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IN HUNGARY AT BAPTISM PEOPLE FOLOW THE PARENTS TO THE
CHURCH AND THROW FLOWERS IN THEIR PATH.
Where learned: CLASS ; POLITICAL SCIENCE 460
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Baptism Naming rite |
Date learned: 11-03-1971
AT A CHRISTENING, WHEN THE GODPARENTS COME HOME FROM
CHURCH, THE PARENTS OF THE CHILD STAND AT THE DOOR OF
THE HOUSE AND HOLD A PINK OR BLUE RIBBON. THE
GODPARENTS CUT IT AND IT WILL MEAN GOOD LUCK FOR
THE CHILD.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT IS AN ITALIAN AND THIS IS DONE AT ITALIAN
CHRISTENINGS.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Baptism Naming rite |
Date learned: 03-19-1971
NAMING PROCESS
IN SAUDI ARABIA, SEVEN DAYS AFTER A CHILD IS BORN, A HUGE
PARTY IS SCHEDULED. ALL RELATIVES INCLUDING THE
SMALLEST CHILDREN ARE INVITED. KIDS ARE GIVEN SUGAR
CANDY AND EVERYONE IS GIVEN A CANDLE. ALL IS QUIET, AND
THE OLDEST RELATIVE RINGS A MORTAR AND PISTOL (PESTLE?)
THREE TIMES AND SAYS "IN THE NAME OF GOD I NAME HIM (THE
BABY)......" THEN HE GOES OUTSIDE AND SHOUTS THE NAME
TO EVERYONE. THIS IS HOW THEIR CHILDREN ARE BAPTISED
WITH THEIR NAME.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Baptism Naming rite |
Date learned: 11-22-1971
NAME GIVING
TO CHOOSE A NAME FOR A YOUNG CHILD, YOU ARE TO CHOOSE
SEVEN NAMES, THEN BRING OUT SEVEN CANDLES. GIVE EACH
CANDLE A NAME AND THEN LIGHT ALL SEVEN. THE CANDLE
THAT BURNS THE LONGEST IS THE NAME THE CHILD IS TO
RECEIVE.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT RECEIVED HIS NAME IN THIS MANNER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; LIBRARY ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Baptism Naming rite |
Date learned: 03-23-1971
POLISH SUPERSTITION
YOU WISH ILL-FATE ON A CHILD IF YOU REFUSE TO BE HIS
GOD-PARENT.
Submitter comment: THIS DATES BACK TO MY GRANDMOTHER'S YOUTH IN WARSAW
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Baptism Naming rite |
Date learned: 10-05-1967
THERE IS A CUSTOM THAT SAYS THAT THE GODMOTHER MUST BE
THE FIRST TO CUT OFF THE FINGERNAILS OF AN INFANT.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT SAID THAT THE GODMOTHER WOULD PREVENT ANY
EVIL EYE THAT MIGHT GET A HOLD OF THE FINGERNAILS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; OAK PARK
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Baptism Naming rite |
Date learned: 01-21-1972
MELKITE BAPTISM
IN THE BAPTISMAL CEREMONY OF THE MELKITE RITE, THE
GODPARENTS ARE ASKED BY THE PRIEST TO SPIT ON THE
DEVIL. THIS THEY DO, SYMBOLICALLY BY SPITTING
ON THE FLOOR.
Submitter comment: ATTITUDE: TRUSTING.
Where learned: HOME
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Baptism Naming rite SPEECH -- Gesture |
Date learned: 02-29-1972
TO A FAMILY, BAPTISM IS A MOST HOLY AND GLORIOUS CELEBRATION.
THEY BRING THE BABY TO THE CHURCH, WHERE THE GODPARENTS,
PARENTS, AND PRIEST STAND AROUND THE BAPTISMAL (FONT).
THE PRIEST READS THE USUAL PRAYERS FOR BAPTISM, BUT ALSO
ADDS WHETHER THE GODPARENTS WILL HELP TO RAISE THEIR
GODCHILD IN AS MUCH OF LITHUANIAN TRADITION AND UPBRINGING
AS POSSIBLE. THEN THE PRIEST POURS SOME WATER ON THE
BABY'S HEAD; ANOINTS HIS FOREHEAD, EYES, MOUTH AND EARS,
WITH OIL; PUTS A LITTLE SALT ON HIS TONGUE AND THEN SUGAR.
AFTER BLESSING THE BABY, HIS PARENTS & GODPARENTS, THE
CEREMONY IS FINISHED.
Where learned: SOUTHFIELD ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Baptism Naming rite |
Date learned: 03-25-1972
MEXICAN BAPTISM
THE PARENTS OF THE CHILD BEING BAPTIZED ARE NOT ALLOWED
TO COME TO SEE THE CEREMONY. THE GODPARENTS AND ANY
RELATIVES OR FRIENDS MAY COME, HOWEVER.
Where learned: HIS HOME
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Baptism Naming rite |
Date learned: 02-22-1972
NEWBORN BELIEF
WHEN A BABY IS NEWBORN AND AT HOME, IF HE ISN'T BAPTIZED
HE SHOULD SLEEP WITH A LIGHT ON. THIS IS TO KEEP THE
DEVIL AWAY FROM HIM.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; LIFE SCIENCE BUILDING
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Baptism Naming rite |
Date learned: 04-01-1971
A NEW BABY SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN OUT OF THE HOUSE UNTIL THE
DAY OF ITS CHRISTENING.
Submitter comment:
THE INFORMANT WAS TAUGHT THIS BY HER MOTHER, AND SHE
OBSERVED IT FOR HER CHILDREN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Baptism Naming rite |
Date learned: 01-30-1971
CITIZENSHIP
TO ESTABLISH YOUR CITIZENSHIP IN YOUR GIVEN DISTRICT IN
SAUDI ARABIA, A PERSON MUST SEE "UMDAH" (HIGH OFFICIAL
OF DISTRICT). TO BE A CITIZEN ONE MUST HAVE SEVEN
GENERATIONS OF RELATIVES AND THE CHILD IS GIVEN THOSE
SEVEN NAMES. EACH NAME REPRESENTS INFORMANT GRANDFATHER,
GREAT-FRANDFATHER, AND ETC. INFORMANT'S FULL NAME IS:
ZITAD AHMED MUHOMED HOSSEN SALEH MOHAMED HOSSEN ZAIDAN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Baptism Naming rite |
Date learned: 11-22-1971
BIRTHS AND BAPTISM
WHEN A BABY WAS BORN IN THE HOME, THE MOTHER COULD
NOT LEAVE THE HOUSE, WITH OR WITHOUT THE CHILD, UNTIL
IT WAS TIME FOR THE CHILD TO BE BAPTIZED. THEN THE
MOTHER AND THE CHILD WOULD HAVE TO GO TO THE CHURCH
TOGETHER, IN THE DAYTIME, TO BE BAPTIZED.
Submitter comment:
THE ABOVE WAS BELIEVED AND PRACTICED BY THE INFORMANT'S
PARENTS. (1910-1920).
Where learned: PENNSYLVANIA ; PITTSBURGH
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Baptism Naming rite |
Date learned: 10-02-1971
THE BEST MAN AND MAID OF HONOR AT A GREEK WEDDING WILL
ALWAYS BE THE GODPARENTS OF THE FIRST BORN CHILD.
Submitter comment: LEARNED THROUGH CHILDHOOD.
Where learned: MAIL
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Baptism Naming rite |
Date learned: 08-00-1967
AFTER A BAPTISM THE GODPARENTS HAVE A BAG OF COINS AND
THEY THROW THEM TO EVERYBODY PRESENT. THEY ARE KEPT
AS REMEMBRANCES.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Baptism Naming rite |
Date learned: 12-04-1965
IT IS A CUSTOM IN MY FAMILY FOR THE GRANDMOTHER OF A CHILD
TO GIVE THAT CHILD ONE HUNDRED PENNIES AT THE TIME OF HIS
BAPTISM. THE PENNIES WILL GUARANTEE THAT THE CHILD WILL
HAVE STRENGTH FOR ONE HUNDRED YEARS TO WARD OFF THE EVIL
TEMPTATIONS OF THE DEVIL.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Baptism Naming rite |
Date learned: 03-28-1968
IN THE LINKE FAMILY (ITALIAN RELATIVES OF MRS. MC FALL)
IT IS A CUSTOM TO BAKE COOKIES IN THE FAMILY COOKIE
PRESS AT A CHILD'S BAPTISM. THE PRESS ITSELF, CIRCA 1800,
MAKES ONE COOKIE AT A TIME. THE COOKIES ARE ABOUT TWO
INCHES IN DIAMETER AND HAVE THE FAMILY COAT OF ARMS AND
THE DATE THE PRESS WAS MADE IMPRESSED ON THEM. THE
PRESS, WHEN SET ON TOP OF A HOT STOVE OR HOT STONES,
WILL BAKE EACH COOKIE IN IT. THE PRESS WAS TRANSPORTED
FROM ITALY WITH THE GREAT-GRANDPARENTS OF THE PRESENT
LINKE FAMILY. ABOUT 200 COOKIES ARE MADE AT EACH
BAPTISM.
Where learned: HOME
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Baptism Naming rite |
Date learned: 01-21-1968
DURING THE BAPTISM RITES THERE WERE CERTAIN HUNGARIAN
CUSTOMS. IF THE CHILD WAS A BOY, AN AXE WAS PLACED ON
THE MOTHER'S BED DURING THE RITES. IF THE CHILD WAS A
GIRL, SEWING NEEDLES WERE PLACED ON THE MOTHER'S BED. ALSO,
RIBBONS WERE TIED TO THE CHILD'S ANKLES. THE BEAUTY OF
THE CHILD COULD NOT BE ADMIRED BECAUSE IT MIGHT HAVE AROUSED
THE ENVY OF EVIL MEN.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT'S FATHER SAID THIS WAS THE PRACTICE IN HUNGARY
IN 1901.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Baptism Naming rite |
Date learned: 10-22-1971
THE JEWISH PEOPLE CAN ONLY NAME A CHILD AFTER SOMEONE
THAT HAS PASSED AWAY.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT STATES THIS CUSTOM IS PRACTICED FAITHFULLY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Baptism Naming rite |
Date learned: 11-11-1971
THE GOD-FATHER AND GOD-MOTHER IN THOSE DAYS WAS ALWAYS THE
GRANDPARENTS. IF YOU HAD EVER DARED TO HAVE A
CHRISTENING AND IT WASN'T THE GRANDPARENTS, YOU WOULD
HAVE BEEN AN OUTCAST.
IN BELGIUM THE BABIES ON THEIR CHRISTENING DAY ALWAYS WORE
WHITE. IF THE PARENTS WERE NOT WELL OFF, AND DID NOT HAVE
A DRESS FOR THE BABY SOMEONE WOULD ALWAYS GO TO THEIR HOUSE
AND PRESENT THEM WITH A CHRISTENING GOWN FOR THE BABY.
WHEN A BABY WAS BORN IT WAS USUALLY CHRISTENED THE SAME DAY.
THEY GOT THE GOD-FATHER AND GOD-MOTHER TOGETHER WITH THE
FATHER AND THEN THEY WOULD HIRE A WOMAN TO CARRY THE BABY.
AFTER THE CHRISTENING THEY STARTED GOING TO THE SALOONS
WITH THE BABY AND WERE TREATED FREE BY ALL THE SALOON KEEPERS.
Submitter comment:
MR. VALKEN SAID THE PEOPLE IN HIS TOWN WERE VERY FRIENDLY
AND ALWAYS TRIED TO HELP EACH OTHER AS MUCH AS THEY COULD.
HIS IS THE CUSTOM THAT MR. VALKEN REMEMBERED TAKING
PLACE IN BELGIUM.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Baptism Naming rite |
Date learned: 10-20-1971