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NOT GIVEN
DON'T WRITE A LETTER ON TWO KINDS OF PAPER; IT MAY NOT REACH ITS
DESTINATION, OR THE ANSWER MAY BRING BAD NEWS.
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
KEY TO THE CITY
A VISITING DIGNITARY ALWAYS GETS THE KEY TO THE CITY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
PROVERB
IF YOU ARE EVER FORCED, THROUGH CROWDED CONDITIONS, TO SIT ON A
BOY'S LAP, ALWAYS MAKE SURE THERE IS A NEWSPAPER BETWEEN HIS LAP
AND YOU.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank |
Date learned: 00-00-1970
OMEN
IF YOU INVITE A YOUNG MAN OVER FOR DINNER, YOU MUST NEVER USE A
WHITE TABLECLOTH. IF YOU DO, THE YOUNG MAN WILL ASSUME YOU ARE
OUT TO BE SEDUCED AND BEHAVE ACCORDINGLY.
Submitter comment: THIS ADVICE WAS GIVEN BY A NUN TO PROMOTE CHASTITY.
Where learned: OHIO ; NORTH OLMSTED
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank |
Date learned: 00-00-1960
MANNERS
EAT BEFORE GOING TO A PARTY SO YOU DO NOT APPEAR TO BE A PIG THERE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank |
Date learned: 04-00-1970
KNIFE AS A GIFT
IF A KNIFE IS GIVEN TO A FRIEND AS A GIFT, A PENNY MUST BE INCLUDED
OR THE FRIENDSHIP WILL BE CUT OFF.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT WAS 20 YEARS OLD AT THE TIME.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
SHARP OBJECTS
NEVER GIVE A SHARP OBJECT AS A GIFT WITHOUT GIVING MONEY WITH IT,
EVEN A PENNY. THERE IS A FEAR THAT THE RECEIVER MAY COMMIT SUICIDE
IF NO KIND OF PAYMENT IS MADE.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
OBJECT CUSTOM
YOU MUST ALWAYS GIVE A PENNY WHEN GIVING A SHARP OBJECT, OR THE
OBJECT WILL CUT YOUR FRIENDSHIP.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank |
Date learned: 01-00-1968
GIFT CUSTOM
YOU MUST ALWAYS PUT A PENNY IN A NEW WALLET OR PURSE WHEN YOU
GIVE IT AS A GIFT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank |
Date learned: 01-00-1968
CUSTOM
PUT MONEY IN A NEW PURSE WHEN GIVING THE PURSE AS A GIFT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank |
NOT GIVEN
ASK FOR A PENNY WHEN GIVING SOMETHING POINTED TO A FRIEND SO THAT
YOU WON'T BREAK YOUR FRIENDSHIP.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank |
Date learned: 02-17-1970
RULE OF DRIVING
DRIVE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH
AN ONCOMING CAR. THIS RULE ALSO APPLIES TO PEOPLE WALKING ON
THE SIDEWALK.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank |
Date learned: 11-00-1968
RECEIVE A KNIFE
IF A PERSON IS GIVEN A KNIFE, OR ANY KNIFE-LIKE INSTRUMENT,
HE MUST GIVE TO THE GIVER OF THE POINTED INSTRUMENT A PENNY.
TO GIVE A KNIFE IS CONSIDERED BAD LUCK UNLESS A PENNY IS GIVEN
IN RETURN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank |
Date learned: 09-10-1969
SUPERSTITIOUS BELIEF/SHARP OBJECT
IF YOU GIVE ANYONE A SHARP OBJECT (E.G., A KNIFE) FOR A GIFT,
YOU MUST ALSO GIVE THEM A PENNY FOR EACH DOLLAR THE OBJECT COST.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank |
WARM HANDS
ITALIANS ARE GREAT WALKERS. IN COOL WEATHER, THEY ROAST CHESTNUTS
AND THEN PUT THEM IN THEIR POCKET TO KEEP THEIR HANDS WARM WHILE
WALKING.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank |
NOT GIVEN
WHEN WE VISITED SOMEONE FOR THE FIRST TIME AT THE FIRST OF THE
YEAR, WE HAD TO TAKE SOMETHING TO THEM. IF THE FAMILY WAS NOT
TAKEN SOMETHING, THEY WOULD BE IN NEED THE REST OF THE YEAR.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN HEIGHTS
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 21 solstice to March 20 BELIEF -- Number |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
GODPARENTS/GODCHILDREN
GODCHILDREN IN SPAIN STAND OUTSIDE THE GODPARENTS' HOUSE AND
THREATEN MISCHIEF IF THEY AREN'T GIVEN MONEY OR SWEETS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank |
CUSTOM
IN THE OLD COUNTRY, LEBANESE WOMEN WALK ABOUT TEN FEET BEHIND THE
MEN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank |
CERAMIC PRESENTS FOR GRANDMA
WHEN MY GRANDPARENTS LIVED IN TOLEDO, OUR FAMILY USED TO MAKE
ABOUT FIVE TO TEN TRIPS DOWN THERE EVERY YEAR FROM DETROIT,
AND IT WAS SORT OF AN "UNWRITTEN LAW" THAT WE WOULD STOP AT THE
OHIO CHINA COMPANY NEAR THE TOLEDO CITY LIMITS AND BUY SOME SMALL
CERAMIC FIGURE FOR MY GRANDMOTHER. SHE COLLECTED THESE FIGURES,
SUCH AS ANIMALS AND STATUES, AS A HOBBY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; Sterling Heights
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
NOT GIVEN
WHEN YOU WANT COMPANY TO LEAVE WHO HAVE OVERSTAYED THEIR WELCOME,
YOU PUT PINEAPPLE ON THE BEDPOSTS. (APPARENTLY, A WHOLE
PINEAPPLE.)
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN