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JOURNEY OF THE THREE WISE MEN
AT CHRISTMAS TIME WHEN THE STABLE IS SET UP THE MAGI ARE NOT PLACED
AROUND THE CRIB BUT ARE PLACED A NOTICEABLE DISTANCE FROM IT. EACH
DAY THE THREE FIGURES ARE MOVED CLOSER SO THAT ON JANUARY 6TH, LITTLE
CHRISTMAS, THE THREE WISE MEN ARRIVE AT THE STABLE.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
Keyword(s): EPIPHANY
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- January 6 Twelfth Day Epiphany CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 21 solstice to March 20 Manger scenes |
Date learned: 10-22-1968
MANGER SCENE
IN ITALY, LIFESIZE STATUES OF THE MANGER SCENES WOULD BE ERECTED
WELL BEFORE THE CHRISTMAS-THREE KINGS SEASON. EVERYDAY, THESE
FIGURES WOULD BE MOVED SLIGHTLY CLOSER TO THE CRIB TO SIGNIFY THE
CLOSENESS OF THE HOLIDAY AND THE TRAVEL TO THE MANGER BY THE WISE
MEN.
Submitter comment:
THIS WAS RECOUNTED FROM MRS. BENESTELLI A NEIGHBOR RECORDED ON TAPE
NOVEMBER FIRST 1970
Where learned: PENNSYLVANIA ; 935 FIDELITY DR ; PITTSBURGH
Keyword(s): EPIPHANY
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 21 solstice to March 20 Manger scenes |
Date learned: 11-01-1970
CHRISTMAS CUSTOM
IT IS A POLISH CHRISTMAS CUSTOM TO WRITE KMB OVER THE DOORWAY IN YOUR
HOUSE UNTIL AFTER THE THREE KINGS' DAY. A SPECIAL CHALK WAS BLESSED
ON THE FEAST OF THE THREE KINGS AND THEN USED TO PRINT KMB AND THE
YEAR ABOVE EACH DOORWAY IN THE HOUSE.
Keyword(s): EPIPHANY
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- January 6 Twelfth Day Epiphany |
Date learned: 10-12-1965
POLISH CHRISTMAS CUSTOM
BETWEEN CHRISTMAS AND JANUARY 6 (THE OFFICIAL FEAST DAY OF THE
WISEMEN), POLISH PEOPLE, IN ORDER TO CELEBRATE THE VISITION OF THE
WISEMEN TO CHRIST, CHALK THE FRONT DOORS OF THEIR HOMES WITH THE
LETTERS K, M, AND B. THESE INITIALS SIGNIFY THE NAMES OF THE MAGI:
KASPAR, MELCHIOR, AND BALTHASAR. THE INITIALS ARE ALSO A SIGN OF THE
POLISH FAMILY'S WELCOMING ANY VISITORS WHO WISH TO STOP IN DURING THE
THE CHRISTMAS SEASON. ALSO BETWEEN CHRISTMAS AND JAN. 6, FIVE OR SIX
MEN DRESS UP IN WISEMAN COSTUMES AND PARADE DOWN THE STREETS. THEY
USUALLY CARRY THE HEAD OF A BEAR CARVED OUT OF WOOD. THIS HEAD IS
MOUNTED ON A LONG STICK AND HELD UP BY ONE OF THE MEN. THE LOWER
CHIN OF THE BEAR HEAD IS MOVABLE AND CONTROLLED BY PULLING A STRING.
THE MOVEMENT OF THE LOWER CHIN CAUSES A CLAPPING SOUND WHICH ATTRACTS
THE ATTENTION OF THE PEOPLE AND CHILDREN ON THE STREET. THESE
COSTUMED PARADERS GO FROM HOME TO HOME ALONG THEIR ROUTE COLLECTING
GROCERIES AND LIQUORS. THESE IMPROMPTU ACTORS DO THIS TO GET ALL
THE PEOPLE IN THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN
Keyword(s): EPIPHANY
Date learned: 10-11-1969
AFTER CHRISTMAS THE PRIEST COMES TO THE HOUSE TO BLESS IT. THIS IS
THE FEAST OF THREE KINGS.
Where learned: PENNSYLVANIA ; TOLD IN ; SCRANTON
Keyword(s): EPIPHANY
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- January 6 Twelfth Day Epiphany |
Date learned: 03-05-1972
CAROLLING ON THREE KINGS DAY AT WINDOWS OR PORCHES AND RECIEVING
MONEY OR REFRESHMENTS IN RETURN.
Where learned: HOME
Keyword(s): EPIPHANY
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- January 6 Twelfth Day Epiphany CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 21 solstice to March 20 Songs, caroling |
Date learned: 10-06-1967
FEAST OF THE THREE KINGS
DURING THE CHRISTMAS SEASON WE DON'T CELEBRATE TOO MUCH. DURING THE
FEAST OF THREE KINGS WE PUT OUR SHOES FULL OF GRASS ON TOP OF THE
WINDOW SILL. SO WHEN THE THREE KINGS PASS BY THE HOUSE AND SEE THE
GRASS THEY WILL LEAVE MONEY FOR THEIR GRATEFULNESS BECAUSE WE HAVE
FED THEIR CAMELS.
Where learned: NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR
Keyword(s): EPIPHANY
Date learned: 12-04-1965
POLISH CUSTOM
IT IS A CUSTOM, THAT A WEEK AFTER NEW YEAR'S DAY, THE INITIALS OF THE
THREE BIBLICAL KINGS ARE SCRAWLED IN CHALK ON THE DOORS. THE HOMES
THAT ARE MARKED ARE SUPPOSED TO BE PROTECTED AGAINST MISFORTUNE FOR A
YEAR.
Where learned: DETROIT, ASSUMED ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
Keyword(s): EPIPHANY
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- January 6 Twelfth Day Epiphany January 6 |
Date learned: 12-01-1967
Before the Gregorian calendar was placed into effect by Pope
Gregory XIII in 1582, Christmas was celebrated on January sixth
according to the Julian calendar which was created by Julius Caesar
in about 46 B.C. The calendar was accepted in France in 1582 but it
was not until 1752 that Great Britain decided to adopt it. My
informant is not sure when Greece accepted the new calendar because
even though Christmas in Greece is celebrated on December 25,
tradition is still to celebrate Christmas on January sixth. My
informant assumes, however, that it was accepted around the same time
Europe (France) accepted it in 1582ca.
Where learned: GREECE
Keyword(s): EPIPHANY
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- January 6 Twelfth Day Epiphany CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 25 Christmas Also see F642, below. |
Date learned: 00001943CA