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SAINT PATRICK'S PURGATORY
IN IRELAND THERE IS A LAKE CALLED LOUGH DEAGH WITH AN ISLAND IN THE
CENTER OF IT. THE ISLAND IS CALLED ST. PATRICK'S PURGATORY. IT IS
SAID THAT ST. PATRICK SPENT THREE DAYS ON THE ISLAND WITHOUT EATING
FOR PENANCE.
Submitter comment:
PEOPLE GO THERE NOW AND SPEND THREE DAYS THERE WITHOUT EATING LIKE
ST. PATRICK.
Where learned: OHIO
Keyword(s): PLACE NAMES ; RELIGION
| Subject headings: | 686 Thirds / Thrice / Three / Triple PROSE NARRATIVE -- Religious hero PROSE NARRATIVE -- Explanation of a name |
Date learned: 12-01-1969
SAINT SANGENNARO
THE ROCK, ON WHICH ST. SANGENNARO WAS BEHEADED, IS KEPT IN A GLASS
CASE IN THE CHURCH NAMED AFTER HIM IN NAPLES, ITALY. EVERY SPRING AN
AUTUMN THE BLOOD ON THE ROCK LIQUIFIES. IF IT FAILS TO LIQUIFY IT
PORTENDS A DISASTER. IT FAILED TO LIQUIFY BEFORE WORLD WAR 1 ,
WORLD WAR 2, AND THE KOREAN WAR. IT ALSO DIDN'T LIQUIFY IN 1963, THE
YEAR THAT THE INFORMANT SAW IT.
Data entry tech comment:
Updated by TRD
Where learned: HOME
Keyword(s): BLOOD ; HISTORICAL ; OMEN ; Portent ; RELIGION ; Rock ; Saint Sangennaro ; SIGN ; SYMBOL
| Subject headings: | Observation Favorites PROSE NARRATIVE -- Religious hero |
Date learned: 11-23-1968 ; 00-00-1963
SAINT BRENDON OF IRELAND
A SAINT MENTIONED IN THE SAGAS OF VIKINGS THIS LEGENDARY CHARACTER
SAILED TO THE NEW WORLD ON THREE OCCASIONS IN THE SIXTH CENTURY.
HE IS MENTIONED IN SPANISH MAPS (THE GREAT NAVIGATOR OF THE TIME )
WHERE HE IS CREDITED WITH THE DISCOVERY OF MANY ISLANDS. ON HIS
FIRST TRY, HE TRAVELED TO GREENLAND (WHERE THE REMAINS OF A CHURCH
IS STILL IN EXISTENCE.) HIS SECOND TRIP TOOK HIM TO NOVA SCOTIA
AND ON HIS FINAL TRIP, HE JOURNEYED TO THE MAINLAND ALL THE WAY DOWN
TO FLORIDA, WHERE HE FOUND ANOTHER IRISHMAN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): HISTORICAL ; RELIGION
James Callow Keyword(s): BRENDAN ; IRONY ; SURPRISE ENDING
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Religious hero |
Date learned: 02-01-1968
POLISH PROVERB
IF GOD WILLS IT, THEN EVEN A CANE WILL GIVE OUT SHOOTS.
POLISH TEXT NOT KEYPUNCHED. SEE ORIGINAL 5X8 CARD
Submitter comment:
THIS GOES BACK TO THE BIBLE STORY, WHEN JOSEPH'S CANE GREW BRANCHES.
MY FATHER REMEMBERS THIS FROM POLAND..
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN
Keyword(s): RELIGION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 11-21-1967
GOOD FRIDAY
IF IT RAINS ON GOOD FRIDAY, IT WILL RAIN THE NEXT SEVEN SUNDAYS.
Where learned: DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
Keyword(s): BELIEF ; OMEN ; RELIGION
| Subject headings: | 663 Good Friday 686 Seven / Sevenths / Several BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour PROVERB -- Weather Proverb |
Date learned: 02-20-1968
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AUTOGRAPH BOOK VERSE
WHEN YOUR DAYS ON EARTH ARE ENDED,
AND THE PATH MO MORE YOU TROD,
MAY YOUR NAME IN GOLD BE WRITTEN
IN THE AUTOGRAPH OF GOD.
Submitter comment: LEARNED AT ST. LUKES'S SCHOOL, DETROIT, MICHIGAN
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ASSONANCE ; DIVINE RECOGNITION ; HEAVENLY AFTERLIFE ; PIOUS ; QUATRAIN ; RELIGION ; SINCERITY ; WISH
James Callow Keyword(s): ANAPESTIC AND IAMBIC METER ; RHYME: ABCB
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Pious reflection |
Date learned: 09-19-1967
Religious Verse
Men's book with heaps of chaff are stored
God's book doth "golden grains" afford.
Then leave the chaff and spend thy pains
In gathering up thy golden grains.
Submitter comment:
Found in an autograph book from 1880's
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
Keyword(s): Chaff ; God ; Golden ; Grain ; Language ; Man ; RELIGION ; RHYME ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse Lyrical Verse |
AFTER A MOSLEM PAKISTANI COUPLE GET MARRIED, THE
MOTHER OF THE GROOM, TAKES THE BRIDE ASIDE AND GIVES
HER THE MOSLEM "BIBLE," THE KORAN. THE BRIDE MUST
THEN READ FROM THE BOOK TO PROVE THAT SHE WAS
EDUCATED IN THE RELIGION.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT SAYS THIS IS COMMON PRACTICE. THE BRIDE
WOULD HAVE TO KNOW HOW TO READ ARABIC IN ORDER TO
READ THE KORAN, IT PROVES SHE IS EDUCATED AND
UNDERSTANDS THE FAITH.
Where learned: LAHORE ; PAKISTAN
Keyword(s): RELIGION
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Church CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage |
Date learned: 11-00-1987
St. Peter-St. Paul
This game is one that tests reflex, memory, and intellect. There
must be six or more players, each player is assigned a number, and
everyone forms a circle. One player is chosen to be first. He/she
is named St. Peter. He/she calls a number and that player must say a
name in the bible; if there is any hesitation or if the player gives
the wrong answer (wrong answer is a name not in the bible) he/she is
out. If the player answers correctly he/she calls another player's
number and the game continues. The last player is the winner and
becomes St. Peter.
Submitter comment: St. Peter- St. Paul is both an indoor and outdoor game.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): RELIGION
| Subject headings: | Favorites BELIEF -- Daily Life |
Date learned: 00001970S
Custom
Fellowship Supper is a custom that Methodists have of a covered dish supper.
Data entry tech comment:
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Keyword(s): Community ; Covered ; CUSTOM ; Dish ; Fellowship ; FOOD ; Gathering ; Methodist ; Potluck ; RELIGION ; RITUAL ; Supper
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Church |
IT'S TIME FOR ME TO PREACH WHAT I'VE BEEN PRACTICING.
Where learned: DETROIT ; EASTOWN THEATER
Keyword(s): RELIGION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 11-07-1970
RELIGIOUS GESTURE
WHEN STARTING ON A TRIP SAY "GO IN THE NAME OF GOD" AND MAKE
THE SIGN OF THE CROSS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GRAND RAPIDS
Keyword(s): RELIGION
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 04-06-1971
HAVE YOU EVER READ THE BIBLE ALL THE WAY THROUGH? NO? DON'T
BOTHER; THE HERO DIES IN THE MIDDLE.
Where learned: UNKNOWN
Keyword(s): RELIGION
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 00-00-1968
THE FIRST WISE MAN KNELT AND PUT HIS GIFT OF GOLD NEXT TO THE
CHRIST CHILD. THE SECOND KNELT AND PRESENTED HIS FRANKENCENSE.
THE THIRD KNELT AND PRESENTED HIS GIFT OF MYRRH. WHEN HE AROSE HE
SMACKED HIS HEAD ON A LOW TIMBER OF THE STABLE. IN ANGUISH, HE
SCREAMED OUT "JESUS CHRIST", AT WHICH MARY TURNED TO JOSEPH AND
SAID, "YOU KNOW JOE, THAT HAS A HELLUVA LOT BETTER RING TO IT
THAN IRVING."
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): RELIGION
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 00-00-1967
RIDDLE QUESTION
WHAT ARE THE ONLY FIVE MAN-MADE THINGS IN HEAVEN?
-- THE FIVE WOUNDS OF JESUS CHRIST.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; TOLD AT
Keyword(s): RELIGION
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 00-00-1969
RIDDLE
WHAT DO YOU CALL A MAN WHO LOVES OTHER MEN?
-- A CHRISTIAN
Keyword(s): RELIGION
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 02-04-1970
RIDDLE
WHAT DO YOU CALL A MAN WHO MARRIES ANOTHER MAN?
-- A MINISTER
Keyword(s): RELIGION
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 02-04-1970
Custom
The family of the deceased attends mass for six consecutive weeks. Each week the family brings fruit, candy, or fruit for the entire parish. At the end of the six week period an entire mass is said in memory of the deceased . The family brings wine, three large raisin breads, fruit, and boiled wheat for the parish. This is done to celebrate the first stage of the deceased's ascention into Heaven. The ritual is repeated at six months to celebrate the second stage. After a person has been dead for a period of one year, the ritual is repeated for the last time. This stage signifies that the deceased has ascended into Heaven.
Submitter comment:
Despite revisions in the Orthodox mass, this custom has been preserved. It is considered an important and beautiful ritual. This custom is so old that no one knows how it exactly originated.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; Self
Keyword(s): BURIAL ; CUSTOM ; DEATH ; FOOD ; Funeral ; RELIGION ; SYMBOLISM
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial |
After a funeral the best friend of the deceased is given a bowl of boiled wheat, a glass, and silverware. This little ceremony transfers the worldly goods of the deceased to the living.
Submitter comment:
Informant noted that this custom is not as popular as it used to be but it is still practiced.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD.
Where learned: HOME
Keyword(s): DEATH ; Deceased ; FRIENDSHIP ; GLASS ; RELIGION ; RELIGIOUS ; RITUAL ; Silverware ; SYMBOL ; Symbolic ; SYMBOLISM ; UTENSILS ; Wheat
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial |