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ENGLISH CHRISTMAS CUSTOM
IN GREAT BRITAIN DURING CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS, A LORD OF MARSHALS IS
ELECTED BY THE POPULACE. HE RULES FOR THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS.
SOME LOWLY CHARACTER IS ELECTED. HE REGULATES GAMES, PLAYS, DANCING
AND FEASTING.
Where learned: RESIDENCE
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 21 solstice to March 20 Other ingredients |
Date learned: NOT RECORDED BY THE COLLECTOR
CUSTOM
IT IS A POLISH CUSTOM THAT NINE DIFFERENT KINDS OF FOOD ARE
EATEN ON CHRISTMAS DAY. IT STANDS FOR THE NINE MONTHS OF THE YEAR.
Data entry tech comment:
Updated by TRD
Where learned: RESIDENCE
Keyword(s): CUSTOM ; FOOD CUSTOM ; holiday ; POLISH ; tradition
| Subject headings: | 122 Christmas 686 Ninths / Nine |
Date learned: NOT RECORDED
SUPERSTITION
IF A PERSON DIES AND HIS HANDS ARE SOFT AND WARM,
SOMEBODY FOLLOWS HIM TO DEATH.
Where learned: RESIDENCE
| Subject headings: | Observation |
Date learned: DATE NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR.
SUPERSTITION
TO KILL A RAT IN A MINE IS WORSE
THAT MURDER. RATS KNOW AHEAD WHEN
GROUND IS BREAKING; THEY CAN HEAR IT.
Where learned: RESIDENCE
| Subject headings: | Observation |
Date learned: DATE NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR.
THERE IS NOTHING SO BAD THAT SOME GOOD DOESN'T COME
OUT OF IT.
NIEMA TEGO ZTEGO CO EZNAZ DOBRE NIE PRZYDZIE Z NIEGA.{POLISH}
Where learned: RESIDENCE ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
SUPERSTITION
IF A NEW QUARTER OF THE MOON LIES IN THE SKY, THE MOON HOLDS WATER
Where learned: RESIDENCE
Keyword(s): WEATHER
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: DATE NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR
RIDDLE
EVERYNIGHT I DREAM OF A SIGN ON A DOOR AND I
PUSH IT AND PUSH IT, BUT CAN'T OPEN IT.
WHAT DOES THE SIGN SAY?
PULL.
Where learned: RESIDENCE
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote BELIEF -- Prayer |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
JOKE
TWO SNAKES LINGERED IN A DARK CORNER AFTER
NOA(H) WHEN THE FLOOD SUBSIDED, OPENED THE ARK'S
DOORS AND RELEASED THE ANIMALS.
"WHY DON'T YOU GO FORTH AND MULTIPLY?" NOA(H)
DEMANDED STERNLY.
"WE CAN'T, ONE SNAKE REPLIED, "WE'RE ELDERS."
Data entry tech comment: ADDERS?
Where learned: RESIDENCE
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
A YOUNG HOUSEWIFE LEARNING TO DRIVE, HAD SNARLED
TRAFFIC COMPLETELY. SHE TURNED TO HER HUSBAND AND
ASKED WHAT TO DO. "I DON'T KNOW," HE REPLIED CALMLY,
"BUT I'M SURE IF YOU CLIMB INTO THE BACK SEAT YOU CAN
FIGURE IT OUT."
Where learned: RESIDENCE
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Married couple |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
THE HAPPY VOICES OF THE GIRLS SOUNDED IN THE AIR
AS THEY THREW THEIR WREATHS ON THE CLEAR WATER.
THE BOY WHO CAUGHT A WREATH CHASED THE GIRL, WHEREAS
SHE HID IN THE THICK FERNS OF THE FOREST.
Where learned: RESIDENCE
James Callow Keyword(s): TRANSLATION - POLISH
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Measure of time Season |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
SCOTCH CUSTOM
IMMEDIATELY AFTER A DEATH IN THE HOUSE, A PIECE OF
IRON (USUALLY A NAIL) IS PLUNGED INTO ALL BUTTER,
MEAT, CHEESE, WHISKEY TO PREVENT DEATH FROM
ENTERING THE FOOD AND EVENTUALLY THE REST OF THE
MEMBERS IN THE FAMILY. THIS KEEPS THE FOOD PURE.
Where learned: RESIDENCE
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
ARABIAN CUSTOM
DURING PLANTING SEASON, ALL THE WOMEN OF THE VILLAGE
YOUNG AND OLD ALIKE, WHO ARE MARRIED, FORM A
CIRCLE AND PERFORM A TRADITIONAL DANCE. IT IS A
FERTILITY DANCE WHICH IS PERFORMED TO INSURE
CONCEPTION AS WELL AS A GOOD HARVEST.
Where learned: RESIDENCE
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Spring Planting |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
A LOCAL MAN WAS EXPLAINING THAT HIS PSYCHIATRIST IS
VERY EXPENSIVE: "FOR EXAMPLE, FOR $50 ALL HE'LL DO
IS SENT YOU A GET-WELL CARD."
Where learned: RESIDENCE
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- B439 PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
A LOCAL MAN WAS EXPLAINING THAT HIS PSYCHIATRIST IS
VERY EXPENSIVE: "FOR EXAMPLE, FOR $50 ALL HE'LL DO
IS SENT YOU A GET-WELL CARD."
Where learned: RESIDENCE
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- B439 PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
IT'S A GREAT PITY, BECAUSE OF THE FORCE OF GRAVITY,
IT TAKES MORE ENERGY TO CLOSE THE MOUTH.
Where learned: RESIDENCE
Keyword(s): TALK NOISE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 10-01-1965
SUPERSTITION
IF YOU GET WET WHILE WASHING CLOTHES,
YOUR HUSBAND WILL BE A DRUNKARD.
Where learned: RESIDENCE ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Observation |
Date learned: DATE NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR.
TACT MAY BE DEFINED AS THE ABILITY TO HAMMER HOME A
POINT WITHOUT HITTING THE OTHER FELLOW ON THE HEAD.
Where learned: RESIDENCE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
THERE'S A BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FREE SPEECH AND CHEAP TALK.
Where learned: RESIDENCE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
WHITE CORAL BELLS UPON A SLENDER STALK,
LILLIES OF THE VALLEY DECK MY GARDEN WALK.
OH, DON'T YOU WISH THAT YOU COULD HEAR THEM RING?
THAT WILL HAPPEN ONLY WHEN THE FAIRIES SING.
Data entry tech comment:
Updated by TRD
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; RESIDENCE ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): FLOWERS ; Lyrics ; MUSIC ; RHYME ; SONG ; Tune
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Admiration Praise Adulation |
Date learned: NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR
THE TROUBLE WITH BEING A PARENT IS THAT BY THE TIME
YOU ARE EXPERIENCED, YOU ARE UNEMPLOYED.
Where learned: RESIDENCE
Keyword(s): CHILDREN
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |