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(POLISH) EASTER EGG COLORING
RAW EGGS ARE PUT IN A POT LINED WITH BROWN ONION SKINS, COVERED
WITH MORE ONION SKINS; WATER IS POURED IN THE PAN TO COVER AND
THE EGGS ARE BROUGHT TO A BOIL. THE EGGS ARE KEPT IN THE PAN
TILL OF DESIRED COLOR.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Spring Planting Easter eggs |
Date learned: DATE NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR
POLISH EASTERTIDE CUSTOM
IN POLAND, ON THE FIRST DAY AFTER EASTER, POLISH BOYS ARE ALLOWED
TO SPRINKLE OR SQUIRT WATER AT ANY GIRL IN THEIR VILLAGE. PARENTS OF
THESE POLISH GIRLS EVEN ALLOW THE BOYS TO COME INTO THEIR HOMES AND
EVEN GO INTO THE BEDROOM OF THE GIRL TO SQUIRT HER WITH WATER.
THE WATER THAT THE BOYS USE MUST BE CLEAN AND NOT DIRTY. POLISH BOYS
MAY ALSO USE PERFUMES INSTEAD OF WATER. THIS CERTAIN DAY AFTER
EASTER IS CALLED "DYNGUS" DAY. BOYS REALLY RELISH THEIR OPPORTUNITY
TO CHASE GIRLS TO GET THEM WET.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN
Keyword(s): DYNGUS DAY ; WATER
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Spring Planting Easter Monday Dyngus |
BELIEF
IF A HARE PASSES IN FRONT OF A PREGNANT WOMAN, HER CHILD WILL BE BORN
WITH A HARELIP, UNLESS SHE TEARS HER SLIP.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN
James Callow Keyword(s): IMITATIVE MAGIC
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Mouth, teeth, lips, tongue BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 01-22-1970
PLANTING BELIEF
IF A ROSE IS TO BE STARTED FROM A CUTTING, THE CUTTING SHOULD
BE STUCK IN A POTATO AND THEN PLANTED.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN
| Subject headings: | Food Drink -- Plant food Vegetable Food Drink -- Special Form and PurposeObject of Bodily Consumption BELIEF -- Plant |
Date learned: 10-23-1969
WEDDING BELIEF
IN SMALL ITALIAN CITIES IT IS CONSIDERED
GOOD LUCK TO HAVE RAIN ON YOUR WEDDING DAY. IN LARGER ITALIAN
CITIES IT IS CONSIERED BAD LUCK WHEN IT RAINS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN
Date learned: 10-00-1969
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KRAKOWIAK (POLISH DANCE)
LIKE THE AMERICAN SQUARE DANCE.
Where learned: CHILDHOOD ; NOT GIVEN ; HOME ; PENNSYLVANIA ; MICHIGAN ; LETTER ; OHIO ; NEW JERSEY ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; AUTOGRAPH BOOK ; GROSSE POINTE ; HARPER WOODS ; GROSSE POINTE WOODS ; WARREN ; JAPAN ; RUSSIA ; GRAND RAPIDS ; SHIPLE HALL ; GARDEN CITY ; ROYAL OAK ; TOLEDO ; TRENTON ; FARMINGTON ; KALAMAZOO ; CANADA ; ONTARIO ; MARYGROVE COLLEGE ; DETROIT ; MAIL ; INDIANA ; DETROIT, ASSUMED ; TOLD AT HOME ; FERNDALE ; SOUTHFIELD ; TENNESSEE ; MACKENZIE HIGH SCHOOL ; HAMTRAMCK ; DEARBORN ; MINNESOTA ; ILLINOIS ; NEW YORK ; FLORIDA ; KOREA ; WISCONSIN ; NEW HAMPSHIRE ; STUDENT UNION ; READING ; AUSTRALIA ; Sylvania ; Sterling Heights ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED ; GROSSE POINTE PARK ; OAK PARK ; SOUTHGATE ; STURGEON LAKE ; REDFORD ; TOORAK ; VICTORIA ; ROSEVILLE ; LINCOLN PARK ; TRAVERSE CITY ; HUNTINGTON WOODS ; PONTIAC ; TROY ; PORT CHESTER ; SOUTH AMERICA ; BROOKVILLE ; MONTREAL ; SEOUL ; NORTH OLMSTED ; EASTOWN THEATER ; ERIE ; University of Notre Dame ; FRANKLINVILLE ; TORONTO ; TOLD AT ; TOLD BY ; TOLD IN ; SCRANTON ; MONROE ; GLENVIEW ; MOSCOW ; GULLEY ; FINLAND ; HARBOR BEACH ; HOUGHTON LAKE ; Hudson Lake ; INDIANAPOLIS ; JONESBORO ; KANSASVILLE ; LEXINGTON ; MASSILLON ; MAUCH CHUNK ; MELVINDALE ; MILFORD ; NEW ROCHELLE ; NIAGARA FALLS ; PANAMA CITY ; PATAGONIA ; ARGENTINA ; RESIDENCE HALL ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES ; TOLD AT HONORS HOUSE ; AMERICAN HISTORY CLASS
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Dance |
RIDDLE
QUESTION: HOW DO YOU CATCH A RABBIT?
ANSWER: YOU STAND BY A TREE AND SOUND LIKE A CARROT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN
Keyword(s): ANIMAL (Q) ; TREE (A)
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN BY COLLECTOR
RIDDLE
QUESTION: THERE WERE THREE FAT LADIES AND ONE TINY UMBRELLA.
WHY DIDN'T THEY GET WET?
ANSWER: BECAUSE IT WASN'T RAINING.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN
Keyword(s): RAINING (A) ; UMBRELLA (Q)
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 10-00-1970
ALPHABET JOKE
WHAT DOES XYZ MEAN?
IT MEANS EXAMINE YOUR ZIPPER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN
Keyword(s): HUMOR
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN BY COLLECTOR
ALPHABET JOKE
HOW MANY LETTERS IN THE ALPHABET?
26?
NO, ONLY EIGHT IN THE WORD.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN BY COLLECTOR
CUSTOM
JAPANESE DO NOT APPLAUD AT A PERFORMANCE OF A CLASSIC
DRAMA. RESTRAINT IS THE KEYNOTE OF EVERYTHING OF A
HIGH CHARACTER, AND THE GREATEST TRIBUTE THE AUDIENCE
CAN PAY AN ACTOR OR SINGER IS PROFOUND SILENCE.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT LEARNED THE ABOVE WHILE GROWING UP IN
JAPAN AND HAS ATTENDED SUCH PERFORMANCES.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN
| Subject headings: | 602 Body Parts SPEECH -- Congratulations Appreciation SPEECH -- Instructions Directions Silence |
Date learned: 08-01-1964
CUSTOM
JAPANESE CUSTOM OF GREETING IS THE BOW. THE BOW IS NOT ONLY
A PHYSICAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF GREETING, BUT ALSO THE
EXPRESSION OF VARYING DEGREES OF EMOTIONS. ONE BOWS
DIFFERENTLY TO PARENTS, FRIENDS, SERVANTS, OLDER SIBLINGS,
ETC. THE DIFFERENCE BEING THE DEPTH OF THE BOW, WHETHER
A NOD OF THE HEAD, TO THE WAIST, OR TO THE FLOOR. FOR
EXAMPLE, THE CHILD'S GOOD MORNING SALUTATION IS NOT JUST
THE VERBAL ONE OF "OHAYO GOZAIMASU" BUT ACCOMPANIED BY A
FORMAL BOW, WHICH MEANS KNEELING (BOTH FEET) ON THE FLOOR
WITH HEAD TOUCHING ONE'S HANDS WHICH ARE LAID PALMS DOWN
ON THE FLOOR AT BENDED KNEES.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT LEARNED THE ABOVE WHILE GROWING UP IN JAPAN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN ; JAPAN
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Body parts involved SPEECH -- Body parts involved S602.1 SPEECH -- Body parts involved S602.3 SPEECH -- Greetings Salutations SPEECH -- Respect |
Date learned: 08-01-1964
A UKRAINIAN HOST OR HOSTESS INVITES GUESTS TO SHARE IN A MEAL BY
SAYING "WHATEVER OUR HOME IS RICH WITH, WE ARE GLAD TO SHARE".
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 10-00-1970
IT IS CUSTOMARY "DUTY" FOR A UKRAINIAN HOSTESS TO URGE AND CONJOLE
HER GUESTS TO TAKE MORE THAN A MODEST SERVING OF FOOD. THIS IS DONE
IN A GRACIOUS MANNER, WITH THE HOSTESS APPROACHING THE GUEST WITH
THE SERVING PLATE AND WITH CUSTOMARY PLEASANTRIES AND REGULARLY
REPEATED WORDS "PLEASE, HAVE MORE AND BE IN GOOD HEALTH!" WHEN
THE GUEST IS WELL INTO THE FOOD, SHE APPROACHES HIM AGAIN IN THE
SAME MANNER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 10-00-1970
THE PHRASE "MNOHAYA LITA!" (MANY YEARS) IS USED BY UKRAINIANS
ON ALMOST EVERY OCCASION: AS A BIRTHDAY GREETING, A CONGRATULATORY
SAYING FOR A WEDDING, AS A TOAST, IN FACT ANYTIME ONE WOULD WANT
TO WISH ANY PERSON MANY MORE YEARS TO COME.
IT IS ALSO SUNG TO 3 BASIC MELODIES KNOWN BY ALL UKRAINIANS AFTER
THE PROPOSED TOAST, AFTER SOME ANNOUNCEMENT (OF MARRIAGE, BIRTHDAY,
ENGAGEMENT, ETC. . . .)
IT IS SOMETIMES SUNG IN CHURCH FOR GOOD HEALTH FOR MANY YEARS FOR
THE POPE, ARCHBISHOP, BISHOPS, CARDINAL, PASTOR, ETC.
(ON CHRISTMAS AND EASTER).
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN
Keyword(s): GREETINGS
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 10-00-1970
SALUTATION
THE UKRAINIAN TRADITIONAL GREETING FOR THE EASTER SEASON IS
"KHRYSTOS VOSKRES!" (CHRIST IS RISEN!) TO WHICH THE REPLY IS
"VOISTYNO VOSKRES!" (HE IS RISEN INDEED!) THIS SALUTATION
SUPERSEDES ALL FROM EASTER MORNING TO ASCENSION DAY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 10-00-1970
EVERY GOOD BOY DOES FINE. THESE ARE THE NAMES OF THE
FIRST FIVE NOTES ON THE LINES OF A MUSICAL SCALE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN
James Callow Keyword(s): {THAT IS THE INITIAL LETTER OF THESE WORDS}.
| Subject headings: | ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- MNEM |
Date learned: 10-02-1969
HOUSE NAMES
IN THE TOWN OF RONRIED IN ALLGOW, BAVARIA, EVERYONE HAS TWO
NAMES. THE SURNAME IS USED FOR CIVIC AND RELIGIOUS PURPOSES,
BUT AMONG THE TOWNSPEOPLE EVERYONE HAS A HOUSE NAME BASED ON
THEIR OCCUPATION OR ON AN INCIDENT IN THEIR ANCESTRY.
FOR EXAMPLE: MY FATHER'S NAME ON ANY DOCUMENT IN GERMANY WOULD
BE WRITTEN EBERSPACHER, ALOIS, BUT TO ALL HIS FRIENDS IN
RONRIED HE IS KNOWN AS SCHMID ALOIS BECAUSE MY DAD'S FATHER
WAS THE VILLAGE BLACKSMITH.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN
| Subject headings: | Person / Nickname |
Date learned: 10-10-1968
EYEGLASSES SLANG
FOUR EYES - SLANG FOR ONE WHO WEARS GLASSES.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN
| Subject headings: | Person / Nickname |
Date learned: UNKNOWN