STORY:

“When I was in Oklahoma this weird white cross just appeared on the back window of my car. I had just put groceries in the car and it wasn’t there, but when I got home it was suddenly there. I think an angel put it on my car. I mean it was a cross so I do think it came from God.”

CONTEXT:

The informant had this experience while away at university. She swears that the white cross appeared on her car miraculously and that it was not there before she was putting groceries into her car.

ANALYSIS:

The informant took this experience as a source of comfort, seeing the cross as divine rather than due to something malicious. This could be due to the informant being far from home. She is away at university, far from her family, so when this strange occurrence happens, she uses it for reassurance when she may otherwise have been lacking that comfort. This experience also has religious connotations to it. A folk symbol, one that is important to Christians, would be more likely seen as a positive sign than a negative one. This story presents a unique blending of memorate and folk belief.