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GIFTS FOR BRIDESMAIDS ARE MADE FOR THEM WHILE THE GIRL
IS STILL A CHILD AND THEY ARE PRESERVED IN A HOPE
CHEST UNTIL THE WEDDING.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT SAID THAT THIS WAS A POPULAR CUSTOM WHEN SHE
WAS MARRIED FIFTY-THREE YEARS AGO. SHE ALSO BEGAN
COLLECTING THINGS FOR HER DAUGHTER WHEN SHE WAS A
SMALL CHILD.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage Hope chests |
Date learned: 11-07-1971