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AN OLD POLISH CUSTOM

TO CHASE BUGS AND EVIL SPIRITS FROM YOUR HOME, MARK THE EDGES OF THE
DOORS AND WINDOWS WITH CHALK WHICH HAS BEEN BLESSED ON JANUARY 6.

Submitter comment: MY GRANDMOTHER RECEIVED THIS INFORMATION FROM HER HUSBAND, MANY
YEARS BEFORE HIS DEATH.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FERNDALE

Subject headings: CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- January 6 Twelfth Day Epiphany

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