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CATHOLIC ITALIAN AND POLISH WEDDINGS
AT THE DINNER, AFTER THE WEDDING, WHENEVER A GUEST
KNOCKS A FORK AGAINST A GLASS OR DISH, THE GROOM
HAS TO KISS THE BRIDE.
Submitter comment:
JIM ALSO REMARKED THAT IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE THE
BRIDE AND GROOM WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO EAT MUCH.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage Glassware tapping |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
POLISH
BANGING ON THE PLATES WITH A FORK DURING THE
DINNER AT A POLISH WEDDING. THE BRIDE AND GROOM
THEN WILL KISS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage Glassware tapping |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
AT POLISH WEDDINGS DURING THE DINNER, THE WEDDING
GUESTS BANG ON THE PLATES IN ORDER TO MAKE A
CLANGING NOISE. UPON HEARING THE NOISE THE
NEWLYWEDS ARE SUPPOSED TO KISS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage Glassware tapping |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
DURING A WEDDING RECEPTION, WHEN ALL THE GUESTS ARE
SITTING AROUND THE TABLE, WHENEVER ANYONE TAPS
A SPOON ON A TEACUP, THE BRIDE AND GROOM MUST KISS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage Glassware tapping |
Date learned: 09-00-1969
POLISH
WHENEVER THE PEOPLE ATTENDING A BREAKFAST OR A
RECEPTION OF A WEDDING COUPLE, TAP THE WATER GLASS
WITH A PIECE OF SILVERWARE SIGNIFIES THEIR WISH
TO SEE THE COUPLE KISS.
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage Glassware tapping |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
AT THE WEDDING RECEPTION, THE GUESTS WILL HIT THEIR
WATER GLASSES WITH EATING UTENSILS UNTIL THE BRIDE
AND GROOM KISS.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT FIRST HEARD OF THIS AT A POLISH-GREEK
WEDDING IN PITTSBURGH IN THE LATE 1950S. SHE HAS
SINCE SEEN IT PRACTICED AT A WEDDING IN JULY, 1971.
Where learned: PENNSYLVANIA ; PITTSBURGH
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage Glassware tapping |
Date learned: 10-02-1971 ; 00001950S
POLISH
WHILE EATING DINNER AT THE RECEPTION, THE GUESTS HIT
THEIR DISHES WITH THEIR SILVERWARE THIS RACKET
CONTINUES UNTIL THE BRIDE AND GROOM TRY TO KISS,
USUALLY WITH THEIR MOUTH FULL OF FOOD. THIS
RACKET GOES ON CONSTANTLY DURING THE MEAL.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage Glassware tapping |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
THE GUESTS AT THE RECEPTION OF A POLISH WEDDING
TAP THEIR PLATES WITH THEIR SILVERWARE DURING THE
MEAL. THE TAPPING DOES NOT STOP UNTIL THE COUPLE
KISS. THIS MAY HAPPEN ANY NUMBER OF TIMES DURING
THE MEAL.
Where learned: HOME
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage Glassware tapping |
POLISH
DURING THE RECEPTION MEAL, THE GUESTS BEGIN TO
BEAT THEIR PLATES AND GLASSES WITH THEIR SILVER-
WARE, THUS CALLING ON THE NEW COUPLE TO KISS.
THIS HAS SPREAD TO OTHER CULTURES NOW.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage Glassware tapping |
Date learned: 11-25-1969
DURING THE BANQUET AFTER A POLISH WEDDING, IT IS
CUSTOMARY FOR THE BRIDE AND GROOM TO KISS, WHEN
THE PEOPLE PRESENT DRUM ON THE CHINA WITH THE
SILVERWARE.
Where learned: POLISH WEDDING
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage Glassware tapping |
Date learned: 05-00-1968