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CHRISTMAS EVE DINNER
THE DINNER ON CHRISTMAS EVE SHOULD NOT BE STARTED TILL THE FIRST
STAR FALLS.
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector share the same surname.
Where learned: PENNSYLVANIA ; ERIE
Keyword(s): FOOD ; METEOROLOGICAL
| Subject headings: | 686 686.1 CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 24 Christmas Eve Christmas |
Date learned: 00-00-1920
UKRANIAN CHRISTMAS
YOU SHOULD HAVE REAL STRAW FOR THE CRIB AND AN OAK TREE FOR THE
CHRISTMAS TREE.
Where learned: PENNSYLVANIA ; ERIE
Date learned: 00-00-1966
WHY THE MAN WALKS ON THE OUTSIDE
A MAN WALKS ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE WALK SO THAT IF SOMEONE THROWS
GARBAGE OUT OF THE WINDOW THE WOMAN IS LESS LIKELY TO GET HIT.
Where learned: PENNSYLVANIA ; ERIE
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank |
Date learned: 10-15-1968
EASTER DAY
THE FOOD THAT WAS BLESSED ON SATURDAY MUST BE EATEN FOR BREAKFAST.
IT MUST INCLUDE HORSERADISH TO REPRESENT THE BURNING LIQUID GIVEN
CHRIST WHILE HE HUNG ON THE CROSS. THE REMAINING FOOD SHOULD BE
SHARED WITH THE DAY'S VISITORS SO THAT IT IS FINISHED ON SUNDAY.
Where learned: PENNSYLVANIA ; ERIE
Keyword(s): CHARITY, HOSPITALITY ; FAMILY UNITY ; FOOD CUSTOM ; SWIECZONKA ; SYMBOL
A MAN MUST BUY A BROOM FOR HIS HOUSE, AND CARRY IT
INSIDE UPSIDE DOWN ALONG WITH A BOX OF SALT. IT IS
GOOD LUCK TO DO SO.
Where learned: PENNSYLVANIA ; SMALL MINING TOWN IN
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mineral BELIEF -- Home BELIEF -- Good luck |
BELIEF
IF YOU TAKE A DRINK OF NEW HOLY WATER ON EASTER SUNDAY YOU WILL NOT
GET ANYTHING CAUGHT IN YOUR THROAT THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE YEAR.
Submitter comment:
THIS IS A BELIEF THAT SEEMS TO BE HELD MOSTLY BY ELDER CATHOLIC
WOMEN.
Where learned: PENNSYLVANIA ; HAZELTON
Date learned: 00001960S
GOOD TURN
ONE GOOD TURN DESERVES ANOTHER
Where learned: PENNSYLVANIA ; ERIE
James Callow Keyword(s): KINDNESS ; RETRIBUTION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 00001920S
HAUNTED COTTAGE
THERE IS A HAUNTED COTTAGE ALONG LAKE ERIE JUST EAST OF ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA.
AN OLD GIANT OF A MAN SUPPOSEDLY LIVED THERE SOME TIME AGO. THIS MAN KILLED A
TRESPASSER AT HIS COTTAGE (THERE ARE RED STAINS ON THE FLOOR AND WALLS OF THE
MAIN ROOM). HE DUMPED THE BODY IN ERIE AT 32 AND GREENGARDEN AVENUE, AND THAT
STREET SIGN STANDS IN FRONT OF THE COTTAGE. THE OLD MAN'S SPIRIT PROTECTS THE
PLACE FROM TRESPASSERS.
Submitter comment:
ALTHOUGH THE SURROUNDING AREA IS VERY BEAUTIFUL, PEOPLE REFUSE TO BUILD THERE,
AND THE PROPERTY OWNER REFUSES TO SELL THE LAND.
COWELL, VIRGINIA THIS LADY OWNS THE PROPERTY OF THE HAUNTED COTTAGE AND BELIEVES IN THE STORY.
DUGAN FAMILY THIS FAMILY OWNS A COTTAGE AT THE SITE OF THE HAUNTED COTTAGE AND
BELIEVE ITS STORY.
Where learned: PENNSYLVANIA ; ERIE
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter PROSE NARRATIVE -- Outlaw Criminal Bandit Pirate PROSE NARRATIVE -- Abnormal in size |
Date learned: 00-00-1965
WHEN YOU GET OLD AND OUT OF SHAPE,
I'LL BUY YOU A GIRDLE FOR TWO-NINETY EIGHT.
Where learned: PENNSYLVANIA ; ERIE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults |
Date learned: 00001950S
ROSES ARE RED, VIOLETS ARE BLUE,
WHEN IT RAINS I THINK OF YOU.
DRIP, DROP, DRIP, DROP.
Where learned: PENNSYLVANIA ; ERIE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Roses are red and other such associations |
Date learned: 00001950S
I THOUGHT, I THOUGHT, I THOUGHT IN VAIN.
I THOUGHT AT LAST I'D SIGN MY NAME.
Where learned: PENNSYLVANIA ; ERIE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Announcing a signature |
RHYME
ASHES TO ASHES AND DUST TO DUST;
IF THE GOOD LORD DON'T GET YOU, THE DEVIL MUST.
Where learned: PENNSYLVANIA ; HAZELTON
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 10-00-1973
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POLISH JOKE
Historical record from James Callow Folklore Archive.
DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THE POLLACK WHO BROKE BOTH LEGS WHILE RAKING
LEAVES?
HE FELL OUT OF THE TREE.
Where learned: PENNSYLVANIA ; HAZELTON
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Stupid man or woman BELIEF -- Poli |
Date learned: 10-00-1973
PROVERB
YOU CAN'T HATCH CHICKENS FROM COOKED EGGS.
Submitter comment: THIS MEANS YOU CAN'T USE SOMETHING TWICE.
Where learned: PENNSYLVANIA ; MAUCH CHUNK
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 00-00-1961
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POLISH JOKE
Historical record from James Callow Folklore Archive.
WHAT HAS AN IQ OF ONE?
POLAND
Where learned: PENNSYLVANIA ; HAZELTON
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Stupid man or woman BELIEF -- Poli |
Date learned: 10-00-1973
ANECDOTE
MY NIECE WAS SHOPPING FOR A NEW CAR. SHE INVITED ME ALONG ON HER TRIP
AND I GLADLY ACCEPTED. I KNEW VERY LITTLE ABOUT CARS BUT LOOKED ON
ATTENTIVELY AS EACH SALESMAN TRIED TO SELL US ON THEIR CAR. I AM HARD
OF HEARING SO I COULDN'T REALLY HEAR WHAT THEY WERE SAYING BUT I WAS
GETTING THE GENERAL IDEA. AFTER SEVERAL STOPS, WE ARRIVED AT A
CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. THE SALESMAN WAS SHOWING US A CORVAIR, POINTING
OUT THE IMPORTANT FEATURES. HE THEN PROCEEDED TO LIFT THE HOOD AND I
STARED UNDER IN AMAZEMENT AND EXCLAIMED "THERE SURE AIN'T MUCH
WORKING PARTS IN THAT ENGINE IS THERE". AT THAT STATEMENT BOTH MY
NIECE AND THE SALESMAN BURST INTO LAUGHTER. MY NIECE LATER EXPLAINED
THAT THE ENGINE WAS IN THE REAR.
Submitter comment:
I HAVE HEARD OF MANY STORIES SIMILAR TO THIS INVOLVING PEOPLE WHO ARE
UNFAMILIAR WITH CARS.
Where learned: PENNSYLVANIA ; WEATHERLY
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Product or activity of man or animal PROSE NARRATIVE -- Woman |
Date learned: 00-00-1962
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
DEAR ROBERT,
YOU ASKED ME TO WRITE
WHAT SHALL IT BE
THREE LITTLE WORDS
PLEASE REMEMBER ME
(SIGNED) SUZANNE PECK
Where learned: PENNSYLVANIA ; PITTSTON
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse |
KRAKOWIAK (POLISH DANCE)
LIKE THE AMERICAN SQUARE DANCE.
Where learned: CHILDHOOD ; NOT GIVEN ; HOME ; PENNSYLVANIA ; MICHIGAN ; LETTER ; OHIO ; NEW JERSEY ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; AUTOGRAPH BOOK ; GROSSE POINTE ; HARPER WOODS ; GROSSE POINTE WOODS ; WARREN ; JAPAN ; RUSSIA ; GRAND RAPIDS ; SHIPLE HALL ; GARDEN CITY ; ROYAL OAK ; TOLEDO ; TRENTON ; FARMINGTON ; KALAMAZOO ; CANADA ; ONTARIO ; MARYGROVE COLLEGE ; DETROIT ; MAIL ; INDIANA ; DETROIT, ASSUMED ; TOLD AT HOME ; FERNDALE ; SOUTHFIELD ; TENNESSEE ; MACKENZIE HIGH SCHOOL ; HAMTRAMCK ; DEARBORN ; MINNESOTA ; ILLINOIS ; NEW YORK ; FLORIDA ; KOREA ; WISCONSIN ; NEW HAMPSHIRE ; STUDENT UNION ; READING ; AUSTRALIA ; Sylvania ; Sterling Heights ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED ; GROSSE POINTE PARK ; OAK PARK ; SOUTHGATE ; STURGEON LAKE ; REDFORD ; TOORAK ; VICTORIA ; ROSEVILLE ; LINCOLN PARK ; TRAVERSE CITY ; HUNTINGTON WOODS ; PONTIAC ; TROY ; PORT CHESTER ; SOUTH AMERICA ; BROOKVILLE ; MONTREAL ; SEOUL ; NORTH OLMSTED ; EASTOWN THEATER ; ERIE ; University of Notre Dame ; FRANKLINVILLE ; TORONTO ; TOLD AT ; TOLD BY ; TOLD IN ; SCRANTON ; MONROE ; GLENVIEW ; MOSCOW ; GULLEY ; FINLAND ; HARBOR BEACH ; HOUGHTON LAKE ; Hudson Lake ; 1962 ; INDIANAPOLIS ; JONESBORO ; KANSASVILLE ; LEXINGTON ; MASSILLON ; MAUCH CHUNK ; MELVINDALE ; MILFORD ; NEW ROCHELLE ; NIAGARA FALLS ; PANAMA CITY ; PATAGONIA ; ARGENTINA ; RESIDENCE HALL ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES ; TOLD AT HONORS HOUSE ; AMERICAN HISTORY CLASS
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Dance |
CHRISTMAS CUSTOM
BEFORE CHRISTMAS YOU GO FROM HOUSE TO HOUSE
WITH POEMS AND GREET THE PEOPLE WITH THESE
SHORT CHRISTMAS POEMS.
Submitter comment: LEARNED HER FATHER DID THIS IN PENNSYLVANIA.
Where learned: PENNSYLVANIA ; MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 21 solstice to March 20 Greetings, wishes, prayers, cards |
Date learned: 04-04-1967