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WEATHER SUPERSTITION
IF IT RAINS ON EASTER, IT WILL RAIN FOR 7 SUNDAYS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GRAND RAPIDS ; 2670 PARIS RD
| Subject headings: | 686 Seven / Sevenths / Several CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Spring Planting Easter Sunday BELIEF -- Weather sign or control BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew |
Date learned: 04-09-1971
POLISH RELIGIOUS CELEBRATION
THE POLES CELEBRATE EASTER ON SUNDAY, MINDAY & TUESDAY
WITH A BIG FAMILY MEAL EACH DAY.
Data entry tech comment: COLLECTOR'S SPELLING HAS BEEN CORRECTED BY THE KEYPUNCHER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GRAND RAPIDS ; 3773 LAKE DR
Date learned: DATE NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR
EASTER CELEBRATIONS
A POLISH CUSTOM IS THAT ON THE DAY AFTER EASTER IF A
BOY CATCHES A GIRL SHE MUST GIVE HIM ONE OF HER EGGS. SHE MAY
CHALLENGE HIM FOR THAT EGG. THIS IS DONE BY THE HITTING OF THE
TWO EGGS TOGETHER. IF HER EGG DOESN'T BREAK THEN SHE GETS HIS EGG.
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector are the same person.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GRAND RAPIDS ; 1545 SYLVAN AVE SE
Keyword(s): GAME
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Special Object or Implement CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Spring Planting Easter eggs CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Spring Planting Easter Monday Dyngus |
Date learned: DATE NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR
DEATH SUPERSTITION
IF A PERSON SMELLS NEW EARTH, THIS MEANS DEATH IS NEAR FOR HIM.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GRAND RAPIDS
| Subject headings: | Observation |
SONG
FROM THE HALLS OF BLESSED SACRAMENT
TO THE SHORES OF BUBBLE GUM BAY.
WE WILL FIGHT OUR COUNTRY'S TEACHERS
WITH SPIT BALLS, GUM, AND CLAY.
FIRST TO FIGHT FOR LUNCH AND RECESS,
THEN TO KEEP OUR DESKS A MESS.
WE ARE PROUD TO CLAIM THE TITLES
OF THE PESTS FROM B.S.S.
Submitter comment:
( SUNG TO "FROM THE HALLS OF MONTEZUMA" )
MARY BETH IS A STUDENT AT BLESSED SACRAMENT SCHOOL IN GRAND
RAPIDS, MICHIGAN. SHE TOLD ME THAT HER FRIENDS AT OTHER SCHOOLS
ALSO KNOW AND SING THIS SONG SUBSTITUTING THE NAME OF THEIR SCHOOL.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GRAND RAPIDS
Keyword(s): ANTI-TEACHER ; SCHOOL SONG
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Ill humor Ridicule Mockery Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Children |
Date learned: 10-00-1971
MY GAL'S A CORKER
MY GAL'S A CORKER, SHE'S A NEW YORKER.
I BUY HER EVERYTHING TO KEEP HER IN STYLE. LA - LA - LA.
SHE'S GOT A PAIR OF FEET JUST LIKE TWO SLABS OF MEAT.
YES, SIR, THAT'S WHERE MY MONEY GOES.
MY GAL'S A CORKER, SHE'S A NEW YORKER.
I BUY HER EVERYTHING TO KEEP HER IN STYLE. LA - LA LA.
SHE'S GOT A PAIR OF KNEES JUST LIKE TWO ROTTEN PEAS.
YES, SIR, THAT'S WHERE MY MONEY GOES.
MY GAL'S A CORKER, SHE'S A NEW YORKER.
I BUY HER EVERYTHING TO KEEP HER IN STYLE. LA - LA - LA.
SHE'S GOT A PAIR OF HIPS JUST LIKE TWO BATTLESHIPS
YES, SIR, THAT'S WHERE MY MONEY GOES.
MY GAL'S A CORKER, SHE'S A NEW YORKER.
I BUY HER EVERYTHING TO KEEP HER IN STYLE. LA - LA - LA.
SHE'S GOT A PAIR OF LIPS JUST LIKE TWO POKER CHIPS.
YES, SIR, THAT'S WHERE MY MONEY GOES.
MY GAL'S A CORKER, SHE'S A NEW YORKER.
I BUY HER EVERYTHING TO KEEP HER IN STYLE. LA - LA - LA.
SHE'S GOT A PAIR OF EYES JUST LIKE TWO PIZZA PIES.
YES, SIR, THAT'S WHERE MY MONEY GOES.
MY GAL'S A CORKER, SHE'S A NEW YORKER.
I BUY HER EVERYTHING TO KEEP HER IN STYLE. LA - LA - LA.
SHE'S GOT A HEAD OF HAIR JUST LIKE A GRIZZLY BEAR.
YES, SIR, THAT'S WHERE MY MONEY GOES.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GRAND RAPIDS
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Ill humor Ridicule Mockery Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Children |
Date learned: 00-00-1955
RUSSIAN CUSTOMS
RUSSIANS GO TO THE BALLET RIGHT AFTER THEIR WORKDAY
IS OVER. DURING THE INTERMISSION, THEY ALL FILE INTO A ROOM
AND GO THROUGH A LINE TO PICK UP SANDWICHES AND ICE CREAM
FOR THEIR DINNER BEFORE PROMENADING AROUND THE ROOM
AND THEN GOING BACK TO THE BALLET.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GRAND RAPIDS
Keyword(s): ICE CREAM ; SNADWICHES
| Subject headings: | Food Drink -- Typical menus for the various meals For meal hours, see F574.84. Other daily repast |
Date learned: DATE NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR.
NUMBERS
THE THIRD PERSON TO LIGHT A CIGARETTE OFF OF THE SAME MATCH,
WILL DIE IN A WHORE HOUSE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GRAND RAPIDS
| Subject headings: | 686 Thirds / Thrice / Three / Triple |
Date learned: 00-00-1970
IRISH SUPERSTITION
NEVER SEAT THIRTEEN PEOPLE AT A TABLE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GRAND RAPIDS
| Subject headings: | 686 Specific number by specific number being described |
Date learned: 04-08-1971
IF WE WERE BROUGHT TO TRIAL FOR THE CRIMES WE HAVE COMMITTED
AGAINST OURSELVES, FEW WOULD ESCAPE THE GALLOWS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GRAND RAPIDS
Keyword(s): PARALLELISM
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: DATE NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR
RUSSIAN CUSTOM
DURING THE INTERMISSION AF A BALLET, OFTER THEY HAVE
EATEN, RUSSIANS WILL PROMENADE AROUND A RCECTANGULAR
ROOM. MM
RUSSIANS ARE VERY FOND OF CIRCUSES AND HAVE
EXCELLENT ONES.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GRAND RAPIDS
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Entertainment Diversion |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
SCHOOL CUSTOM
DURING GRADUATION, ALL GRADUATES WALK IN WITH THEIR
TASSELS ON THE RIGHT SIDE, AND AFTER ALL HAVE
RECEIVED THEIR DIPLOMAS THEY FLIP THEIR TASSELS
TO THE LEFT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GRAND RAPIDS
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- School |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
HAWAIIAN DEATH CUSTOM
IN THE 'OLDEN DAYS' WHEN A MAN'S WIFE DIED, HE
WOULD POKE HIS EYE OUT WITH A STAKE AND POUND
HIS HEAD AGAINST A ROCK UNTIL ALL OF HIS TEETH
FELL OUT FOR MOURNING.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GRAND RAPIDS
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 04-08-1971
HAWAIIAN DEATH CUSTOM
WHEN A PERSON DIES, HIS MOURNERS STRING FLOWERS ON
TOOTHPICKS, PUT THEM IN A ROUND BLACK TUBE
(ONE FOOT X SIX INCES), PUT THEM ON STANDARDS AND
CARRY THEM.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GRAND RAPIDS
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 04-08-1971
THE BIRTH OF A CHILD IS ANNOUNCED IN GLENDALE, OHIO
BY PLAYING NURSERY RHYMES ON CHURCH BELLS. THEY PLAY
"LITTLE JACK HORNER" FOR A BOY AND "MARY HAD A LITTLE
LAMB" FOR A GIRL.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GRAND RAPIDS
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Birth |
Date learned: 10-00-1971
PROPER NAME
I WAS NAMED AFTER ST. CHRISTOPHER.
FOR WHEN MY FATHER WAS GOING TO SCHOOL
HERE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT AND
WORKING FOR FORD, HE DID A LOT OF DRIVING.
THEREFORE, MY FATHER AND MOTHER DECIDED
TO NAME THEIR FIRST BORN CHRISTOPHER SINCE
HE WAS THE PATRON OF TRAVELERS.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT STILL SAYS A PRAYER TO ST.
CHRISTOPHER EVERY MORNING BEFORE HE
STARTS OUT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GRAND RAPIDS
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Baptism Naming rite SPEECH -- Proper Name |
HAPPY IS THE BRIDE THE SUN SHINES ON!
HAPPY ARE THE DEAD THE RAIN FALLS ON!
Submitter comment: INFORMANT WAS TOLD THIS BY HER SISTER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GRAND RAPIDS
| Subject headings: | 860 Belief Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief C860.546 |
THE FIRST BORN SON TAKES THE FATHER'S NAME AS HIS MIDDLE NAME.
Submitter comment: THIS TRADITION DATES BACK TO THE EARLY 1700'S
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GRAND RAPIDS
| Subject headings: | Person / Nickname 686 Properties attributed to specific numbers or numerals individually. |
Date learned: 01-00-1968
EASTER EGG GAME
ON ORTHODOX EASTER, EVERYONE IN THE FAMILLY DYES HARDBOILED EGGS
DEEP RED. THEN EACH MEMBER OF THE FAMILY PICKS OUT AN EGG AND
TRIES TO BREAK THE OTHER'S EGG BY HITTING THE TWO END TO END.
THE PERSON WHOSE EGG DOESN'T BREAK ON BOTH ENDS WILL HAVE A
LUCKY YEAR.
Submitter comment: THIS IS A RELIGIOUS TRADITION OF THE GREEK OTHODOX
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GRAND RAPIDS
Date learned: 03-00-1968
WHEN A CHILD REACHES THE AGE OF 3, PLANT A TREE OF THE SAME HEIGHT
AS THE CHILD AND MEASURE THE CHILD'S GROWTH WITH THE TREE TO SEE
WHICH IS GROWING BETTER. THIS WILL TELL HOW TALL THE CHILD WILL
BE IN THE FUTURE.
Submitter comment:
THE TRADITION WAS PASSED THROUGH THE FAMILY, BUT THE PROCESS WAS
LOST WHEN THE FAMILY MOVED FROM GRAND RAPIDS TO DETROIT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GRAND RAPIDS
| Subject headings: | 686 Thirds / Thrice / Three / Triple CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- F535 CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Measure of space: distance, height, depth BELIEF -- Plant |
Date learned: 01-00-1966