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EARLY NEW YEAR'S MORNING (ABOUT 4:00 A.M.) THE CHILDREN
WOULD KNOCK ON EACH DOOR AND SHOUT:
ICH WUNSCHE EUCH ALLES GUT NEUES JAHR ALLEMITSAM,
KALBER UND KUHE UND ALS WAS IHR HAM.
I WISH EACH AND EVERYONE A GOOD NEW YEAR INCLUDING
CALVES, COWS, AND WHATEVER ELSE YOU HAVE.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GERMANY ; WARREN ; BAVARIA ; ALLGAU

Subject headings: CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- January 1 New Year's

Date learned: 09-27-1968

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