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CHRISTMAS CUSTOM
FRENCH CANADIANS EAT MINCE MEAT PIE ON CHRISTMAS BECAUSE IT IS AN
OLD, TRADITIONAL CUSTOM.
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Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): Canadian ; CHRISTMAS ; CUSTOM ; ETHNIC ; FOOD ; FRENCH ; holiday ; meat ; Mincemeat ; Pie ; REGIONAL ; tradition
| Subject headings: | 122 Christmas |
Date learned: 03-30-1968
MOUNTAIN BELIEF
THOSE WHO LEAP INTO THE SACRED MOUNTAIN
OF FUJIYAMA ARE NOT CONDEMNED.
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Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; CHILDRENS HOSPITAL
Keyword(s): ; Condemn ; Fujiyama ; Japan ; Legend ; Lore ; MOUNTAIN ; Region ; SALVATION ; Volcano
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Running water Man made current. |
Date learned: 02-05-1970
Don't eat "chittlings" (chitterlings) in the summer. This
would give you an upset stomach because too much pork in the
summer was not good for your health. "Chittlings are the
intestines of hogs.
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James Callow comment:
For eating pork only during months with an "R" in them, see
Puckett, Ohio, no. 6680.
Where learned: GEORGIA
Keyword(s): Chitlings ; FOOD ; Pork ; REGIONAL ; Seasonal ; Summer
| Subject headings: | Food Drink -- Meat Bred animal |