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ON CHRISTMAS EVE A PLACE AT THE TABLE SHOULD BE
SET FOR THE DEAD.
Submitter comment: HE LEARNED THIS FROM HIS MOTHER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; MADISON HEIGHTS
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 24 Christmas Eve Table setting and clearing |
Date learned: 12-01-1967
VIGILIA
THE TABLE FOR THE EVENING MEAL USED TO BE SET IN THIS
MANNER: A SHEAF OF WHEAT WAS PLACED IN THE CENTER OF
THE TABLE AND THE WAFERS WERE THEN PLACED ON TOP OF
THE SHEAF. STRAW WAS THEN SPREAD ON THE FLOOR AROUND
THE TABLE AND THE MEAL WAS EATEN BY THE LIGHT OF THE
ADVENT WREATH.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; TAYLOR
Date learned: 11-27-1967
AN EXTRA PLACE IS SET AT THE TABLE FOR ANY DECEASED
PERSON DURING THE YEAR.
Submitter comment: FAMILY CUSTOM.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 24 Christmas Eve Table setting and clearing |
Date learned: 11-01-1967