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BELIEF
IF YOU PLACE A WARM BRICK AT THE FOOT OF YOUR BED UNDER THE COVERS
DURING THE WINTER YOU WILL NOT ONLY STAY WARM, BUT YOU WILL ALSO BE
PROTECTED FROM EVIL SPIRITS THAT TRY TO ENTER YOUR BODY. THESE
SPIRITS ARE ONLY ACTIVE DURING THE WINTER BECAUSE THE COLD DRIVES
THEM OUT OF THEIR GRAVES AT NIGHT.
Where learned: PENNSYLVANIA ; WEATHERLY
| Subject headings: | Favorites CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Measure of time Sleeping BELIEF -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal BELIEF -- Measure of time Winter |
Date learned: 00001960S
"I REMEMBER THAT BEFORE WE WENT TO SLEEP, WE USED TO PLAY SHADOW
GAMES WITH YOUR HANDS IN FRONT OF A LIGHT, FORMING FIGURES ON THE
WALL."
Where learned: DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Athletic sport and exercise Gymnastics CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Measure of time Sleeping |
Date learned: 11-15-1972
LYRICAL PRAYER
NOW I LAY ME DOWN TO SLEEP.
PRAY THE LORD MY SOUL TO KEEP.
IF I SHOULD DIE BEFORE I WAKE,
I PRAY THE LORD MY SOUL TO TAKE.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT LEARNED FROM HIS MOTHER.
Data entry tech comment: THIS PRAYER IS COMMONLY TAUGHT TO CHILDREN.
Where learned: OHIO ; WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE
Keyword(s): RELIGION
Date learned: 12-04-1967
BED CHARM
MATTHEW, MARK, LUKE, AND JOHN
BLESS THE BED THAT I LIE ON
FOUR CORNERS TO MY BED
FOUR ANGELS ROUND MY HEAD
ONE AT HEAD AND ONE AT FEET
AND TWO TO GUARD MY SOUL ASLEEP.
Where learned: DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
Keyword(s): RHYME: AABBCC PRAYER
James Callow Keyword(s): FOUR EVANGELISTS
Date learned: 00-00-1965
NIGHT BLESSING
GOOD NIGHT
SLEEP TIGHT
WAKE UP BRIGHT
IN THE MORNING LIGHT
TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT
WITH ALL YOUR MIGHT.
James Callow comment: BEGINS AS MONOMETER, SHIFTS TO DIMETER
Where learned: DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
Keyword(s): RELIGION PRAYER RHYME
James Callow Keyword(s): COMMANDS INSTRUCTIONS
Date learned: 00-00-1964
CUSTOM
ALWAYS PUT THE HEAD OF YOUR BED TOWARDS THE NORTH.
Where learned: NEW YORK ; WILSON
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Home CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Measure of time Sleeping |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
BED
IN THE INFORMANT'S HOME IT WAS CUSTOMARY FOR THE FATHER
TO SLEEP APART FROM THE FAMILY TO GUARD THE GRAIN.
HE SLEPT ON A LOUCK, WHAT WE KNOW AS A BENCH.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Date learned: 11-00-1971
SLEEPING CUSTOM
THE HUSBAND SHOULD ALWAYS SLEEP NEXT TO THE DOOR, OR
IN THE PLACE WHERE HE CAN GET TO THE DOOR THE
QUICKEST.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT FELT THAT IT WAS NECESSARY FOR THE MAN TO BE
READY TO TAKE CARE OF ANYTHING BY JUMPING UP AND RUNNING
OUT OF THE ROOM BY SLEEPING WHERE HE COULD EXIT QUICKLY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; OAK PARK
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Measure of time Sleeping |
Date learned: 01-21-1972
BETWEEN 2-5 ON SUMMER DAYS, EVERYONE SLEEPS THEN,
WHEN THEY GET UP, THEY DRINK TEA, COFFEE, OR LEMONADE.
DURING THESE THREE HOURS, ONE SEES FEW PEOPLE ON THE
STREETS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Measure of time Sleeping |
Date learned: 02-00-1972
SIESTA
IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ON A WORK DAY, EVERYBODY
GOES HOME FOR LUNCH FROM 12 TO 2. THIS TWO HOUR BREAK
IS CALLED A SIESTA. NO BODY WORKS DURING THIS PERIOD.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Measure of time Sleeping |
Date learned: 10-24-1968
SLEEP-WELL BELIEF
IN THE SPRING AND SUMMER, WHEN MY GRANDMOTHER WAS
YOUNGER, SHE AND HER BROTHERS AND SISTERS WOULD RUN
OUT IN THE FRESH DEW ON THE GRASS AT NIGHT IN THEIR
BARE FEET. THIS WAS PRACTICED TO MAKE THEM SLEEP
BETTER. MM
WHEN SHE WAS YOUNG, MY GRANDMOTHER AND HER BROTHERS AND
SISTERS WOULD RUN OUT ON THE PORCH IN THE FRESH SNOW
IN BARE FEET BEFORE BEDTIME. THEN THEIR PARENTS WOULD
RUB THEIR FEET WITH HOT TOWELS AND THEY'D GO TO BED
WITH WARM FEET. THIS PRACTICE WAS TO CIRCULATE THE
BLOOD BETTER IN THEIR FEET AND HELP THEM SLEEP BETTER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Measure of time Sleeping |
Date learned: 03-31-1971
BEDTIME TREAT
AN OLD PRACTICE WAS TO PUT A STOVE POKER IN A COAL
STOVE AND HEAT IT UNTIL RED HOT. IT WAS REMOVED AND
PLACED IMMEDIATELY INTO A GLASS OR PITCHER OF BEER.
EACH CHILD WOULD GET A SMALL GLASS OF WARM BEER BEFORE
HE WENT TO BED TO MAKE HIM SLEEP BETTER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Measure of time Sleeping |
Date learned: 03-31-1971
BEDTIME TREAT
WHEN MY GRANDMOTHER WAS YOUNG, SHE AND HER BROTHERS
AND SISTERS HAD TO HAVE A NIGHTLIGHT LIT ALL NIGHT,
TO KEEP THE BOGIE MAN AWAY. THEY BELIEVED IN THIS
STRANGE CHARACTER AND WERE VERY FEARFUL OF HIM. THEY
EACH HAD THEIR OWN IDEA OF WHAT HE LOOKED LIKE. IF
THEY WERE BAD, THEY WOULD HAVE NO LIGHT. THEIR FATHER
TOLD THEM ABOUT THIS MAN IN THE FIRST PLACE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Measure of time Sleeping |
Date learned: 03-31-1971
BEDTIME TREAT
WHEN MY GRANDMOTHER WAS A LITTLE GIRL, THEY HAD A CELLAR
BENEATH THEIR KITCHEN. THERE WAS A LOCK FOR THE CELLAR
CALLED AN ANCHOR. WHICH DROPPED DOWN FROM THE KITCHEN,
EVERY NIGHT BEFORE SHE COULD GO TO SLEEP, SHE WOULD
HOLLER DOWN THROUGH THE REGISTER TO HER PARENTS BELOW.
GOOD NIGHT MAMA, GOOD NIGHT PAPA.
IS THE FRONT DOOR LOCKED?
IS THE BACK DOOR LOCKED?
IS THE ANCHOR DOWN?
SHE AND HER YOUNGER BROTHER AND SISTERS COULDN'T SLEEP
UNTIL SHE DID THIS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Measure of time Sleeping |
Date learned: 03-31-1971
DEATH
DON'T SLEEP WITH YOUR HEAT POINTING NORTH (THE BUDDHIST
DEATH POSITION) OR DEATH WILL FOLLOW.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Measure of time Sleeping |
Date learned: 02-19-1970
WHEN I WAS VERY YOUNG AND COULDN'T GET TO SLEEP, MY
MOTHER WOULD KNOCK ON HER BED'S HEADBOARD AND TELL ME
THAT IT WAS THE BOOGEY MAN COMING TO GET ME. IF I
MADE ANY NOISE OR MOVED HE WOULD FIND ME.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Measure of time Sleeping |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
IT IS A CUSTOM IN GREECE FOR EVERYONE TO TAKE A NAP
FROM 1:30 TO 5:00 IN THE AFTERNOON. EVEN THE STORES
ARE CLOSED.
Where learned: IMMACULATE CONCEPTION SCHOOL
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Measure of time Sleeping |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
SIESTA
IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 12 NOON
AND 1:30 P.M., A SIESTA TAKES PLACE. DURING THIS
TIME, EVERYTHING SHUTS DOWN SO PEOPLE CAN RELAX AND
ENJOY THEMSELVES BY VISITING FRIENDS, OR EATING,
OR SLEEPING.
Where learned: HOME
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Measure of time Sleeping |
Date learned: 10-11-1972
SUPERSTITION
IF A BABY HAS HICCUPS WHEN HE IS SLEEPING, THIS MEANS HIS FEET
ARE COLD. ALWAYS COVER A BABY'S FEET BEFORE PUTTING HIM TO BED.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Measure of time Sleeping BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness |
Date learned: 00-00-1979
BLACK-AMERICAN CUSTOM
FOR VENTILATION, PLACE A PAN OF
COLD WATER IN THE CENTER OF THE
ROOM BEFORE GOING TO SLEEP; THIS
HELPS CLEANSE THE AIR WHILE YOU
ARE SLEEPING.
Where learned: ALABAMA
Keyword(s): VENTILATION
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Measure of time Sleeping |
Date learned: 09-18-1985