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AT POLISH WEDDINGS THEY HAVE A SPECIAL DANCE.
THE YOUNGEST SISTER OF THE BRIDE STANDS IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE FLOOR WITH AN APRON ON. ANYONE
AT THE WEDDING CAN GO UP AND PUT SOME MONEY IN THE
APRON AND DANCE WITH THE BRIDE.
Submitter comment: I SAW THIS DONE AT A FEW WEDDINGS.
Where learned: PENNSYLVANIA ; SCRANTON
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage Paying for dance |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
AT A ROMANIAN WEDDING RECEPTION YOU MUST PAY MONEY
TO DANCE WITH THE BRIDE. THE MONEY IS THEN
COLLECTED AND GIVEN TO THE YOUNG COUPLE TO BUY
FURNISHINGS.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT SAID DESPITE A ROMANIAN BRIDE'S DOWRY
A YOUNG COUPLE SELDOM HAD VERY MUCH MONEY AND THIS
WAS A WAY TO GET SOME. SHE SAID, HOWEVER, THAT SHE
HAS SEEN THIS CUSTOM AT MANY AMERICAN-ROMANIAN
WEDDINGS, WHERE IT IS DONE SIMPLY BECAUSE IT IS A
TRADITION.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage Paying for dance |
Date learned: 11-07-1971
AT A POLISH WEDDING, A DISH IS PLACED IN THE MIDDLE
OF THE DANCE FLOOR. IF A MALE GUEST WISHES TO HAVE
A DANCE WITH THE BRIDE, HE PLACES SOME MONEY IN
THIS DISH. THE BRIDE AND GROOM THEN, KEEP ALL
THIS MONEY. A POLISH WEDDING USED TO LAST FOR TWO
DAYS, THE SECOND DAY'S GUESTS WERE INVITED BACK
FOR LEFTOVERS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; HARPER WOODS
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage Paying for dance |
Date learned: 11-22-1971
AT POLISH WEDDINGS, THE GODMOTHER OF THE BRIDE
WEARS AN APRON AND ALL NIGHT LONG THE MEN PUT
MONEY IN THE APRON POCKETS TO PAY FOR DANCES
WITH THE BRIDE. THIS MONEY IS THE FIRST SAVINGS
OF THE WEDDING COUPLE.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT HAS SEEN THIS DONE AT MANY POLISH WEDDINGS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage Paying for dance |
Date learned: 10-00-1971