Pine Cones: Pregnancy Superstitions | Rowan & Pine Shorts
Rowan & Pine: A Feminist Folklore & Mythology PodcastShow Notes
For as long as women have been having babies, there have been beliefs and superstitions around what the baby will look like, their assigned sex, their temperament, and guarding against defects and miscarriage.
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Pregnancy Superstitions, Richard M. Dorson, Vol. 14, No. 1 (Jan., 1955) pp. 55-56 (2 pages) Published By: Western States Folklore Society https://www.britannica.com/story/9-bizarre-myths-about-pregnancy https://sholescenter.com/old-wives-tales-about-pregnancy https://svarunica.com/pregnancy-and-childbirth-fragments-of-ancient-slavic-traditions-of-the-native-faith/ https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2024/0424/1445014-ireland-folklore-conception-pregnancy-births-babies-children/
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