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WHEN A SLOVAK OR RUSSIAN FAMILY MOVE INTO A NEW HOME, A
PRIEST AND HIS CANTOR (IF THE FAMILY IS CATHOLIC) ARE
INVITED TO BLESS THE HOUSE. THE CANTOR RESPONDS TO THE
PRIEST'S PRAYERS AS THEY WALK THROUGH EACH ROOM, THE
PRIEST SPRINKLING HOLY WATER EVERYWHERE. THE PRIEST
DISTRIBUTES HOLY CARDS TO THE FAMILY MEMBERS.
Submitter comment:
THIS IS DONE FOR GOOD LUCK AND FOR GOOD HEALTH IN THE
NEW HOME.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Date learned: 03-22-1970
IN ORDER TO HAVE GOOD LUCK WHILE OWNING A BUSINESS, BURY
THE NECK OF A CHICKEN IN THE FOUNDATION OF A NEW
BUILDING.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT ACTUALLY PRACTICED THIS WHEN HER HUSBAND OPENED
A BUSINESS SEVERAL YEARS AGO. SHE HEARD THIS FROM AN
OLD WOMAN WHEN SHE WAS A CHILD IN HER NATIVE TOWN IN
ROMANIA.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | 686 Properties attributed to specific numbers or numerals individually. CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Foundation rite Laying of cornerstone BELIEF -- Bird BELIEF -- Good luck |
Date learned: 11-08-1971
POLISH CUSTOM
PUT A CAT IN A HOUSE BEFORE YOU MOVE INTO IT AND THERE WILL
ALWAYS BE GOOD LUCK.
Submitter comment:
A NEIGHBOR CAME OVER TO BORROW OUR CAT FOR ONE OF THEIR
RELATIVES WHO HAD JUST BOUGHT A NEW HOUSE. THESE RELATIVES
OF OUR NEIGHBOR HAD JUST RECENTLY COME OVER FROM POLAND.
I DON'T KNOW THE PEOPLE'S NAMES AND THE NEIGHBOR DOESN'T
LIVE AROUND US ANY MORE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Initiation rite Hazing BELIEF -- Good luck |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
IT IS GOOD LUCK TO SEAT AN ODD NUMBER OF PEOPLE FOR THE
CHRISTMAS EVE DINNER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Initiation rite Hazing BELIEF -- Good luck |
Date learned: 03-24-1970
WHEN I LIVED IN NEW JERSEY, I BELONGED TO A GANG OF TEN
YEAR OLDS. INITIATION INTO THIS GANG CONSISTED OF
MEETING ON TOP OF A FACTORY AND JUMPING TO THE RAILROAD
TRACKS. YOU CLIMBED A FENCE, GOT ON THE FACTORY ROOF,
HANG ON THE GUTTER, THEN JUMP ACROSS FOUR FEET. BUT THE
GANG WAS NO GOOD.
Where learned: NEW JERSEY
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Initiation rite Hazing BELIEF -- Good luck |
Date learned: 03-11-1970
THE FIRST TIME A MARINE WEARS HIS/HER NEW STRIPES,
HIS/HER FRIENDS DRENCH HIM/HER WITH BEER. THIS
SHOWER INSURES BOTH GOOD LUCK AND KEEPING OF RANK.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRCH RUN
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Initiation rite Hazing BELIEF -- Good luck |
Date learned: 00-00-1970
HAM SHOULD BE EATEN ON NEW YEAR'S DAY INSTEAD OF CHICKEN
BECAUSE A CHICKEN SCRATCHES BACKWARDS FOR HIS FOOD, AND WILL
THUS BRING BAD LUCK, WHILE A PIG PUSHES HIS SNOUT FORWARD
IN SEARCH OF FOOD AND WILL THEN BRING GOOD LUCK FOR THE
COMING YEAR. THE IDEA OF THE PIG PUSHING FORWARD MEANS
THAT THE HAM-EATER WILL PROGRESS. THE CHICKEN-EATER WILL
NOT PROGRESS BUT WILL GO BACKWARDS (IN MONETARY GAINS,
JOB PROMOTION, ETC.)
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT HEARD THIS WHEN A CHILD (1920S) AND STILL
PRACTICES IT NOW.
Where learned: PENNSYLVANIA ; PITTSBURGH
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- January 1 New Year's Food Drink -- Typical menus for the various meals For meal hours, see F574.84. Special or festive meals BELIEF -- Good luck BELIEF -- Bad luck |
Date learned: 10-02-1971 ; 00001920S
ON NEW YEAR'S DAY YOU EAT HOG JOWLS AND BLACK EYED PEAS TO
BRING GOOD LUCK DURING THE COMING YEAR.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT IS A FRIEND'S MOTHER, AND SHE CLAIMED THAT THEY
DID THIS IN ALABAMA WHEN SHE WAS A CHILD.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ALABAMA ; FERNDALE
Date learned: 00001971 SPRING
THIS FAMILY SERVES A MEAL OF SAUERKRAUT AND GOOSE ON
NEW YEAR'S EVE TO OBTAIN LUCK IN THE COMING YEAR.
Submitter comment: THE INFORMANT LEARNED IT FROM SOME FRIENDS.
Where learned: HOME
Date learned: 11-00-1967
IT IS A CUSTOM IN BOTH OF THESE INFORMANTS' FAMILIES TO
EAT PORK AND SAUERKRAUT ON NEW YEAR'S DAY FOR GOOD LUCK.
Where learned: OHIO ; CLEVELAND
Date learned: 10-00-1971
IF YOU DON'T EAT PORK ON NEW YEAR'S DAY IT MEANS
YOU'LL HAVE BAD LUCK THE REST OF THE YEAR.
Where learned: OHIO ; CLEVELAND
Date learned: 10-00-1971
POLISH CUSTOM
ON NEW YEAR'S DAY, THE POOR PEOPLE WOULD GO FROM HOUSE TO
HOUSE, TRYING TO COLLECT MONEY OR CLOTHING AND WISHING
THE PEOPLE GOOD LUCK FOR THE NEW YEAR. THEY WOULD ALSO
COLLECT BEANS AND WHEAT.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT'S FAMILY GAVE OUT BEANS AND WHEAT TO THESE
POOR PEOPLE IN POLAND DURING THE 1930S.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; POLAND
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- January 1 New Year's Food Drink -- Typical menus for the various meals For meal hours, see F574.84. Special or festive meals BELIEF -- Good luck BELIEF -- Good luck |
Date learned: 11-22-1971 ; 00001930S
ROMANIAN CUSTOM
LITTLE PASTRIES ARE BAKED WITH COINS INSERTED INTO THEM ON
NEW YEAR'S DAY. EVERYONE TRIES TO GET THE LARGEST COINS.
YOU CANNOT JUST BREAK OUT THE CAKE. ONCE YOU PICK ONE UP
IT MUST BE COMPLETELY EATEN. THE ONE WHO GETS THE GREATEST
AMOUNT OF COINS HAS THE BEST LUCK.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT SAID SHE LOOKED FORWARD TO NEW YEAR'S DAY FOR
THIS REASON WHEN SHE WAS A CHILD. SHE NOTED, HOWEVER,
THAT FEW ROMANIANS PRACTICE THIS CUSTOM TODAY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Date learned: 11-07-1971
GREEK CUSTOM
JANUARY 1 IS ALSO ST. BASIL'S DAY. IT IS TRADITIONAL
FOR FAMILIES TO HAVE A HONEY AND NUT CAKE. A GOLD COIN
IS PLACED IN THE CAKE BEFORE BAKING. THE FATHER CUTS
THE CAKE MIDNIGHT, NEW YEAR'S EVE. THE FIRST SERVING
IS RESERVED FOR ST. BASIL, THE SECOND FOR THE HOUSE,
THE REMAINING FOR EACH MEMBER OF THE FAMILY. THE ONE
WHO GETS THE GOLD COIN WILL HAVE GOOD LUCK FOR THE
COMING YEAR. IF IT IS THE SAINT'S OR THE HOUSE'S
PORTION, EVERYONE WILL SHARE A GOOD FORTUNE.
Date learned: 12-00-1967
IF YOU WANT TO HAVE GOOD LUCK FOR THE NEW YEAR, YOU HAVE
TO HAVE SOME HERRING IN A CREAM (USUALLY SOUR CREAM)
SAUCE. IF YOU DON'T HAVE SOME ON NEW YEAR'S EVE OR DAY
YOU'RE BOUND TO HAVE BAD LUCK FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR.
Submitter comment:
THE TRADITION HAS BEEN IN THE INFORMANT'S FAMILY
AS FAR BACK AS HE CAN REMEMBER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Date learned: 12-25-1960
GERMAN CUSTOM
EAT HERRING AT NEW YEAR'S EVE, YOU'LL HAVE GOOD LUCK ALL
YEAR. GERMAN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
Date learned: 10-30-1967
GERMAN CUSTOM
A TRADITIONAL NEW YEAR'S EVE SUPPPER IN THIS GERMAN FAMILY
IS HERRINGS AND ROE. ANYONE WHO HAPPENS TO DROP IN ON
THAT EVENING HAS TO PARTAKE OF THESE DISHES OR THEY WILL
HAVE BAD LUCK FOR THE NEXT YEAR. THE PLATTER IS PASSED
AROUND AND WHILE THE OLDER MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY TAKE
GENEROUS PORTIONS, THE YOUNGER ONES MERELY TAKE ENOUGH
TO PARTAKE IN THE TRADITION, WHICH IS SAID TO GUARANTEE
GOOD LUCK AND PARTICULARLY PROSPERITY FOR THE COMING YEAR.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROSEVILLE
Date learned: 00-00-1967
POLISH CUSTOM
ON NEW YEAR'S EVE AT MIDNIGHT, HERRING SHOULD BE EATEN
FOR GOOD LUCK.
Where learned: PENNSYLVANIA ; ERIE
Date learned: 00001920S
ALWAYS EAT HERRING ON NEW YEAR'S EVE AND YOU WILL HAVE
GOOD LUCK FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT SAID THAT HE DID NOT KNOW HOW THIS CUSTOM
BEGAN, BUT AS A CHILD HE CAN REMEMBER A NUMBER OF FAMILIES
IN HIS DETROIT (MICHIGAN) NEIGHBORHOOD PURCHASING HERRING
FOR THIS REASON.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 31 New Year's Eve Food Drink -- Typical menus for the various meals For meal hours, see F574.84. Special or festive meals BELIEF -- Good luck |
Date learned: 11-18-1971
GERMAN CUSTOM
JUST AT THE STROKE OF MIDNIGHT ON NEW YEAR'S EVE, A
GERMAN AMERICAN MAY EAT A PIECE OF MARINATED HERRING.
THIS IS SUPPOSED TO ENSURE GOOD LUCK FOR THE COMING
YEAR.
Where learned: BUFFALO ; NEW YORK
Date learned: 03-07-1971