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When I was little my mother used to say that while
I was making a face at my sister it would get stuck
that way forever, because God was watching and He
didn't make faces to do that !
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN
Perdiddle
This game my sister taught me while we were driving
home from my grandparents' house.
The game is called perdiddle and anyone in the car can
play. Usually it is played with two people, a boyfriend
and a girlfriend. When a person sees a car with one
headlight on they call out "perdiddle" and hit the roof
of the car with their hand. The person who calls out
first and hits the roof first gets the point. These are
the rules for a group game. However, if it is just
between a boyfriend and a girlfriend then the person
who calls "perdiddle" and hits the roof first gets the
point, but the point in this case is usually a kiss.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Pastime CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank |
A sign of friendship was the pop tabs. Pop tabs
come from cans of pop. The tab is the part that
you lift up to open the can.
In order to get these tabs off you must bend and
quickly pull them to either side. This may sound
easy, but there is a catch, the pop tab must be
whole. What this means is that the part which holds
the tab into place must not be broken. The little
circular part is always the first to break.
Once you have gotten one off whole you give it to
your friend.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank |
Balinese custom
After death of a parent the children are not to wear the color
red for one year.
Where learned: Bali ; Indonesia
Date learned: 00-00-1955
Balinese Custom
One week after the wedding the groom brings pastries
to the bride's parent's home, a sign of acceptance.
Where learned: Bali ; Indonesia
Date learned: 00-00-1990
Japanese custom
Removal of shoes when entering a home is necessary because one
may bring in bad diseases or spirits.
Where learned: JAPAN
Keyword(s): Contamination
Date learned: 00-00-1925
Balinese custom
If a set of twins are born, a boy and a girl, one of the
babies must be given away or left out on the street for three
days until someone else takes it.
Where learned: Bali ; Indonesia
Date learned: 00-00-1955
Chinese custom
When a close family member dies, the first day of the funeral
one of the children must place one pearl and two coins in the
mouth of the deceased for burial.
Where learned: CHINA
Keyword(s): Gem or Money
Date learned: 00-00-1955
Chinese custom
When a close family member dies, you still may give them gifts
by making the gift out of paper in its actual size and then by
burning it.
Where learned: CHINA
Date learned: 00-00-1955
Chinese custom
Before the actual burial takes place it is customary to travel
and to stop in front of the home of the deceased, to tell the
spirit of the deceased that they are home.
Where learned: CHINA
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter |
Date learned: 00-00-1955
Chinese custom
Howson (a Chinese mourning period) lasts for 49 days. A white
flower made of yarn is worn by the daughters in their hair and
a black band is worn by the sons around the arm during this
period.
Data entry tech comment:
Updated by TRD
Where learned: CHINA
Keyword(s): China ; Chinese ; CUSTOM ; FLOWER ; Mourning ; SYMBOL ; White
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Color BELIEF -- Number P686.1.49 |
Date learned: 00-00-1955
Chinese custom
From the time of death of a family member the remaining part
of the family cannot sit on chairs. Even during the funeral
service they must sit on the floor.
Where learned: CHINA
Keyword(s): Furniture ; Mourners
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial SPEECH -- Gesture |
Date learned: 00-00-1955
Chinese custom
When a close family member dies or a spouse the remaining
party will sleep next to the cemetery or grave every night for
the next three years.
Where learned: CHINA
Keyword(s): Survivors
Date learned: 00-00-1955
IT IS A TRADITION IN THE GRUBBS FAMILY TO MAKE A QUILT
FOR EVERY CHILD THAT GRADUATES FROM HIGH SCHOOL. ALL
THE MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY CONTRIBUTE TO THE QUILT.
Submitter comment:
ONE DESIGN THE COLLECTOR KNOWS OF WAS MADE FOR A YOUNG
MAN WHO HAD ENLISTED IN THE AIR FORCE. THE QUILT WAS
A LARGE AMERICAN FLAG SURROUNDED BY NUMEROUS SMALLER
FLAGS.
Where learned: MISSOURI ; DEXTER
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- Art Craft |
Date learned: 00-00-1988
BACK WHEN MY GREAT UNCLE WAS GROWING UP, ON SUNDAYS
WHEN THEY SAT DOWN TO EAT DINNER AND UNEXPECTED COMPANY
SHOWED UP, HIS MOTHER WOULD SAY TO THE CHILDREN NOT TO
EAT ANY OF THE MEAT SO THE COMPANY COULD HAVE SOME. AS THE
MEAT DISH WAS PLACED AROUND THE DINNER TABLE, THE CHILDREN
WOULD PASS ON THE MEAT. AT THE END OF DINNER WHEN HIS
MOTHER GOT UP TO GET THE DESSERT, SHE WOULD SAY, "ALL
THE CHILDREN WHO DIDN'T EAT ANY MEAT FOR DINNER COULDN'T
HAVE ANY DESERT."
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SAGINAW
Keyword(s): UNFAIR PRACTICE
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Measure of time Eating For menu, see N222. |
Date learned: 00001970S
Custom
In a Sicilian family, it is customary to name the first
son after the paternal grandfather. The second son is
named after the maternal grandfather.
Date learned: 00001977CA
Revolving Christmas Eve Dinner
Every year dinner changes to another female member's
house. This has to be an eight-course meal.
Date learned: 00001972CA
Christmas Day Dinner
Paternal grandmother always has this dinner.
She serves the same foods every year.
Date learned: 00001972CA
Good Luck (Italian)
Throw salt over left shoulder for good luck. The
paternal grandfather does this on the day of a wedding
or birth.
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Birth CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage BELIEF -- Good luck |
Date learned: 00001972CA
Christening Outfit
Paternal grandfather gives first born grandchild
a christening outfit. All grandchildren wear this
outfit, but the eldest gets to keep it to give to
their children.
Date learned: 00001972CA