple on my arms that I like. I'm sure yours is beautiful, too! They're unique and that's a good, too! Hope you enjoy your day!

@chelseawho7221

2 жыл бұрын

In Europe they are called beauty marks or so my dad told me like extra special and unique.

@donnacalloway7158

2 жыл бұрын

@@chelseawho7221 Yeah, my mom's from France and we called birth-marks and moles beauty marks. A guy I know in TX calls them angel kisses. Pretty names for those pretty and unique markings!

Mr Donnie I can’t thank you enough for showing these harder times everyone thinks was a simple time. Hard work and living from the sweat of one selfs brow is freedom. But freedom comes at a cost, those that don’t work, don’t eat. But hard times was shared by all as long as they was trying. I’m 46 years old and grew up dirt poor in rural Alabama. We was financially poor but we didn’t do without the basics. And most of all we had a house of love. My parents were happily married 52 years till my momma died. Dad died 2 years later grieving to death. As I got older and resented them for being poor as a teenager. Where I’m at today in life I long for the love I had from them what seems like a lifetime ago. Thank you for the voice that is home to me. Keep it up!

@donnielaws7020

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Your very welcome. Thanks for sharing that my friend.

It's amazing and cool how I grew up with a lot of these beliefs and superstition my grandmothers taught me. Some I still follow to this day. I enjoy hearing about your upbringing, the knowledge and wisdom you've gain in your lifetime. Most of all I enjoy hearing your voice, it's comforting. Thank you for sharing all your life and stories. 🙏🏽💚

@donnielaws7020

2 жыл бұрын

Your very welcome. Thanks for sharing my friend.

Awwww! I Love these Donnie!!❤️ I remember if we got a lot of rain through the Summer my mother would always say that it would be a really colorful and pretty Fall. She also said that if flies were biting you than it was about to rain. My mother was of German heritage and she was extremely superstitious. When I was a kid if a black cat ran across the road while my Mom was driving me to school she would turn around and go back home, go inside the house, and then turn around and get back in the car to take me to school. Of course I would be whining that I was going to be late and she would apologize cause she was always so punctual, but she said she had to do it. If we were walking together downtown somewhere and a pole separated us where I walked around it on one side and her on the other she would always make me say “Bread & Butter”!😂 She would also throw salt over her shoulder if one of us kids knocked the salt shaker over at the table. My Mom also had this thing where if we drove under railroad tracks while a train was going over us we all had to pick our feet up from the floor boards and count to 10 while we drove under it. She had so many hilarious superstitious beliefs that were sooo funny. Some of her superstitious beliefs she got from my Granny and one that that my Granny would say was that if you broke a mirror instead of it giving you 7 years bad luck she would always say you dare not as you would release everything the mirror has ever seen.😳 My mother also had the funniest colloquialisms. When she would walk into a really dark room she would always say “ It looks like Inner Sanctum in here!” She said she would listen to the radio show Inner Sanctum when she was a kid and she said the voice and the music always made her think of great darkness. When she got really angry with us for making too much noise when we were kids she would yell at the top of her lungs “Hell’s Bells and panther tracks! I’m sure our neighbors thought she was crazy!!😂 If she told you to pick up your shoes or something you valued and you didn’t she would throw it in the garbage or hide it so you made sure you picked it up the first time she told you or it would be gone.😬 I would say, “Mom where did you put my shoes!”and she would simply brush her hands together and say, “They’re gone with the wood pine twineth and the pine lil whineth!😂 She was super smart as she went to college which was unheard of for a lot of women during that time and she could speak Latin and German fluently. She could kick anyone’s Fanny in Trivia or watching a Jeopardy show and could cook a spread that would feed an army and was out of this world!😋 She was a true southern Kentucky lady through and through and the best mother in the world.🥰❤️Thank you so much for posting this as it brought back so many wonderful memories of my mother.❤️

@haroldwilkes6608

2 жыл бұрын

Heard the "bread and butter" one, supposed to ward off evil too.

@donnielaws7020

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks my friend for sharing.

@donnielaws7020

2 жыл бұрын

Great story friend. Your are welcome friend.

@pamelaburks8695

2 жыл бұрын

My Pawpaws family came from Germany and my mawmaw laugh and say honey I'm from KY all I know. We grew up in Va, in mountains of Southwest Virginia Buchanan Co. Beautiful place just not many jobs. Still proud of my home town.

@kdcats4092

2 жыл бұрын

Similar to your story about the black cat, if we went to get in the car and forgot something we wouldnt be allowed to go back for it until we made a cross on the ground with a foot and spit on it. Mom was strict about that one.

When my mom was a little girl ,her parents were from eastern Kentucky , believe these things . There was a no rain on the farm. So my mom found a dead snake and put it on their fence . That afternoon it was a downpour of rain, she told everyone that she cause it. Thanks for another great video

@donnielaws7020

2 жыл бұрын

Wow, Thanks for sharing my friend.

@rodneyclark9252

2 жыл бұрын

My grandma was nearly 100% successful with her snake hangings. Some people believed it so much they would come ask her to do it when they wanted rain !

@donnielaws7020

2 жыл бұрын

@@rodneyclark9252 Thanks for sharing my friend.

@CK-831

2 жыл бұрын

Wish I could find a dead snake!!!! California is STILL burning! Xoxo love the stories!

@wvcricker5683

2 жыл бұрын

My mom was from eastern KY.. Louisa to be exact

I just discovered your channel and absolutely love it. My mama and I are both southern gals from Virginia. My mama's family migrated from Ocracoke on the Outer Banks inland to the Great Smokies. I grew up listening to many of these superstitions and more. My beloved mama is now at rest in those beautiful mountains. Donny, thanks for sharing those cherished and wonderful memories. God bless.

@donnielaws7020

2 жыл бұрын

That's so awesome. Welcome friend. Thank you for sharing this.

I have Honored January 6 for years and years as the "12th Day of Christmas", and, it was also my Mother's birthday---so I liked hearing that your Grandmother was strong on no heavy work that day. Makes me happy.

@donnielaws7020

10 ай бұрын

Awesome my friend. She sure was. Thanks for sharing this. God bless you.

I’m a Canadian, I grew up listening to these wive tales, and believing many of the superstitions you have mentioned. It really is a very small world…

@donnielaws7020

2 жыл бұрын

It really is. Thanks for sharing my friend.

@myleshagar9722

Жыл бұрын

Me too. When I lived in China, I learned that many of these tales are common there!!!!!

@STho205

Жыл бұрын

Common Denominator: Scots, Ulstermen, Irish

@KristinaKarina

Жыл бұрын

@@myleshagar9722 Wow! That's amazing!

I love your videos. My family comes from Cow Rock, Fayette County, Pennsylvania. The generations that have lived up there are many. I have heard of a lot of these old wives tales and relate to much of your content on your channel. My children, unfortunately do not share in my Pride of being from the mountains of Dunbar, Pennsylvania. They don’t want to talk like a hillbilly from the Appalachian Mountains. This saddens me. I have hope that God will set things right in the times ahead for the family. A generation down the years will want to know these things about their heritage. I know they will be proud to say it! I still live here in Fayette County and am very Proud of it. I embrace, with all my heart, the old wives tales and also every other facet of life in the Appalachian mountains. I love this place and thank God that He sent me to live in the most beautiful and mysterious and, at times, challenging place on His creation. I can’t imagine life anywhere else and feeling this much connection to the woods and the generations before me. Thank you for this channel. Although I’m only fifty years old, you take me back there. I’m also very Proud to say that, I am a descendant of Native Americans that lived around here. I believe from the Pawnee.

@donnielaws7020

2 жыл бұрын

WOW, Thanks for sharing my friend.

@jmartin4255

2 жыл бұрын

I'm from Uniontown and this is accurate

@KristinaKarina

Жыл бұрын

@@st.davidpipes Probably Shawnee. My people when they came from WEurope all "went native'. They married Cherokee women. One of the women was mixed Shawnee/Cherokee.

@KristinaKarina

Жыл бұрын

Well, don't you worry... I have a very conflicted relationship with my parents who were from Texas. Mostly because of things that have happened recently. Their ancestors all moved out West from the Eastern regions. I heard my grandmother and her sisters repeat these things all my life. Now they are gone, I cherish them. Hopefully, your young people will come to find the value in returning to the Land, and learning to grow things and provide for their families. It makes you feel very good when you know you have enough put back to make it through the winter and then some. Appalachia's Homestead with Patara is another good channel like this one, but she is a younger person who felt moved upon to move back into the country with her family. if I could ever learn to garden like she does!!! So don't you worry, they will come around, especially your grandchildren. It will keep them in good stead in times to come.

"If the squirrels build nests higher up in the trees ...." superstitious beliefs really make good sense at times. When I was so young I still hadn't learned how to swim, my dad used to tell me that a particular watering hole was bottomless. It scared me to death, and I stayed away from it, so it worked. The "If your right hand itches, you'll receive money" is something I heard my Swedish grandmother say. Thank you for the laid back storytelling done in a very captivating way.

@donnielaws7020

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing this.

@KrizRogers

Жыл бұрын

@@donnielaws7020 My pleasure. Thank you for all the stories.

@KristinaKarina

Жыл бұрын

I learned that one about the squirrels from a man in New England. He is an arborist.

@Oakleaf700

Жыл бұрын

@@donnielaws7020 You do have a lovely soft gentle voice.

@donnielaws7020

Жыл бұрын

Thank you friend.

My Grandma had a lengthier saying about dropping silverware - drop a knife, a man is coming to visit; a fork dropped meant a woman was coming; drop a spoon and a child would be visiting soon. I can almost hear her voice while watching this video. My Grandpa had his own versions, but it would take WAY too long to list all of his lol. Thank you so much for your videos - they bring back many fond memories of my childhood and of family members no longer with us. I always look forward to your videos - I walk away with a smile on my face and warm fuzzies in my heart. 🤗💖💖💖

@donnielaws7020

Жыл бұрын

Awesome my friend. Thanks for sharing your memories and story with us. God bless you.

@Donnie Laws EXCELLENT video! Most all these my mamaw was a stern believer in! One of the first whopens I ever got was opening an umbrella in her house. That was a No-No!! The Red Cardinal was her favorite bird. Scense her passing...Ive collected a few Red Cardinals. When I had hard times and was struggling and didn't know if I was gonna make it....(or just down and sad) I saw the most beautiful Red Cardinal I had ever seen. You mentioned that today..it made me cry. All my life she watched over me..and in death she still does. That may be weird or creepy to some folks...but not me. I'm thankful to know she's still there. 🙏

@donnielaws7020

2 жыл бұрын

Your very welcome. Thanks for sharing my friend.

My uncle was pretty accurate about what kind of winter was coming just by watching nature around the farm. I believe the smoke from the chimney going down to the ground being a portent of snow coming very likely is true due to changes in barometric pressure. My mother cooked black eyed peas for New Years but I asked her to stop because it never brought good luck. Now I know the Lord is in charge and not the peas.

@donnielaws7020

2 жыл бұрын

Amen my friend.

@AmericanGal_69

2 жыл бұрын

My Persimmons were correct last winter. Hey from east TN Mountains.

@delorestaylor8114

2 жыл бұрын

@@AmericanGal_69 Hey neighbor, we got spoons this year. Yes, I’ve seen the smoke crawling towards the ground before a snow fall.

@AmericanGal_69

2 жыл бұрын

@@delorestaylor8114 we did too😔

@wendyladybug355laurie4

2 жыл бұрын

AMEN!!!!May God Bless ALL PRAYERSNLUV WWG1WGA 😇😇✝️✝️

My family has lived in Wv.since the mid 1700s and we grew up listening to and believing these superstitions and still do to the this day. I really enjoy these videos. They say the Appalachian people are the keepers of the old ways from the old country. Videos like this help to keep our ways and stories alive. I hope their never forgotten. I have a lot of Appalachian pride.

@donnielaws7020

Жыл бұрын

We all did in these hills my friend Thanks for sharing this. God bless you.

@eddieboggs8306

Жыл бұрын

@@donnielaws7020 Have you ever heard of Fox Fire books? 15 volumes I believe.

@donnielaws7020

Жыл бұрын

Yes have have a few volumes.

@eddieboggs8306

Жыл бұрын

@@donnielaws7020 My daughter has 5.

@AK-pq4zz

Жыл бұрын

I have heard of them and our local library has them on loan. Very interesting and very informative. Most of the information I have has come directly from my family. All the healing methods were handed down from male to female and family only. When asked how they did it the answers were always. Don't know, it's God and just what we do. My grandpa used dowsing rods to find water, they all got rid of warts,took the fire out of burns and stopped blood and used a pendulum along with lots of other things. They even did a few things that I haven't ever heard of others doing and some of us still use these tools today. Once again I'm so very proud of my wv. Appalachian roots!

You took me down memory lane! My Appalachian grandma told me stories and beliefs like this I’d long forgotten since she died- so thank you!❤ And I too find your voice soothing.

@donnielaws7020

Жыл бұрын

Awesome my friend. Your very welcome. God bless you.

I was born and raised in the north so hearing these stories is so interesting ..But what keeps me looking for these videos is Donnie and his voice the way tells is so calming and keeps you wanting to hear more ... Love this channel

@donnielaws7020

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Thanks for sharing my friend.

Thank you for sharing these! My people aren’t from the mountains but we are southerners; ranch raised and live in the country. We follow the signs of the farmers almanac; when to cut calves, hay or; when to plant or dig post holes. I follow a lot of these superstitions. My strongest warning to anyone would be to never lay a hat on a bed; anyone’s bed or anyone’s hat. I was raised with that belief of bad luck but threw my hat a crossed the room one afternoon when I was a child and unbeknownst to me, landed on my bed by accident. I turned and walked outside and had a freak accident that left my arm broken just a few minutes later. We found my hat on the bed about 2:00 in the morning after getting home from the hospital. You might say I’m kind of funny about folks dropping their hats on the bed.

@donnielaws7020

2 жыл бұрын

WOW, Thanks for sharing my friend.

Hello! Thank you for a nice and relaxing time listening to your video. I am greek and it was a tradition in my country, that the godfather or the godmother should buy a new pair of shoes for their godchild every Easter. It's interesting how tradition goes for each place...

@donnielaws7020

Жыл бұрын

Awesome my friend. Thanks for sharing this. God bless you.

I have learned all these from my Granny. She was born and raised in the Appalachian Mountains. But moved here to Texas with my Pap. I miss her so much. She’s been gone for almost ten years and hearing these brought back so many memories. She was born in 1938.

@donnielaws7020

Жыл бұрын

So sorry to hear that my friend. God bless you.

Very interesting! Part of my Native American heritage believes that if a bird comes in your house, there will be a death in the family...it's happened to me several times and the deaths always really do happen in threes

@donnielaws7020

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing my friend.

@schnoz2372

2 жыл бұрын

Huh for my family it’s owls, they say owls, if they look at you, someone you know will die and if they don’t, someone who you don’t know directly will die.

@amypatterson3887

2 жыл бұрын

I had a bird fly into my house, and 3 days later my dad passed away. This was last year. Also as far as death comes in 3's, my aunt and uncle also passed away after my dad did last year. Bad year.

@conniebucci8733

Жыл бұрын

My Grandma always said if a bird flys in the house their is going to be a death she also said if you wake up in the night and it sounds like someone is sweeping outside someone's going to die the night my daddy died I woke up at the hour he died and I heard sweeping outside nobody's was there

I've grown up with a lot of the superstitions you talked about. My Daddy's kin were mountain folk and they were passed down to me and my sisters. Thank you for sharing with the world.

@donnielaws7020

2 жыл бұрын

Oh wow! Thanks for sharing my friend.

Mel sent me! Praying for your health Mr. Donny 🙏 I just love this video! I have heard of maybe half of these, some i didn't know. Brings back good memories. Onto the next video! ❤

I’m from the west coast but my mother’s cousins were from Arkansas somewhere really rural. I don’t think that’s part of Appalachia but they were extremely poor, lived rough and off the land. These stories are so interesting and your voice is so soothing. I could listen to these all day. Thank you.

@donnielaws7020

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Your very welcome. Thanks for sharing that my friend.

Mr. Laws I'm from Alabama and the older people in my family still raise the window if someone passes in the house . Also my Poppa always told me to NEVER give someone a knife , make them give you a penny. It says it will cut your relationship if you just give it to them. I love hearing your stories Sir . Thank you for sharing

@donnielaws7020

2 жыл бұрын

Your welcome. Thanks for sharing my friend.

@dalehood1846

2 жыл бұрын

Joel Mabrey I have heard the same thing about a knife, then I heard if they give you a coin it will not cut the relationship. Not sure, just what I heard. Stay safe and GOD BLESS ALL.

Thank you sir for sharing your Rich deep proud culture with me. I'm born in the United States but my mother and father are farmers from Montenegro Europe and they have 80% the same superstitions so it seems to be a farmer country thing more or less

@donnielaws7020

2 жыл бұрын

Your welcome. Thanks for sharing my friend.

Neighbor, thank ye for making these videos. I've heard so many of these my whole life. This video helped me remember them and understand them better. You reconnected me to the old days. You're good people in my book! Thanks again and keep encouraged!

@donnielaws7020

Жыл бұрын

Awesome my friend. Thank you. Your very welcome. God bless you.

I’m from southern Ohio and my grandma always said we had to eat cabbage on New Year’s. Thanks for your stories. I enjoy them.

@donnielaws7020

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing this my friend.

@missyfarleigh

Жыл бұрын

I'm from southern Ohio too and we always had pork and cabbage on New Years. I'm 50 now and I still make some kind of pork and cabbage on New Years day.

This was really relaxing to listen to, really interesting stuff. I'm also pretty amazed to find that I grew up with so many of these superstitions despite being all the way out here in Wales, so much of this instantly reminded me of my own grandmother's sayings

@donnielaws7020

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for sharing my friend.

@stomper2582

Жыл бұрын

A lot of the Scottish people settled in Appalachia. They, at one time were firm believers in second sight. This might have something to do with why people believe in it. It has been passed on for generations.

The superstitions of dreams and death you listed are the same in Ireland ( sadly people foget this folklore) my grandma told me these and im middle aged. Its great that you are documenting these things. Thank you, its so interesting.

@donnielaws7020

2 жыл бұрын

Your very welcome. Thanks for sharing my friend.

I'm living in the Harper's Ferry area along the Potomac & Appalachian trail & train tracks now love hearing these stories. Locals can tell you things that never make the "news" about history & that's pure treasure. THIS is treasure.

@donnielaws7020

Жыл бұрын

That's awesome my friend. Thanks for sharing this story.

Wow I've never heard of a bunch of these.Donnie I absolutely love to hear you tell these stories your voice is so familiar and soothing,makes me feel right at home.I love the scenery in all your videos, keep up the great work!!!!may God bless you and yours

@donnielaws7020

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing this my friend. God bless you.

Every year my parents would send me to Oak Hill West Virginia to stay with my grandparents. I loved it. There was a family down the road with 13 children. I lived them and had the best times of my life for a city girl.

@donnielaws7020

2 жыл бұрын

That is awesome! Thanks for sharing my friend.

@oldnanabanana1668

2 жыл бұрын

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@oldnanabanana1668

2 жыл бұрын

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When I was pregnant, my mamaw wouldn’t let me help put up pickled corn or beans. I couldn’t even touch the jars. She said “if a pregnant woman tries to pickle anything, it won’t turn out”.. so, I got out of that chore for at least one season! 😂

@donnielaws7020

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing my friend.

@vickiyurek347

2 жыл бұрын

If my great aunts were putting up beans or pickles, she would ask the young females if they were “in the way” or “on their cycle” as her canning would turn out soured.

@wvcricker5683

2 жыл бұрын

@@vickiyurek347 Yep, I was told that about my period, too. There was something I couldn’t help with in the garden, if I was on my period. But, it’s been so long, I can’t remember what it was.

@pamela5250

2 жыл бұрын

Yup! My mom always said if you made pickles during that time of the month they’d be soft. Seems a bit Freudian to me 😂😂 but it never failed to prove true 🤷🏻‍♀️

@wvcricker5683

2 жыл бұрын

@@pamela5250 Hey, the old people knew stuff that we don’t know. My great grandma told my mom when she was pregnant to not hold your arms over your head, or the cord would wrap around the baby’s neck, and to NOT look at a cut or any other injury because she could mark the baby. And I believe that, because I’m telling you, I marked my youngest son, and nobody can tell me different. I marked him. A fact.

My Mother told me some of these but I never have believed in them at all. Love your videos. Thanks for all the hard work you do to bring us these videos. I'm glad I stubbled across you channel today. Have a great day.

@donnielaws7020

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing this my friend. Your very welcome. God bless you. Welcome my friend!

Thank you for sharing! ❤ You’re thumbnail pic was my great great great etc grandads cabin in cades cove, the one with the cantilever barn across the way! Made my heart smile to see it in my recommended! Love hearing the superstitions! Very interesting, I had not heard a bunch of em!

@donnielaws7020

3 ай бұрын

That's so awesome my friend. Thank you so much for sharing this. God bless you.

I remember my family saying a lot of these, and another I heard a lot was if you sweep under a persons feet, they'll never get married! Have you ever heard that one? Hope you have a blessed day! Love these videos!

@donnielaws7020

2 жыл бұрын

Yes I have. Thanks for sharing my friend.

@TheProdigalPrincess777

2 жыл бұрын

I've heard it in North Mississippi

@thegreencat9947

2 жыл бұрын

My mom told Me that. I'm 71 years old. From Massachusetts. Also, when you move, leave the old broom behind.Mom told me of the tongue biting. Also if your left hand itches, you rub it on wood to avoid bad luck.

@audreyborders5950

2 жыл бұрын

My Mother always said that.

@thegreencat9947

2 жыл бұрын

Another broom saying,never sweep your dirt out the door. You sweep out your good luck.

As an Appalachian mountain native, born and raised in robbinsville nc, where the movie NELL was filmed, I am a firm believer in most of these things. Especially the one about dreaming of death and birth as I have done that so many times in my life it's actually really scary! For example I dreamt one night that I had had a baby, the nxt morning my sister called and asked me if I had talked to my friend lynn yet that day and I said no, she then tells me that Lynn's son, who had systic fibrosis, had died that morning!! And as I said, I've done that many many times!! I'm sure there are ppl out there who laugh and say these things are crazy or stupid, and I'd have to say that if I wasn't raised up in it I probably would be one of them, but they are really true, for the most part anyway. I very much enjoyed this show, thank you for it! Brought bk alot of my cherished childhood memories!

@donnielaws7020

2 жыл бұрын

So sad my friend. Thanks for sharing.

I just found ur channel n I’m glad I did !! Ty for sharing stories from Appalachia !!! Look fwd to more superstitions , folk tales, supernatural experiences, witch stories, stories of the unknown, paranormal and the ways of the ppl from Appalachia …

@donnielaws7020

Жыл бұрын

Awesome my friend. Welcome to the channel. Thank you.

Donnie, I thank you for sharing all this with us, I thoroughly enjoyed it, a lot of it I already knew but there are others that are new to me. I can remember all of the family and relatives getting together around the old heatin' stove and swapping stories, seeing these pictures takes me back to my childhood when it all took place. I'm going to be 75 years old in June, time sure flies, makes one wonder where all the years went. Well, thanks again for sharing this with us. Bobby

@donnielaws7020

2 ай бұрын

Awesome my friend. Thanks so much for sharing this. God bless you. Your very welcome.

Great reminder of those tales we were told as kids. My Grandmother would make some up on the fly. She was nervous of storms and in order to get us to be quiet, she would turn the lights off and tell us that noise would attract lightening. I guess it worked... Great stuff Donnie!

@donnielaws7020

2 жыл бұрын

WOW! Thanks for sharing my friend.

@linterpretemehariste9081

2 жыл бұрын

It was just an intelligent grandmas trick to get the lil ones asleep! LOL! The marvellous thing, is, that it works... ;-)

@maryohare4141

Жыл бұрын

My Irish grandma said thunder meant..." the angels and wee people were having a bowling tournament" lol! She calmed our nerves thru laughter. She also tried to make us not afraid of night's darkness...she told us God threw a blanket over earth at night to make us foolish humans rest...and the twinkling stars were where the light shined thru the holes in the blanket! Made you feel cozy, all tucked in! Sometimes, to make her laugh, I sqawked like her parrot...who had a blanket thrown over its cage each night, to make it settle and go to sleep haha! She called me the "cheeky one" of her grandchildren...and I loved to make her laugh!

I come from people who moved across the country from the tidewaters of Virginia in the early 1700s through the Shenandoah Valley and finally into Iowa in the later 1800s. They brought those superstitions with them. I was taught them and still find myself reacting. My Grampa had another superstition that I still live by and that is never watching my loved ones leave. I say my farewells and turn around and go inside. I was told if you watched them until they were out of sight, you'd never see them again.

@donnielaws7020

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing my friend.

@wms72

Жыл бұрын

My family would always watch each other until they got out of sight. That superstition didn't come true for us.

Love the sound of your voice! I know a lot of these and some of the new ones I've learned will stay with me. Bless you ❤ From the UK.

@donnielaws7020

3 ай бұрын

Thank you friend. God bless you.

Happy to come across this. Your voice is very soothing. And I love the content. Really enjoy watching. Thank you so much for sharing!

@donnielaws7020

Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Your very welcome. Thanks for sharing that my friend.

I grew up in my father's mother's home and she would state all of these things as true She had a brother in law who could predict the weather exactly by these signs. I can verify the ringing on ears mine rang and a search uncle passed that day. Thank you from the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains bless you for sharing my life.

@donnielaws7020

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks my friend for sharing.

@moseymay1772

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, mom and sisters had the ringing in their ears too, from Monterey Tnn

Thank You! ❤ I enjoyed that video, very much. My old, Polish Grandmother (who lived to be 92 - 44 years ago) believed in many of these superstitions. She taught me to watch the Whooley Bear Catapillars to determine the severity of the upcoming Winter, and it's almost always correct. My husband and I were just remarking, about how the TV weathermen/women are always wrong now. With all the technology available, you'd think they'd be more accurate than ever, but I swear that the older, more basic science from the 50s-70s, was better. When my grandparents were growing up, they lived on their parent's farms, close to nature, and learned what their ancestors had learned over hundreds of years; to look for certain signs in the natural world (from insects, animals, plants, and sky) to predict the weather, so they could most efficiently prepare, work, and harvest their crops, and manage their farms. It wouldnt surprise me to learn that there wasn't something to some of it, that could be scientifically proven.

@donnielaws7020

2 жыл бұрын

Great story friend. Thanks for sharing.

@linterpretemehariste9081

2 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately they don't have these whooley caterpillars in the weatherforecaststudios... ;-)

@mainemermaid6596

2 жыл бұрын

@@linterpretemehariste9081 Lol... You know what I mean! ❤

@samanthab1923

Жыл бұрын

My mom is of Irish background but still looks for wooly catapillars & bushy tail squirrels for hard winters. If a persons picture falls off the wall it means death

New Sub here, I'm SO glad that I found your channel! I've "Binge watched" your videos & Shared them too. You've hit on SO many things I grew up with!

@donnielaws7020

11 ай бұрын

Awesome my friend. Welcome to the channel. Thank you.

My grandma shared with me every one of these superstitions. Takes me back for sure. I miss my grandma she has been departed over 14 years. A big part of our family is from the Scottish Irish settlers who ended up in the Appalachia. Thanks so much for sharing this. Ps I also did that black eyed pea thing this past New Years as some of these superstitions are no joke.

@donnielaws7020

Жыл бұрын

Awesome my friend. Thanks for sharing your memories with us. God bless you.

@owenmccullagh3462

Жыл бұрын

If your Irish and Scottish folks lived inor near the hills ineurope then that is why they would have gone to what they knew and the hill country and by the way the so called stupid silly thick Hillbillies were the complete opposite to all and more of this townie description as the townies couldn’t have survived in the hills. Studio very intelligent smart folks - the stupid ones were the townies.

I was born, raised and still live in West Virginia. My paternal grandmother was extremely superstitious. I've heard her say almost every single one of the ones you listed plus many more. She passed all those superstitions on to me. I'm very superstitious. So many of them are true. Thank you so much for your videos! I absolutely love them!! Have you ever heard someone say that a baby born with "a veil over their face" would be able to see the dead? The veil was a thin layer of skin that was removed and wrapped in a handkerchief and placed inside a Bible. That's one my grandmother talked about a lot One of my great uncles was born with one and he supposedly saw all sorts of unusual things.

@donnielaws7020

2 жыл бұрын

Your very welcome. Thanks for sharing my friend.

@marilyncausey9348

Жыл бұрын

Becki, my mama was born with the caul/veil over her face. She could see death on a person. She didn't consider it a gift and begged the Lord to take it away from her after she saw death on a lady at church who seemed fine but died later that night. To my knowledge, she never saw "death" again, but she always had what she called "knowings" about things. I have them, too

@barbaralang6813

Жыл бұрын

My great uncle was born with a "maidens veil" and he had a very haunted house.

@marymcsherry1965

Жыл бұрын

In Ireland, if a baby was born with the caul on it's head, it meant that they'd be lucky in life. The cauls were highly prized by sailors, for safety and protection

I’m glad I found your channel. As far as the turtle superstition goes, I always heard if a snapping turtle bit you, it wouldn’t let go until it thundered.

@donnielaws7020

2 жыл бұрын

I have heard that one to my friend. I forgot that one. Welcome aboard. please enjoy the channel thanks again.

@deborahgross1045

2 жыл бұрын

I've always heard that to. My granny always told us kids that.

@chericrose2420

2 жыл бұрын

Lightning also..

@chericrose2420

2 жыл бұрын

Lightening to.

@delorestaylor8114

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, that’s what momma told us.

Another great one Donnie, thanks and god bless you and yours

@donnielaws7020

Жыл бұрын

Thank you friend. God bless you.

I've heard a lot of these superstitions.... Thank you for sharing. Have a wonderful evening. Praying and Blessed! 🤗🙏💕

Grew up in NY/NJ in an Italian, British, Irish Catholic house- we followed Italian traditions and superstitions. We never put hats on bed- BAD LUCK! We talked about how breaking mirrors caused seven years bad luck. For death, Nana, Papa, and Dad were buried with their shoes on because they would be walking around Heaven. We also brought Nana and Papa new clothes for their wakes; Dad just bought a couple new suits so we buried him in one. We made sure they were buried wearing glasses if they wore them 24/7 when they were living. I know Nana buried her parents with their two most favorite items. Ok, moving away from death, if you bite your tongue, someone is talking about you. Bite your collar so they bite their tongue. Don't kill a ladybug in your house- BAD LUCK If you have a person in your house who you think will wish you bad luck, right after they leave, get salt and a broom. Sweep the salt out of the house so their bad wishes for you leave with them. I have heard of other Appalachian superstitions in other cultures. We are connected.

@donnielaws7020

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing my friend.

Thanks Donnie, some of those sayings, I haven’t heard in years. When I was a kid, we would find a dead snake and hang it in a tree, it would always rain within 2 days.

@donnielaws7020

2 жыл бұрын

Your welcome. Thanks for sharing my friend.

@donnalabruno7936

2 жыл бұрын

Same! Or over the fence

@ddsmiles6382

2 жыл бұрын

My husband is from Mexico and they dry snake to keep the hair from thinning (it’s not working) they hang it everywhere! 😩 I’m going to try the hanging in a tree for rain. Bad drought here in New Mexico. I miss the rain of home

@donnielaws7020

2 жыл бұрын

@@ddsmiles6382 Thanks my friend for sharing.

@kellilangley3875

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe I need to try that out here in central California!

Love this channel and your voice telling the stories.. much needed great entertainment. In a world gone mad, and America in a mess this channel is refreshing. Thank you

@donnielaws7020

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Your very welcome. Thanks for sharing that my friend.

Growing up in the flat lands of Appalachia, I heard a lot of these but also, round here, the culture is dying. Some of it we hear and see but nobody knows what it is or where it comes from. This is great, thank you for sharing

@donnielaws7020

2 жыл бұрын

Your very welcome. Thanks for sharing that my friend.

@thor9838

Жыл бұрын

Welll YOU do something to keep the culture ALIVE !

Donnie Thank you - I really appreciate these stories and I can relate. I grew up in the mountains of a small Island and there was no electiricity or running water back then but the stories and old superstitions were as real and plentiful as TV is today. I'd never taken them seriously as an adult until I had a certain type of dream my Grandmother often talked about - two days later my wife told me were expecting. And there's many more but I have to say, the old folks really knew what they were talking about. Bless you and Thanks again

@donnielaws7020

2 жыл бұрын

Your very welcome. Thanks for sharing my friend.

I've heard a lot of these, but a bunch I had never heard of. Thanks so much for sharing this. People of old survived for years believing these. And you're right. A lot of these stand true!!

@donnielaws7020

2 жыл бұрын

Your welcome friend.

My grandparents had a farm in Canada. One of the animal superstitions I recall as a young one, was if the cows are gathered in one spot, laying down facing in same direction a storm is coming. Ty Mr. Don for all of your stories ☺️🙏🏻

@donnielaws7020

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing this. Your very welcome my friend.

@syndihanson5710

Жыл бұрын

When cattles lay down, YES a storm is coming, it always rains, that is 100% true.

@gracehawley9628

Жыл бұрын

I noticed this one too.

@thefarmerswifeknits6190

Жыл бұрын

Same with birds. If they are all gathered on a telephone wire , they have their backs turned to where the storm is approaching.

@user-rd3cl7lg2f

7 ай бұрын

South Alabama & Georgia lived by that cow rule too.

Another great show thanks Donnie, great commentary buddy

@donnielaws7020

Жыл бұрын

Thank you friend. Your very welcome.