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IF IT RAINS ON EASTER SUNDAY, IT WILL RAIN FOR SEVEN SUNDAYS
AFTERWARDS.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; DORM ; PEABODY COLLEGE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | 686 Seven / Sevenths / Several CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Spring Planting BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour |
Date learned: 04-08-1969
ALWAYS PLANT LATE POTATOES ON GOOD FRIDAY.
Where learned: INDIANA ; LOGANSPORT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Spring Planting BELIEF -- Plant BELIEF -- Plant husbandry Farming |
Date learned: 06-20-1970
IF IT RAINS ON EASTER SUNDAY, IT WILL RAIN SEVEN SUNDAYS AFTER.
Where learned: KENTUCKY ; OWENSBORO
| Subject headings: | 686 Seven / Sevenths / Several Observation CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Spring Planting BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour |
Date learned: 02-00-1972
"IF I LOOKED AT THE SUN THROUGH A PIECE OF SMOKED GLASS ON
EASTER SUNDAY MORNING, I WOULD SEE THE SUN SHOUTING IN
PRAISE OF A RISEN LORD."
Where learned: NEW YORK ; SIGNET BOOK ; NEW AMERICAN LIBRARY
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Spring Planting BELIEF -- Sun |
Date learned: 00001945 P. 82
IF YOU SEE A LIZARD FIRST IN THE SPRING, YOU'LL BE PRETTY (OR
SMART); IF YOU SEE A SNAKE, YOU'LL BE SICKLY; IF YOU SEE
A FROG, YOU'LL BE LAZY.
Where learned: ALABAMA ; ALBERTVILLE
| Subject headings: | 686 Properties attributed to specific numbers or numerals individually. CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Spring Planting BELIEF -- Animal |
Date learned: 06-17-1972
ASHES ON YOUR HEAD ON PSALM (PALM?) SUNDAY MEANS GOOD LUCK.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Church CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Spring Planting BELIEF -- Good luck Time (year, season, week, hour, etc.) Occasion Event |
Date learned: 00-00-1972
IF YOU WANT THINGS TO GROW ABOVE THE GROUND PLANT IN THE
LIGHT OF THE MOON.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; HENDERSONVILLE
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Spring Planting BELIEF -- Animal Husbandry Farming Ranching BELIEF -- Moon BELIEF -- Plant |
Date learned: 00-00-1972
IF IT RAINS ON EASTER SUNDAY, IT WILL RAIN FOR SEVEN
CONSECUTIVE SUNDAYS. AND THAT'S TRUE OF GOOD FRIDAY,
TOO.
IT'S TRUE THIS YEAR--IT'S RAINED AT LEAST A LITTLE
BIT EVERY SUNDAY SINCE IT RAINED ON EASTER.
Submitter comment: BELIEF HELD TODAY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | 686 Seven / Sevenths / Several CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Spring Planting BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour |
Date learned: 05-11-1965
IF IT RAINS ON EASTER SUNDAY, IT WILL RAIN FOR SEVEN
CONSECUTIVE SUNDAYS. AND THAT'S TRUE OF GOOD FRIDAY,
TOO.
IT'S TRUE THIS YEAR--IT'S RAINED AT LEAST A LITTLE
BIT EVERY SUNDAY SINCE IT RAINED ON EASTER.
Submitter comment: BELIEF HELD TODAY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | 686 Seven / Sevenths / Several CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Spring Planting BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour |
Date learned: 05-11-1965
Custom
Lenten Customs:
About two weeks before the Lenten fasting begins, the people of New Orleans celebrate the festival of "Mardi Gras."
Actually, "Mardi Gras" means "Fat Tuesday," and this is the day before Ash Wednesday. But the people celebrate for a couple weeks beforehand, much the same way as most people celebrate Christmas.
Mardi Gras is characterized by its magnificaent parades. Various groups spend enormous amounts of time, effort and money to make their floats as beautiful as possible. throughout the parade, people sit on the floats and throw trinkets, beads and other cheap toys to the crowds who clamor to see who can catch the most. Many of these articles are virtually worthless, but I have seen expensive beads, gold pieces and even $20.00 bills being thrown too.
Besides this, each parade has its own particular name (eg- the Rex Parade) and throws off "dubloons" with the name of the parade and that year stamped on it. A "dubloon" is a silver-dollar sized plastic coin, always in purple, gold or green. Long after Mardi Gras is over, people continue to trade dubloons-to try to get a dubloon of each color from each parade. This collection of worthless plastic coins can be quite valuable.
So the parades, dubloons, balls and parties make Mardi Gras the most festive time of the whole year in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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Where learned: LOUISIANA ; New Orleans
Keyword(s): Beads ; Celebration ; CUSTOM ; Float ; Mardi Gras ; New Orleans ; Parade ; PARTY ; Trinkets
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Spring Planting |