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CUSTOM FESTIVAL
THE GIBBONS FAMILY EATS IRISH BREAD ON ST. PATRICK'S DAY. THE
BREAD IS MADE WITH SODA, BUTTERMILK, CARWAY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- March 17 Feast of St. Patrick CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 21 solstice to March 20 F642.9 |
Date learned: 09-00-1967
ST. PATRICK'S DAY
AT THE GIRLS' BOARDING SCHOOL I WENT TO IN WISCONSIN, EACH YEAR ON
ST. PATRICK'S DAY, WAS HELD A RECITAL OF THE CHORUS SINGING IRISH
SONGS AND A MAKESHIFT SKIT, WRITTEN AND PRODUCED BY THE SOPHOMORES
ABOUT ELVES, OR LEPRECHAUNS, OR WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE.
Where learned: NOT RECORDED
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- March 17 Feast of St. Patrick CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 21 solstice to March 20 F642.9 |
IF YOU KISS AN IRISH PERSON ON ST. PATRICK'S DAY, IT IS GOOD LUCK
FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR.
Data entry tech comment: ST. PATRICK'S DAY: MARCH 17
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; PORT HURON
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- March 17 Feast of St. Patrick CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 21 solstice to March 20 F642.9 |
Date learned: 03-29-1971
ON ST. PATRICK'S DAY YOU KISS THE BLARNEY STONE FOR GOOD LUCK AND
PROSPERITY.
Data entry tech comment: ST. PATRICK'S DAY: MARCH 17
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- March 17 Feast of St. Patrick CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 21 solstice to March 20 F642.9 |
Date learned: 04-01-1971
SAINT PATRICK'S DAY MARCH 17
IN MY FAMILY IT'S THE "WEARIN' OF THE GREEN" AND FAMILY CELEBRATION.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; HARPER WOODS
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- March 17 Feast of St. Patrick CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 21 solstice to March 20 F642.9 |
Date learned: DATE NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR
PLANTING CORN
ALWAYS PLANT CORN ON MARCH 17 TH, BECAUSE THAT IS WHEN THE MOON
IS RIGHT DOWN SOUTH.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT IS A FRIEND'S MOTHER, AND HER FATHER USED TO DO
THIS ON THEIR FARM IN ALABAMA.
ST. PATRICK'S DAY
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; FERNDALE
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- March 17 Feast of St. Patrick BELIEF -- Moon BELIEF -- Plant husbandry Farming |
Date learned: 00001971 SPRING
ON ST PATRICK'S DAY THE IRISH WEAR THE COLOR GREEN FOR GOOD LUCK
Where learned: DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- March 17 Feast of St. Patrick BELIEF -- Color BELIEF -- Good luck |
Date learned: 02-23-1979
THE REASON WHY THE SHAMROCK BECAME A SYMBOL ON ST. PATRICK'S DAY IS.
ST. PATRICK WAS ASKED ABOUT THE TRINITY AND IN ORDER TO EXPLAIN IT HE
BENT DOWN AND PICKED UP A THREE LEAF CLOVER AND STARTED TO EXPLAIN
HOW THE TRINITY AND A THREE LEAF CLOVER WERE SOMEWHAT THE SAME. WE
BELIEVED IN ONE GOD WITH THREE BEINGS. WHERE THE CLOVER LEAF HAD ONE
STEM WITH THREE BRANCHES.
Where learned: DETROIT ; SAINT AMBROSE RECTORY
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Religious hero PROSE NARRATIVE -- Plant CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- March 17 Feast of St. Patrick |
Date learned: 02-27-1979
IRISH SONG
WHEN IRISH EYES ARE SMILING
SURE IT'S LIKE A MORN IN SPRING
WITH A LILT OF IRISH LAUGHTER
YOU CAN HEAR THE ANGELS SING
WHEN IRISH HEARTS ARE HAPPY
ALL THE WORLD SEEMS BRIGHT AND GAY,
FOR WHEN IRISH EYES ARE SMILING,
THEY CAN STEAL YOUR HEART AWAY.
Submitter comment: MY FATHER PLAYS THIS RECORD EVERY ST. PATRICK'S DAY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Joy Happiness CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- March 17 Feast of St. Patrick |
Date learned: 00-00-1980
IF AN IRISHMAN IS COMING TO AMERICA ON THE 17TH
OF ANY MONTH AND IS ON THE SEA, HE IS SUPPOSED TO
HAVE FORTUNE AND FAME IN AMERICA.
Submitter comment: LEARNED FROM HIS FATHER WHEN HE WAS YOUNGER.
Data entry tech comment: RELATED TO ST. PATRICKS'S DAY--MARCH 17?
Where learned: CANADA ; ONTARIO ; TOP HAT SUPPER CLUB ; WINDSOR
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- January 17 CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- February 17 CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- March 17 BELIEF -- Good luck |
Date learned: 12101963 ASSUMED
PLANT SWEETPEAS ON MARCH 17 FOR BEAUTY.
Submitter comment: LEARNED FROM HER MOTHER.
Data entry tech comment: WE ASSUME SHE IS TALKING ABOUT FLOWERS, NOT VEGETABLES.
Where learned: INDIANA ; South Bend
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- March 17 Feast of St. Patrick BELIEF -- Plant husbandry Farming |
Date learned: 11-23-1967
I ATTENDED THE ST. PATRICK'S DAY PARADE ON MARCH 14, 1982 IN
DETROIT, MICHIGAN. THERE WERE DIGNITARIES LEADING THE PARADE,
FLOATS, MARCHERS AND BANDS. THE MOST AMAZING SIGHT WAS THE BEER-
PASSING ACTIVITY. I'VE BEEN TO MANY PARADES, BUT THIS WAS THE
FIRST TIME I'D SEEN PARTICIPANTS AND AUDIENCE MEMBERS PASSING
GLASSES OF BEER BACK AND FORTH. I WAS QUITE AMAZED.
Submitter comment: THOSE IRISH SURE KNOW HOW TO CELEBRATE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- March 17 Feast of St. Patrick |
IF YOU PLANT YOUR POTATOES ON ST. PATRICK'S DAY, YOU'LL HAVE
A GOOD CROP.
Submitter comment:
THIS FOLK BELIEF WAS COMMUNICATED TO BRIAN BY HIS MOTHER WHEN
BRIAN WAS A CHILD AND GROWING UP IN RURAL OHIO.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- March 17 Feast of St. Patrick BELIEF -- P535 |
Date learned: 00001960S
ST. PATRICK'S DAY IS A BIG DAY IN OUR HOUSE.
THE CELEBRATION BEGINS WITH MORNING MASS AT
HOLY TRINITY CHURCH IN DETROIT. AFTER MASS
WE ATTEND A RECEPTION (OR PARTY) FOR BRUNCH.
THERE IS ALWAYS MUSIC AND DANCE WITH PLENTY
OF SINGING. BAGPIPES AND DRUMS CAN BE HEARD
FOR THE REST OF THE DAY. AFTER THE RECEPTION
WE PREPARE FOR THE REST OF THE DAY AND NIGHT.
THE ST. PATRICK'S DAY PARADE TAKES
PLACE ON THE PRECEDING WEEKEND. I USUALLY
ATTEND THIS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BERKELEY
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- March 17 Feast of St. Patrick |
Date learned: 00-00-1980
ON ST. PATRICK'S DAY, OUR FAMILY SAYS THE WORD, "LUCK,"
AFTER EVERY SENTENCE. IF WE FORGET TO SAY IT, AND SOMEONE
CATCHES US, WE MUST WHISTLE AND TURN AROUND IN A CIRCLE
FOR ONE MINUTE. "MY MOTHER'S FRIEND, FROM THE STATES,
STARTED THIS IN HER FAMILY. SHE VISITED US WHEN I WAS
VERY YOUNG AND STARTED THIS TRADITION IN OUR FAMILY."
Submitter comment:
I MET CONNOR AT A HOTEL I STAYED AT IN IRELAND. THERE
WAS A HUGE PARTY GOING ON AT THE HOTEL BAR WHERE I MET
HIM. I THOUGHT HIS TRADITION WAS FUNNY BECAUSE IT
SEEMS LIKE A TRADITION THAT WOULD BE STARTED IN IRELAND,
NOT THE UNITED STATES. I"LL NEVER FORGET WHEN HE
REFERRED OT THE UNITED STATES AS, "THE STATES."
Where learned: IRELAND ; LIMERICK
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- March 17 Feast of St. Patrick |
IT IS CUSTOMARY TO WEAR GREEN ON ST. PATRICK'S DAY.
IF YOU ARE IRISH AND YOU DON'T WEAR GREEN, YOU
MAY BE PINCHED.
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- March 17 Feast of St. Patrick SPEECH -- Gesture |
Date learned: 00001970S CA
St. Patrick's Day
Every St. Patrick's Day, my mother cooks corned beef and cabbage
for dinner. For dessert, she usually makes a cake with green
frosting.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SAGINAW
Keyword(s): COLOR
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- March 17 Feast of St. Patrick Food Drink -- Typical menus for the various meals For meal hours, see F574.84. Special or festive meals |
Date learned: 00001971ca
Many Irish people climb the mountain Crogh Patrick for penance
on St Patrick's Day. Some of the older generation still climb the
mountain in their bare feet as was traditional. Climbing Crogh
Patrick is done to celebrate St. Patrick's bringing of
Christianity to Ireland.
Where learned: IRELAND
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- March 17 Feast of St. Patrick CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Typical Elements of a Festive Pattern BELIEF -- Religious hero |
"Drowning of the shamrock" is traditional on St. Patrick's Day
in Ireland. It means going to the local pub and getting drunk.
Where learned: IRELAND
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- March 17 Feast of St. Patrick |
Colcannon is traditionally eaten on St. Patrick's Day in
Ireland. It is a mixture of cabbage, scallions, green onions, and
kale.
Where learned: IRELAND