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THE BRIDE TOSSES HER GARTER AND THE UNMARRIED MALE
WHO CATCHES IT WILL BE NEXT TO MARRY.
Submitter comment: LEARNED IN CHILDHOOD.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage Reception |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
IT IS AN ITALIAN CUSTOM THAT THE BRIDE AND THE GROOM
LEAVE THE WEDDING CELEBRATIONS AT MIDNIGHT. THEY
ARE TO LEAVE WITHOUT ANYONE SEEING THEM FOR GOOD
LUCK
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage Reception |
Date learned: 11-01-1969
AT ITALIAN WEDDINGS, DURING THE BRIDAL DANCE, THE
GRANDPARENTS OR OLDER RELATIVES OF THE COUPLE THROW
CONFETTI WITH PENNIES AT THE DANCERS IN HOPES THAT
THEY WILL HAVE PROSPERITY THROUGHOUT THEIR MARRIED
LIFE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; HARPER WOODS
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage Reception |
Date learned: 03-19-1971
IT IS AN OLD ITALIAN CUSTOM FOR THE BRIDE AND GROOM
TO GIVE AN ODD NUMBER (USUALLY FIVE BECAUSE THREE
ARE TOO CHEAP AND SEVEN ARE TOO EXPENSIVE) OF SUGAR
COATED NUTS CALLED CONFETTI TO THEIR GUESTS IN ORDER
TO THANK THEM AND TO WISH THEM GOOD LUCK.
Data entry tech comment:
CANDY COATED ALMONDS=JORDAN ALMONDS.
CN[ RICHARDS, SHARON
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage Reception |
Date learned: 01-16-1968
SOME POLISH WEDDINGS LAST ONE WEEK. PEOPLE, NOT THE
BRIDE AND GROOM, WOULD CONTINUE THESE FESTIVITIES FOR
THAT LENGTH OF TIME OR UNTIL ALL THE FOOD AND LIQUOR
WAS GONE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage Reception |
Date learned: 02-00-1970
IT IS A MEXICAN CUSTOM THAT THE PEOPLE STANDING UP TO
THE WEDDING (THOSE ACTING AS USHERS AND BRIDESMAIDS)
PAY FOR IT. EACH PERSON STANDING UP CAN EITHER PAY
FOR THE CAKE, THE ENTERTAINMENT, THE FOOD, ETC. THE
CLOSER YOU ARE TO THE FAMILY, THE MORE YOU BUY FOR THE
WEDDING. THE BEST MAN USUALLY PAYS FOR THE RENTING
OF THE HALL.
Submitter comment:
THE INFORMANT MENTIONED THAT THIS RELIEVES A LARGE
FINANCIAL BURDEN FROM THE BRIDE'S FATHER. SHE ALSO
SAID THAT SHE ATTENDED A WEDDING WITH 48 PERSONS
STANDING UP.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage Reception |
Date learned: 10-10-1971
IN A GREEK WEDDING CEREMONY, THE BRIDE AND GROOM
TRY TO STEP ON EACH OTHER'S FEET. WHOEVER WINS
WILL WEAR THE PANTS IN THE HOUSE. (DOMINATE)
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage Reception |
Date learned: 11-00-1968
WEDDING CUSTOMS OF THE SWEDISH IMMIGRANTS
AFTER THE DECISION TO MARRY IS MADE BY A SWEDISH
COUPLE, APPROVAL MUST BE SOUGHT FROM THE PARENTS. THE
PARENTS THEN SET THE DATE FOR THE ENGAGEMENT AS WELL
AS THE WEDDING AND HOLD A PARTY ON THE DAY OF ENGAGE-
MENT.
AFTER THE WEDDING RITES THERE IS ANOTHER PARTY AT
WHICH THE NEW BRIDE IS OBLIGED TO DANCE THE FIRST DANCE
WITH HER FATHER AND THE GROOM LIKEWISE HAS THE FIRST
DANCE WITH THE BRIDE'S MOTHER. THE MOTHER OF THE BRIDE,
DURING THE DANCE, LEADS THE GROOM TO THE ELDERS OF THE
SWEDISH COMMUNITY WHO TAKE HIM TO ANOTHER ROOM. THE
BRIDE'S FATHER LEAVES HER AND LEADS THE ELDERS IN
QUESTIONING OF THE GROOM. THE QUESTIONS PERTAIN TO
HOW THE GROOM WILL TREAT THE FATHER'S DAUGHTER AND
EACH QUESTION IS ACCOMPANIED WITH A SHOT OF WHISKEY.
BY THE TIME THE FATHER RUNS OUT OF QUESTIONS, THE
GROOM IS CONSIDERABLY DRUNK. HE IS THEN DRAGGED TO THE
FEET OF HIS NEW BRIDE AND THE BRIDE IS OBLIGED TO
CARRY HER HUSBAND OUT AND HOME BY HERSELF.
Submitter comment:
THIS WAS A PERSONAL EXPERIENCE OF MR. SANBORN WHO
MARRIED A GIRL FROM THE SWEDISH COMMUNITY OF HARRIS,
MINNESOTA.
Where learned: MINNESOTA ; WISCONSIN ; WEST BEND ; HARRIS
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage Reception |
Date learned: 09-30-1967
POLISH WEDDING CUSTOM
WHEN THE TIME APPROACHES FOR THE BRIDE AND GROOM TO
LEAVE THE HALL, A SERIES OF EVENTS TAKE PLACE.
TRADITIONALLY, THE COUPLE LEAVE AT MIDNIGHT BUT THE
TIME VARIES FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION. THE GUESTS
FORM A LARGE CIRCLE ON THE DANCE FLOOR AND THE MEN TAKE
TURNS DANCING WITH THE BRIDE. THEY ALL ATTACH A BILL
OF SOME DENOMINATION, USUALLY A FIVE OR TEN, TO THE
BRIDE'S DRESS. AFTER ALL THE MEN HAVE HAD THEIR TURN,
A BRIDESMAID REMOVES ALL THE BILLS. A CHAIR IS THEN
PLACED IN THE CENTER OF THE CIRCLE AND THE BRIDE SITS
DOWN WHILE ALL THE PEOPLE SING A TRADITIONAL POLISH
BALLAD, WHICH, IF THE BRIDE CAN UNDERSTAND POLISH,
USUALLY RESULTS IN THE BRIDE GUSHING FOR TEARS.
A BUCKET IS THEN PLACED UNDER HER CHAIR AND SOME LIQUID
IS SPILLED ON THE FLOOR. THE WEDDING ATTENDANTS THEN
WALTZ AROUND THE CHAIR. THE BRIDES VEIL IS REMOVED
AND SHE IS LED TO THE STAGE WHERE SHE TURNS HER BACK TO
THE GUESTS AND THROWS HER BOUQUET TOWARD A GROUP OF
SINGLE GIRLS. THE GROOM THEN (THROWS) A GARTER TOWARD
A GROUP OF YOUNG SINGLE MEN. THE CAKE IS THEN CUT AND
SHORTLY AFTER, THE BRIDE AND GROOM DISAPPEAR. THE
NEXT DAY A PARTY IS HELD AT THE HOME OF THE BRIDE'S
PARENTS. MOST OF THE PRINCIPAL GUESTS ARRIVE AND
HOLD ANOTHER CELEBRATION WITH USUALLY MORE DRINKING
AND EATING THAN ON THE PREVIOUS DAY. THIS POST
WEDDING ACTIVITY IS CALLED, PHONETICALLY, POPALAVEENI.
ORIGINALLY, I.E., IN POLAND, IT WAS A THREE DAY
CELEBRATION.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROSEVILLE
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage Reception |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
POLISH WEDDING TRADITION
EVERYBODY AT THE RECEPTION STANDS IN ONE LONG LINE
WITH THE NEWLY WEDDED COUPLE IN FRONT. THE BRIDE
AND GROOM KISS EACH OTHER AND FORM THE BEGINNING OF
ANOTHER LINE, ACROSS FROM THE FIRST LINE. THE PEOPLE
IN THE OTHER LINE KISS THE BRIDE AND KISS OR SHAKE
HANDS WITH THE GROOM, THEN GET IN THE NEW LINE. THIS
CONTINUES UNTIL THE FIRST LINE IS GONE.
Where learned: ON A DATE
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage Reception |
Date learned: 10-21-1969
ROMANIAN WEDDING CUSTOM
MARRIAGE FESTIVITIES LAST THREE DAYS. BEGINNING AT
THE BRIDE'S HOME AND ENDING AT THE GROOM'S HOME.
A CART IS LOADED WITH ALL THE BRIDE'S DOWRY (EVERY- THING EVEN DOWN TO ARTICLES SUCH AS DISH TOWELS). THIS
CART IS TAKEN IN PROCESSION ALONG WITH PEOPLE CARRYING
BANNERS WHENEVER THE PEOPLE MOVE THE FESTIVITIES FROM
ONE HOME TO ANOTHER, AS WELL AS FIDDLERS AND THE KOLACHS.
THE KOLACHS ARE CAKES OF RAISED DOUGH WITH RAISINS
ROUND IN SHAPE. THE MORE OF THESE CAKES ONE HAS,
THE RICHER HE IS THOUGHT TO BE.
THE TRADITIONAL DINNER FOR THE WEDDING CONSISTS OF
CHICKEN SOUP, ROAST CHICKEN, RICE, POTATOES,
GALUSHTI (STUFFED CABBAGE ROLLS) AND KOLACHI.
Where learned: HOME
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage Reception |
Date learned: 10-26-1969
AT A POLISH WEDDING, IT IS CUSTOMARY TO PLACE A LARGE
BOWLING BALL WITH CHAIN AROUND THE BRIDE, REMINDING
HER THAT NOW SHE IS "TIED DOWN" TO ONE MAN. THIS
IS GENERALLY DONE SOMETIME DURING THE RECEPTION.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT HIGH SCHOOL
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage Reception |
Date learned: 10-27-1971
POLISH CUSTOM: PAYING TO BREAK A DISH WITH A PIECE
OF SILVER.
Submitter comment:
DONE JUST AS THE EATING BEGINS AT POLISH WEDDING
RECEPTION.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage Reception |
Date learned: 11-16-1968
POLISH WEDDING CUSTOM HAS IT THAT AT THE WEDDING
RECEPTION, THE BRIDE EATS LEAVEN BREAD AND WATER
AND THE GROOM IS CARRIED AROUND ON A CHAIR BY HIS
MALE FRIENDS.
Submitter comment: SOURCE RELAYED THAT HE SAW THIS AT A POLISH WEDDING.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage Reception |
Date learned: 11-05-1968
POLISH WEDDING CUSTOMS
THE WEDDING GUESTS LINE BY A TABLE ONE BY ONE AND
GET THEIR CHOICE OF A SHOT OF WHISKEY OR A CIGAR.
THE BRIDE'S SHOE IS PASSED AROUND AND PEOPLE PUT
MONEY IN FOR THE FIRST BABY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage Reception |
Date learned: 11-00-1968
AT A POLISH WEDDING THEY USED TO SHAVE THE GROOM AND
THE BRIDE WAS GIVEN A BABY CAP (CZYPCK) AND THEN
SHE WOULD GIVE IT TO HER MOTHER AND GET A BLESSING.
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage Reception |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
IN HUNGARY, THE BRIDE AND GROOM LEAVE AFTER THE
BRIDAL DANCE. THEY RETURN IN ABOUT TWO HOURS AND
THE BRIDE WEARS PLAIN CLOTHES AND A COLORFUL
BUBUSKA TO SYMBOLIZE THAT SHE IS A WOMAN AND
NO LONGER A BRIDE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage Reception |
Date learned: 03-00-1970