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MRS. ROZLINSKI WORKED AT OUR HOUSE FOR A SHORT TIME AND
ON THE DAY OF THE BAPTISM OF MY SISTER, CELESTE, SHE
TOOK SOME HOLY WATER AND MADE THE SIGN OF THE CROSS
OVER MY SISTER. SHE SAID THAT THIS WOULD PROTECT THE
CHILD UNTIL THE CHILD GOT TO THE CHURCH.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Baptism Naming rite |
Date learned: 00-00-1964
CHILDREN IN LEBANON ARE NOT BAPTIZED AS INFANTS. THEY ARE
BAPTIZED AT A LATER AGE, APPROXIMATELY 8-12.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; MARYGROVE COLLEGE ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Baptism Naming rite |
Date learned: 00001968 FALL
IT'S THE CUSTOM IN OUR FAMILY NEVER TO
TAKE A BABY "OUT" TO ANY SORT OF EVENT
UNTIL HE HAS BEEN BAPTIZED FOR FEAR HE
MIGHT HAVE BAD LUCK.
Submitter comment:
GOOD EXAMPLE OF HOW NAME IMAGIC EXISTS;
BABY VULNERABLE TO EVIL SPIRITS WITHOUT
A NAME.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Baptism Naming rite |
Date learned: 11-00-1969
PROPER NAME
I WAS NAMED AFTER ST. CHRISTOPHER.
FOR WHEN MY FATHER WAS GOING TO SCHOOL
HERE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT AND
WORKING FOR FORD, HE DID A LOT OF DRIVING.
THEREFORE, MY FATHER AND MOTHER DECIDED
TO NAME THEIR FIRST BORN CHRISTOPHER SINCE
HE WAS THE PATRON OF TRAVELERS.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT STILL SAYS A PRAYER TO ST.
CHRISTOPHER EVERY MORNING BEFORE HE
STARTS OUT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GRAND RAPIDS
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Baptism Naming rite SPEECH -- Proper Name |
BAPTISM CUSTOM
THOSE WHO STAND UP AT YOUR WEDDING SHOULD BE ASKED TO BE THE
GODPARENTS OF AT LEAST YOUR FIRST CHILD.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): BEST MAN ; MATRON OF HONOR ; WITNESSES
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Baptism Naming rite |
Date learned: 10-26-1969
BELIEF ON BAPTISM
THE GODPARENTS OF YOUR FIRST CHILD ARE NEVER TO BE
REFUSED IF THEY WANT TO BE THE GODPARENTS OF ANY OTHER
CHILDREN YOU HAVE BORN TO YOU.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Baptism Naming rite |
Date learned: 10-26-1969
JEWISH NAME BELIEF
IT IS A JEWISH CUSTOM NEVER TO NAME A PERSON AFTER SOMEONE
IN THE FAMILY WHO IS LIVING, FOR FEAR OF SOME BAD LUCK
OR HARM.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Custom CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Baptism Naming rite |
Date learned: 09-00-1969
WHEN A BABY IS ABOUT TO BE BAPTIZED, A WOMAN IS PAID TO CARRY
THE BABY TO THE CHURCH. A MAN CARRIES THE SILVER PITCHER
AND BASIN WHICH WILL BE USED IN THE BAPTISM. THE BABY IS
DRESSED IN FINE CLOTHES AND JEWELS FOR THIS IMPORTANT
CEREMONY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Baptism Naming rite |
Date learned: 03-08-1970
DESTINED TO BE RICH
I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT MY GRANDMOTHER ON MY FATHER'S SIDE
INSISTED ON PLACING A HALF DOLLAR COIN OVER MY NAVEL
DURING MY BAPTISM SO THAT I'LL ALWAYS HAVE PLENTY OF
MONEY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Baptism Naming rite |
Date learned: 11-00-1969
BAPTISM RITES
IF THERE IS A MISTAKE IN THE WORDS OF THE BAPTISMAL
CEREMONY, THE CHILD WHO IS BEING BAPTIZED WILL HAVE A
SPECIAL POWER. HE WILL BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE
DEAD. ALSO, HE WILL BE ABLE TO SEE A GHOST.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Baptism Naming rite |
Date learned: 11-06-1969
WE (IN MY PARISH) ALL USED TO BELIEVE, HAVING BEEN TOLD
THIS BY CERTAIN PARISH PRIESTS, THAT IF A BABY WAS NOT
BAPTIZED WITHIN A MONTH TO THE DAY OF HIS OR HER BIRTH,
THE PARENTS WOULD GO STRAIGHT TO HELL AFTER HAVING
DIED AN EARLY DEATH.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Baptism Naming rite |
Date learned: 00-00-1957
NEW BABIES
WHEN A BABY IS BAPTIZED, MAKE A SANDWICH WITH A COIN
WRAPPED IN THE MIDDLE AND GIVE IT TO THE FIRST PERSON OF
THE OPPOSITE SEX (OF THE BABY) THAT YOU MEET.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Baptism Naming rite |
Date learned: 02-28-1970
RUSSIAN ORTHODOX BAPTISM
THE SAME SPECIAL CANDLES USED IN THE MARRIAGE CEREMONY
ARE USED IN THE BAPTISM.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Baptism Naming rite |
Date learned: 00-00-1966
GERMAN CUSTOM
WHEN THE FIRST MALE CHILD IS CIRCUMCISED IN THE HOME BY A
RELIGIOUS PRACTITIONER, THERE ARE SEVEN MALE MEMBERS OF
THE FAMILY PRESENT. THE PATERNAL GRANDFATHER PAYS FOR
THE CIRCUMCISION AND GIVES THE FATHER A NOMINAL FEE IN ORDER
TO BUY THE CHILD INTO THE FAMILY. THIS GIVES THE GRAND-
FATHER AUTHORITY OVER THE CHILD.
Where learned: DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Baptism Naming rite |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
ITS A TRADITION IN THIS FAMILY THAT WHEN A CHILD IS CHRISTENED,
THE GOD-PARENTS ARE ITS ELDEST UNCLE AND AUNT.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Baptism Naming rite |
DURING THE GREEK BAPTISMAL RITES, EXORCISM IS PERFORMED
BY SPITTING ON THE DEVIL THREE TIMES AND ASKING THE CHILD
THROUGH THE GODPARENTS: DO YOU RECEIVE THE LORD? THIS
IS ASKED THREE TIMES.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | 686 Thirds / Thrice / Three / Triple CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Baptism Naming rite BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal |
Date learned: 00-00-1950
DURING THE GREEK BAPTISMAL RITES, THE BABY IS ANOINTED
ON THE CHEST TO SIGNIFY THE LOVE FOR GOD IN HIS HEART,
ON THE BACK TO SIGNIFY CARRYING HIS CROSS FOR LIFE AND
ON THE PALMS AND FEET AS REMINDERS OF THE CRUCIFIXION.
AT THIS POINT THE GREEKS BELIEVE THAT THE CHILD IS
BLAMELESS, SPOTLESS, AND WITHOUT SIN, A SAINT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): SYMBOL
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Baptism Naming rite BELIEF -- Body part Senses |
Date learned: 00-00-1950
IN NIGERIA A NAMING CEREMONY IS CELEBRATED FOR A NEW BORN BABY
ON THE EIGHTH DAY. THE CEREMONY IS ATTENDED BY THE RELATIVES,
FRIENDS, AND WELL-WISHERS, OF THE PARENTS OF THE NEW BORN BABY.
THE PARENTS OF THE NEW-BORN BABY WILL TELL THEIR PASTOR TO DIRECT
AND LEAD THE CEREMONY. THE PASTOR WILL PRAY FOR THE CHILD AND THE
PARENTS. HE WILL PREACH TO THE PARENTS ON HOW THEY ARE TO TRAIN
THEIR CHILD. AFTER THIS, HE WILL DISCLOSE THE NAME OF THE BABY FOR
THE FIRST TIME TO THE PEOPLE (PRIOR TO THIS TIME THE NAME OF THE
BABY HAD BEEN MADE SECRET TO THE PEOPLE). THEN, THE PEOPLE WILL BRING
THEIR PRESENTS TO THE PARENTS OF THE CHILD. AFTER THIS, THERE WILL
BE A PARTY WHERE DINNER WILL BE SERVED. AT THE SAME TIME THE
OPERATOR IS PLAYING A MELODIOUS RECORDS FOR PEOPLE WHO WILL LIKE TO
DANCE. AFTER SOME TIME THE PEOPLE WILL GO BACK TO THEIR HOMES.
Where learned: NIGERIA ; KABBA
| Subject headings: | 686 Eighths / Eight Favorites CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Baptism Naming rite |
Date learned: 00-00-1976
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
Yugoslavian Christening
The christening is done at a hall. The baby is passed
around to each guest. When the guest gets to hold the
baby, they pinch him/her cheeks and put a card with money in
her dress.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UTICA
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Baptism Naming rite SPEECH -- Gesture |
Date learned: 11-16-1990