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The James T. Callow Folklore Archive
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Wedding Custom
To find out the last initial of the man you'll marry, say the letters of the alphabet as you turn the stem of the apple. (one letter for each turn). The letter it breaks on is the initial.
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Keyword(s): ALPHABET ; Apple ; CUSTOM ; Groom ; Initial ; Man ; MARRIAGE ; Marry ; Stem ; WEDDING
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage |
SING AT THE TABLE
MARRY BEFORE YOU'RE ABLE.
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Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
Keyword(s): Able ; BELIEF ; Marry ; RHYME ; Sing ; Table
James Callow Keyword(s): ELLIPSIS
Date learned: 07-06-1973
Belief
When two people pull a pulleybone, the one getting the shorter end marries first.
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Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
Keyword(s): BELIEF ; MARRIAGE ; Marry ; Pulley ; Pulley Bone ; Shorter ; WISHBONE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance |
LEGEND OF MONTE SANO
THE NAME OF A MOUNTAIN NEAR HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA IS DERIVED
FROM A TRGIC LOVE STORY. A WHITE SETTLER FELL IN LOVE WITH
A BEAUTIFUL INDIAN MAIDEN NAMED MONTE. HER (MONTE'S)
FATHER SAID SHE COULD NOT MARRy THE WHITE MAN, BUT MUST
MARRY THE INDIAN PRINCE. THE WHITE MAN DIED OF A BROKEN
HEART SAYING, "MONTE SAY NO TO THE PRINCE."
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Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
Keyword(s): Alabama ; INDIAN ; Legend ; Marry ; Native American ; Settler
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Explanation of a name |
Date learned: 04-00-1972