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CUSTOMS BEFORE MARRIAGE
THE PRE-MARTIAL CUSTOMS HAVE ADVANCED TO THE POINT WHERE THE
GUY GIVES THE GIRL A LAVALLIER, THEN A FRATERNITY PIN, THEN A
CHIPPED DIAMOND TO BE WORN AROUND THE NECK, AND FINALLY AN
ENGAGEMENT RING.
Submitter comment:
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO GOING STEADY, GETTING ENGAGED AND GETTING
MARRIED?
Data entry tech comment: LAVALIERE
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage Symbols of engagement |
Date learned: 12-00-1969
GOING STEADY
WHEN A GUY AND A GIRL ARE GOING STEADY, EACH HAS A HALF OF A
GOLD HEART--THE TWO HALVES FIT TOGETHER PERFECTLY.
Where learned: ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage Symbols of engagement |
Date learned: 00-00-1960
COURTSHIP
IT IS TRADITIONAL FOR A YOUNG MAN IN A FRATERNITY TO GIVE HIS
FRATERNITY PIN TO THE GIRL TO WHOM HE IS GOING TO BE ENGAGED.
Where learned: LOCATION NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage Symbols of engagement |
Date learned: 11-08-1968
COURTSHIP--FRATERNITY PINS
WHEN A MEMBER OF A FRATERNITY GIVES HIS GIRL FRIEND HIS
FRATERNITY PIN IT MEANS THAT THEY ARE ENGAGED, TO BE ENGAGED
TO BE MARRIED.
Submitter comment: LEARNED 04001964
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage Symbols of engagement |
Date learned: 11-00-1968
COURTSHIP CUSTOM
WHEN A GUY GIVES A FRATERNITY PIN THIS MEANS THAT THEY ARE
ENGAGED TO BE MARRIED WITHIN ABOUT ONE YEAR.
Where learned: NEW YORK ; PORT CHESTER
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage Symbols of engagement |
Date learned: 12-00-1970
EDELWEISS
WHEN A COUPLE IN GERMANY BECOME ENGAGED THE BOY MUST CLIMB A
MOUNTAIN TO GET THE EDELWEISS FLOWER AND BRING IT TO HIS FIANCEE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage Symbols of engagement |
Date learned: 01-00-1968
ENGAGEMENT
IN SOUTHERN GREEK TOWNS WHERE FISHING IS A WAY OF LIFE,
WHEN A MAN WISHES TO MARRY, HE PRESENTS THE GIRL'S FATHER
WITH A FISH. THE FISH IS THE GREEK EQUILVALENT OF AN
ENGAGEMENT RING. IT IS SYMBOLIC OF HIS ABILITY TO SUPPORT HER
AND HER FAMILY, IF NECESSARY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; TROY
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage Symbols of engagement BELIEF -- Fish |
Date learned: 04-00-1979
SLOVAK MAY DAY CUSTOM
WHEN A YOUNG MAN HAG A DIRL FRIEND, HE WOULD (DURING THE
EARLY HOURS) CHOP A TREE AND PLANT IT BY HER BEDROOM
WINDOW. THIS WAS A SIGN OF A WEDDING SOON OR AN
ENGAGEMENT.
Where learned: OHIO ; CLEVELAND
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- May 1 May Day CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage Symbols of engagement CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- March 21 equinox to June 20 |
Date learned: 00001967 FALL
IN THE LATE 1950S AND EARLY 1960S, GIRLS HAD THEIR
FRIENDS TIE A PIECE OF THREAD ON THEIR RING
FINGER. THIS THREAD WAS NEVER TO BE TAKEN OFF
UNTIL THE GIRL'S TRUE LOVE HAPPENED ALONG TO UNDO
IT, SIGNIFYING THEIR ENGAGEMENT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage Signs of availability CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage Symbols of engagement ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- Dress HandsFeet SPEECH -- To Be Seen |
Date learned: 00001960S EARLY