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BELIEF/NUMBER
FAMILY BELIEVED THAT IF THERE WERE SEVEN CHILDREN OF THE SAME
SIX IN SUCCESSION, THE SEVENTH CHILD WAS ENDOWED WITH
SOMETHING SPECIAL. AT TEN YEARS OF AGE, THE SEVENTH CHILD
WOULD GO TO THE PARISH PRIEST AND HE WOULD GIVE THE
CHILD A SPECIAL BLESSING.
Where learned: TOLD AT ; SAINT RITAS
| Subject headings: | 686 First / Once / One / Newness 686 Seven / Sevenths / Several Prophet / Seer / Soothsayer BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Prayer |
Date learned: 03-01-1970
IRISH CUSTOM
YOU MUST MAKE A WISH WHEN YOU ENTER A NEW CHURCH BUILDING.
Submitter comment:
THIS IS AN IRISH CUSTOM THAT INFORMANT COLLECTED FROM HER SISTER
WHO IN TURN LEARNED IT AT THE NURSES' LOUNGE AT BEAUMONT
HOSPITAL, DETROIT.
Data entry tech comment:
HOSPITAL IS ACTUALLY IN ROYAL OAK, MICHIGAN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | 686 686.1 BELIEF -- Church BELIEF -- Prayer |
Date learned: 09-23-1967
NEW CHURCHES
EVERY TIME YOU VISIT A NEW CHURCH IF YOU MAKE A WISH IT WILL
COME TRUE.
Data entry tech comment:
A SIMILAR IRISH BELIEF CAN BE FOUND IN THIS ARCHIVE
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | 686 686.1 BELIEF -- Church BELIEF -- Prayer |
Date learned: 03-31-1968
LEGEND OF A SAINT
WHENEVER A GIRL HAS PROBLEMS TRYING TO FIND YOUNG MEN TO GO
OUT WITH SHE SHOULD REPEAT THE FOLLOWING OCCASIONALLY:
"ST. ANNE, ST. ANNE,
PLEASE SEND ME A MAN."
Data entry tech comment:
Updated by TRD
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
Keyword(s): Attraction ; DATING ; Female ; Male ; Patron ; PRAYER ; Saint ; Saint Anne
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Belief BELIEF -- Religious hero BELIEF -- Marriage BELIEF -- Prayer |
Date learned: 01-22-1968
LEGEND OF A SAINT
WHENEVER A PERSON FINDS THEMSELF IN A DIFFICULT SITUATION
WHICH THEY CANNOT SOLVE OR WORK OUT, THEY SHOULD SAY A PRAYER
TO ST. JUDE, HELPER OF DESPERATE CASES.
Data entry tech comment:
Updated by TRD
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
Keyword(s): Helpless ; Patron ; PRAYER ; Saint ; St. Jude
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Religious hero BELIEF -- Prayer |
Date learned: 01-22-1968
RELIGIOUS BELIEF
IF YOU SAY A "HAIL MARY" FOR EACH ONE OF YOUR TEETH, THEN SAINT
POLLONIA WILL PROTECT YOUR TEETH FROM HARM.
Data entry tech comment:
Updated by TRD
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; KALAMAZOO ; Ceru, Mrs. Joseph ; 5583 South 4th st
Keyword(s): hail Mary ; Patron ; Pray ; PRAYER ; Saint ; Saint Pollonia ; TEETH
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Religious hero BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Prayer |
Date learned: 02-18-1971
NUNS PRAY TO ST. PATRICK
WHEN NUNS ARE DRIVING IN A CAR AND WANT TO GET SOMEWHERE IN
A HURRY, THEY PRAY TO ST. PATRICK SO THAT HE MIGHT BE ABLE TO CHANGE
ALL THE TRAFFIC LIGHTS GREEN
Submitter comment:
THIS IS PRACTICED BY THE INFORMANT'S DAUGHTER, WHO IS A NUN,
AND SAID THIS IS A COMMON PRACTICE AMONG NUNS.
Data entry tech comment:
Updated by TRD
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; 20000 BARLOW ; Sheridan, Frances
Keyword(s): Nuns ; Patron ; Saint ; Saint Patrick ; Saint Patrick ; Traffic
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Religious hero BELIEF -- Prayer |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
CROAGH PATRICK
IT IS BELIEVED THAT ST. PATRICK IS BURIED AT THE TOP OF
CROAGH PATRICK MOUNTAIN. PEOPLE FOR PENANCE GO ON THEIR KNEES
UP THE MOUNTAIN AND CELEBRATE MASS.
Data entry tech comment:
SPELLING CORRECTED BY KEY PUNCHER
Updated by TRD
Where learned: OHIO ; Brennan, Mike
Keyword(s): BURIAL ; Legend ; MOUNTAIN ; Saint ; Saint Patrick
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Religious hero BELIEF -- Prayer |
Date learned: 12-01-1969
TO RECOVER A LOST OBJECT, PRAY TO ST. ANTHONY AT NIGHT JUST
BEFORE SLEEP.
Data entry tech comment:
Updated by TRD
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): Find ; Found ; LOST ; Object ; Pray ; PRAYER ; Recover ; Saint ; Saint Anthony ; SLEEP
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Religious hero BELIEF -- Prayer |
MAKE A WISH
MAKE A WISH AND BLOW ON A DANDELION THAT HAS GONE TO SEED AND THE SEED WILL CARRY THE WISH TO THE FOUR WINDS.
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector are the same person.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): PLANT ; WEED
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Plant BELIEF -- Prayer |
Date learned: CHILDHOOD
STAR BELIEF
IF ONE MAKES A WISH ON A FALLING STAR, IT WILL COME TRUE.
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector are the same person.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; 16190 APPOLINE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Star BELIEF -- Prayer |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
SHOOTING STAR
WHEN YOU SEE A SHOOTING STAR (FALLING STAR) MAKE A WISH
AND IT WILL COME TRUE.
Where learned: WINSTON SALEM ; NORTH CAROLINA ; informant's home ; 2108 E. 25th St.
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Comet BELIEF -- Prayer |
Date learned: 09-08-1971
HICCUPS
WHEN MY GRANDFATHER HAD THE HICCUPS,
HE WOULD PUT A BAG OVER HIS HEAD AND
SAY THE "OUR FATHER".
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
Keyword(s): RELIGION
| Subject headings: | Favorites BELIEF -- Prayer BELIEF -- Method of Curing |
Date learned: 10-23-1970
PARODY
MATTHEW, MARK, LUKE AND JOHN / BLESS THESE WHEELS WE TRAVEL ON.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): BIBLICAL ; RHYME: AA
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse Lyrical Verse BELIEF -- Prayer |
Date learned: UNKNOWN
JAPANESE FESTIVAL CUSTOM
ON THE FIRST THREE DAYS OF JANUARY,
THE OLD PEOPLE VISIT THEIR FAVORITE SHRINE TO PRAY FOR GOOD FORTUNE
FOR THE FORTHCOMING YEAR.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ANN ARBOR
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- January 1 New Year's CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- 39815 CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- 39816 CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 21 solstice to March 20 F642.101 BELIEF -- Prayer |
Date learned: 02-04-1968
SURVAKNIZA NEW YEAR
AROUND THE NEW YEAR IN BULGARIA, THE CHILDREN PEEL OFF THE OUTSIDE
BARK OF A PARTICULAR KIND OF TREE BRANCH SO THAT THE BRANCHES
BRANCH OUTWARD IN A CONICAL EFFECT. THESE SHAPED BRANCHES ARE
THEN DECORATED WITH BITS OF CLOTH AND ORNAMENTS. THE EFFECT IS
MUCH LIKE A SMALL CHRISTMAS TREE. ON NEW YEAR'S DAY THE CHILDREN OF
THE AREA PAT PEOPLE ON THE BACK WITH THESE BRANCHES, WISHING THEM
PROSPERITY AND GOOD HEALTH FOR THE COMING YEAR. HOMES ARE BLESSED,
ALSO LIVE STOCK AND ANIMALS WITH A TOUCH OF THE TREE BRANCH.
IN RETURN FOR THIS THE CHILDREN ARE GIVEN SMALL PRESENTS, TOYS
AND CANDIES BY THE RECIPIENTS.
Submitter comment:
THE INFORMANT REMEMBERS WITH DELIGHT PARTICIPATING IN THIS CUSTOM
AS A YOUNG BOY. HE CONSIDERS THIS TO BE A VERY NICE CUSTOM,
WITH A GOOD PURPOSE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; HENDRICKSONS PHARMACY ; DETROIT ; 15947 W 7 MILE
Keyword(s): GIFTGIVING ; PROSPERITY ; RITUAL WHIPPING
| Subject headings: | Favorites CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- January 1 New Year's BELIEF -- Prayer |
Date learned: 03-21-1970
NEW YEAR WISH
I WISH YOU MUCH LUCK IN THE NEW YEAR,
AND THAT OUR DEAR LORD WILL SPARE YOU
IN THE LAND FOR MANY YEARS
AT NEW YEAR TIME, CHILDREN WERE GIVEN THIS WISH IN DUTCH. THEN EACH CHILD RECEIVED $1.
Submitter comment:
THIS LITTLE WISH WAS GIVEN TO THE GREAT GRANDPARENTS
OF THE INFORMANT BY HER MOTHER AND HER
AUNTS AND UNCLES AT THE NEW YEAR TIME.
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector share the same surname.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): GIFTGIVING
Date learned: 09-00-1969
WISHES
WHEN AN EYELASH HAS FALLEN OFF, PLACE ON TIP OF FINGER, PAUSE FOR A
SILENT WISH, AND BLOW AWAY ONLY ONCE. IF IT IS BLOWN OFF, WISH WILL
COME TRUE.
Where learned: PHILIPPINES ; MAKATI
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Prayer |
Date learned: 00001960S
WISHES
WHEN CONVERSING AT THE SAME TIME AND BOTH HAVE ACCIDENTALLY SAID
THE SAME THING, TWINE EACH OTHER'S RIGHT HAND POINTING FINGERS AND
GIVE ANY THREE CHOICES LIKE RED, GREEN AND BLUE. SILENTLY CHOOSE ONE
THING, WISH, AND AT A GIVEN TIME SAY YOUR CHOICES ALOUD WITH YOUR
FRIEND. IF CHOICES ARE SAME WISHES WILL COME TRUE.
Where learned: PHILIPPINES ; MAKATI
| Subject headings: | Favorites BELIEF -- Prayer |
Date learned: 00001970S