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WHEN BECOMING BLOOD SISTERS, EACH PERSON TOOK SOME SMALL
TREASURES (RINGS, PENNIES, ETC.) AND PUT THEM IN A GLASS
JAR AND BURIED THE JAR IN THE WOODS OR ON THE SIDE OF THE
ROAD, THEN MARK THE PLACE BY A PILE OF STONES OR APPLES, ETC.
WHICH IS PARTIALLY BURIED. WHEN THE PACT IS BROKEN UP ONE
OF THE TWO PEOPLE DIG IT UP AND RETURN THE TREASURES TO THE
OWNER, THUS THE SISTERHOOD IS BROKEN.
Submitter comment:
THIS ACTUALLY HAPPENED TO ME WHEN I WAS 11 OR 12, WHEN I
MADE A NEW FRIEND MY BLOOD SISTER BROKE THE PACT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; KALAMAZOO
Keyword(s): FRIENDSHIP PACT
Date learned: 11-12-1971
IN ORDER FOR TWO FRIENDS TO BECOME BLOOD SISTERS, THEY MUST
EACH PRICK THEIR FINGER FOR BLOOD AND RUB THEIR BLOOD
TOGETHER. THEN THEY MUST BURY A TREASURE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): FRIENDSHIP PACT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Irregular |
Date learned: 10-00-1971