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

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!

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.

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

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.

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..

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.

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! 🙏❤️

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. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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.

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!

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!

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.

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!

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

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!

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…✌🏼❤️🎼

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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 ❤️❤️❤️❤️

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.❤️

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.

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...😄

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!

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! 😂

@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. 🙏

"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.

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. 🙏🏽💚

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…

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

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!

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.

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.

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

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. 🤗💖💖💖

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...

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.

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

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 )"!

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.

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.

I grew up hearing and believing a lot of these. And every fall I still watch where the squirrels nest and watch for the colors of the caterpillars.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

Born and raised in southern Oklahoma and I still plant by the moon and grandma always opened a persimmon to see how bad winter would be. Grandpa and my dad always knew by the fat on a deer in Oct/Nov. Thick layer of fat means a colder winter. There were many superstitions and some of us still live by them 😍

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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

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!

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

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.

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!

I've heard that if snow stays on the ground for 3 days, another snow will come on top of it.

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.

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 …

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

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.

I grew up in the 50's. I remember these from my grandparents on the farm. I miss those days. The broom thing. The old saying went "a new broom sweeps clean." It refered to keeping spirits out.

Thanks for sharing,Donnie. I have heard a good many of these myself. One thing I would like to hear from you is old home remedies for sickness. You might have already done it and I missed it. Thanks for sharing. 👍🙏

As somebody who was in the U.S. Navy for ten years that thing about red sky at night Sailors delight, Red sky in the morning fair warning, is absolutely true. Generations of sailors before me knew that one.

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!

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.

You are a very good speaker and story teller. Thank you for sharing this. I really appreciate it. I love hearing the stories of all cultures.

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!

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.

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

Hey Donnie, This was a very interesting video. I was thinking to myself that you could write a book. I love listening to you and could listen all day. God Bless you, Karen

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