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EASTER CROSS
AN ITALIAN EASTER CUSTOM IS TO MAKE A CROSS OUT OF THE PALM LEAVES
RECEIVED IN CHURCH ON PALM SUNDAY. THIS CROSS IS MOUNTED ON THE WALL
AND IS TO REMAIN THERE THROUGHOUT THE EASTER SEASON. THIS BRINGS
GOOD LUCK.
Submitter comment: MY MOTHER AND GRANDMOTHER HAVE ALWAYS DONE THIS.
Where learned: 28 CHESTNUT ST, ASSUMED ; NEW YORK, ASSUMED ; FRANKLINVILLE
Keyword(s): LUCK
| Subject headings: | 663 Palm Sunday BELIEF -- Sign Geometric figure Cross and its various modifications BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance |
Date learned: DATE NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR
RIDDLE
WHAT IS IT THAT BALD-HEADED FOLKS HAVE NO NEED FOR?
KEYS, BECAUSE THEY HAVEN'T ANY LOCKS.
Where learned: NEW YORK CITY ; NEW YORK
James Callow Keyword(s): LOCKS OF HAIR - PUN
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
IF LIGHTNING OCCURS DURING THE WINTER, THE REST OF THE
WINTER WILL BE VERY HARSH.
Where learned: HOME ; NEW YORK ; LE ROY
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Lightning Thunder |
Date learned: 03-00-1971
IF THE BLACK ENDS ON THE COLORING OF A CATERPILLAR ARE
WIDE OR MAKE UP A GREATER PROPORTION THAN THE BROWN,
THEN THE WINTER WILL BE A SEVERE ONE.
Where learned: HOME ; NEW YORK ; LE ROY
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Weather sign or control |
Date learned: 03-00-1971
WHEN WE WERE CHILDREN, WE WOULD LINE UP ON THE TOP OF THE STAIRS
WITH THE OLDEST AT THE TOP AND WE ALL WENT DOWN TO OPEN OUR PRESENTS
TOGETHER
Submitter comment: THIS WAS ORIGINALLY LEARNED IN NORTH TONAWANDA, NEW YORK
Where learned: NEW YORK ; NORTH TONAWANDA
Date learned: 00-00-1965
Belief: Weather
Weather Proverb:
Red sky at night, sailors delight. Red sky at morning, sailors' warning.
Submitter comment:
Much used saying which was firmly believed by informant.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Original BN [V300] crossed out. Replaced with current classification.
Dup. of WPP
Where learned: NEW YORK ; Mikula, Rose ; POUGHKEEPSIE
Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; PREDICTION ; RHYME ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
HIT THE BAT
IN "HELL'S KITCHEN" AND MAMARONECK, NEW YORK, WE PLAYED
A BASEBALL GAME CALLED "HIT THE BAT." ONE PLAYER WOULD
HIT THE BALL "OUT OF HIS HAND" TO A GROUP DOWN THE
STREET WHO WOULD VIE TO CATCH IT. THE SUCCESSFUL PERSON
WOULD THEN (FROM THE CATCHING POINT) THROW THE BALL
BACK TOWARD THE HITTER (WHO HAS NOW LAID THE BAT
DOWN ON THE STREET IN FRONT OF HIM) IN SUCH A MANNER
THAT IT STRIKES THE BAT AND FLIES UP INTO THE AIR TO
THE HITTER, WHO MUST THEN CATCH THE AIRBORNE BALL
OR RELINQUISH HIS POSITION TO THE THROWER.
Where learned: NEW YORK ; MAMARONECK ; HELLS KITCHEN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Special Object or Implement |
ENGINE, ENGINE, NUMBER NINE,
SPEEDING DOWN CHICAGO LINE,
IF THE TRAIN GOES OFF THE TRACK,
DO YOU WANT YOUR MONEY BACK?
MY MOMMY TOLD ME TO PICK THIS ONE,
OUT GOES Y-O-U.
Submitter comment: USED BY THE INFORMANT TO MAKE A CHOICE.
Where learned: NEW YORK ; PORT CHESTER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
ROCKABYE BABY ON THE TREE TOP,
WHEN THE WIND BLOWS THE CRADLE WILL ROCK.
WHEN THE BOW BREAKS, THE CRADLE WILL FALL,
AND DOWN WILL COME BABY, CRADLE AND ALL.
Submitter comment: SUNG TO ME BY MY MOTHER IN 1950-1951.
Where learned: NEW YORK ; PORT CHESTER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse C730.366 |
PROVERBS
YOU CAN'T THROW THE BALL BEFORE YOU CATCH IT.
Submitter comment: I DON'T REMEMBER
Where learned: NEW YORK ; HAMBURG
Keyword(s): ADVICE: NEGATIVE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW WON'T HURT YOU.
Submitter comment: {SOURCE} I DON'T REMEMBER.
Where learned: NEW YORK ; HAMBURG
| Subject headings: | {NONE |
PROVERB
A LITTLE HORSE SENSE HELPS.
Where learned: NEW YORK ; HAMBURG
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
ON FEBRUARY 2 THE GROUND HOG EMERGES FROM HIS DEN.
IF HE SEES HIS SHADOW, HE RETREATS AND WINTER
LASTS FOR SIX MORE WEEKS.
Submitter comment: DON'T REMEMBER (WHERE LEARNED).
Where learned: NEW YORK ; HAMBURG
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
THE NUMBERS 7 AND 11 ARE GOOD LUCK.
Submitter comment: WHERE LEARNED: DON'T REMEMBER.
Where learned: NEW YORK ; HAMBURG
Keyword(s): DICE
| Subject headings: | 686 Seven / Sevenths / Several BELIEF -- Number P686.1.11 |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
BELT GAME
ONE PERSON IS GIVEN A LEATHER BELT. THE REST OF THE
PLAYERS, WHO ARE IN SHORTS, FORM A CIRCLE. THE PLAYER
WHO HAS THE BELT GOES AROUND THE CIRCLE UNTIL HE COMES
TO A PLAYER HE DISLIKES. HE TAPS THIS PERSON ON THE
SHOULDER. THIS IS THE SIGNAL FOR THE PERSON IN THE
CIRCLE TO RUN. THE PLAYER WITH THE BELT CHASES THE
PLAYER HE DISLIKES AROUND THE CIRCLE ONCE, HITTING
HIM WITH THE BELT AS MUCH AS HE CAN. AFTER GOING
AROUND ONCE THE PLAYER BEING BEATEN IS SAFE. THE
PLAYER HAVING THE BELT HAS TO PASS IT SOMEONE ELSE.
THE GAME CONTINUES.
Submitter comment: I LEARNED THIS IN HIGH SCHOOL GYM CLASS.
Where learned: NEW YORK ; HAMBURG
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Special Object or Implement |
Date learned: HIGH SCHOOL
HIDE AND SEEK
ONE PLAYER IS IT AND HE STANDS AT THE GOAL (TREE,
POST, ETC.) AND THE OTHER PLAYERS HIDE. WHILE THE
OTHERS RUN AND HIDE, HE COUNTS TWENTY-FIVE. HE THEN
CALLS THAT HE IS COMING AND GOES TO LOOK FOR THEM.
THE FIRST ONE WHOM HE FINDS IS IT NEXT TIME THE GAME
IS PLAYED. HE CONTINUES TO SEARCH UNTIL ALL ARE
FOUND. A HIDER MAY SAVE HIMSELF BY REACHING AND
TAGGING THE GOAL BEFORE THE "IT" DOES.
Submitter comment: I DON'T REMEMBER WHERE I LEARNED IT.
Where learned: NEW YORK ; HAMBURG
Date learned: HIGH SCHOOL
RUSSIAN BASKETBALL
THIS DEVIATES FROM NORMAL BASKETBALL IN THAT YOU MUST
PASS THE BALL CONTINUOUSLY BUT MAY OCCASIONALLY
CARRY IT WITH YOU, BUT ARE ALLOWED NEVER TO DRIBBLE
IT. AS IN POLISH SOCCER, IT IS PLAYED IN A SMALL
AREA WITH MANY PLAYERS. ALL ROUGHHOUSE TACTICS ARE
LEGAL. EACH TEAM IS AN OFFENSIVE TEAM CONVERTED
TO A DEFENSE WHEN NEEDED TO ALLAY THE OPPOSING
FORCE. AS IS THE OBJECT IN REGULAR BASKETBALL, YOU
HAVE TO SCORE POINTS WHICH ARE RECORDED AS ONE POINT
FOR EVERY FIELD GOAL WHICH YOU GET ANY WAY YOU CAN.
Submitter comment: I LEARNED THIS IN HIGH SCHOOL GYM CLASS.
Where learned: NEW YORK ; HAMBURG
Date learned: HIGH SCHOOL
POLISH SOCCER
THIS DEVIATES FROM NORMAL SOCCER IN THAT IT IS
CONTINUOUS PLAY AND ALL ROUGHHOUSE TACTICS ARE
LEGAL. IT IS USUALLY PLAYED WITH A GREAT MANY
PEOPLE IN A SMALL AREA. THREE MEN ARE ALLOWED TO
PROTECT YOUR GOAL WHILE EVERYONE ELSE REPRESENTS
THE OFFENSE. THEY FORM A WALL AND LITERALLY PUSH
THE BALL THROUGH THE OPPOSING TEAM'S GOAL RESTRIC-
TIONS. THE MORE KICKS, ELBOWS AND PUNCHES THE
BETTER.
Submitter comment: I LEARNED THIS IN HIGY SCHOOL GHM CLASS.
Where learned: NEW YORK ; HAMBURG
LEAP FROG
CHILDREN LINE UP IN DOUBLED UP POSITION. THE ONE
AT THE REAR OF THE LINE LEAPS OVER THOSE IN FRONT
OF HIM. THE LAST ONE IN LINE IS THEREFORE
CONTINUOUSLY CHANGING AND THE LINE MOVES FORWARD.
Submitter comment: I PROBABLY LEARNED THIS IN KINDERGARTEN.
Where learned: NEW YORK ; HAMBURG
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Pastime |
SIMPLE DODGE BALL
THE PLAYERS ARE ARRANGED WITH ABOUT TWO THIRDS OF
THE PLAYERS IN A CIRCLE AND THE REMAINING ONE THIRD
INSIDE THE CIRCLE. THOSE IN THE CIRCLE HAVE A SOFT
BALL WITH WHICH THEY TRY AND HIT THOSE INSIDE
THE CIRCLE. A HIT MUST BE BELOW THE WAIST. WHEN
HE IS HIT, A PLAYER JOINS THE CIRCLE. THE LAST ONE
IN THE CIRCLE WINS THE GAME.
Submitter comment: I LEARNED IN GYM CLASS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Where learned: NEW YORK ; HAMBURG
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Pastime |