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SOMETHING OLD (FOR TRADITION)
SOMETHING NEW (FOR BEING MODERN)
SOMETHING BORROWED (FOR FRIENDS)
SOMETHING BLUE (FOR LUCK).

Submitter comment: DITTY RECITED BY INFORMANT, THEN EXPLAINED AS
WRITTEN HERE.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; EAST DETROIT

Subject headings: CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage Wear something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue

Date learned: 04-02-1967

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