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COUGH MEDICINE
MY GRANDMOTHER MADE COUGH MEDICINE OUT OF HONEY, LEMON AND
CRUSHED ASPIRIN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ;
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Remedy |
Date learned: 10-23-1970
COUGH
FOR A COUGH, MIX HONEY, BROWN SUGAR, LEMON, VINEGAR, AND BUTTER, AND
DRINK IT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ;
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Remedy |
Date learned: 03-01-1971
ITCH BELIEF
IF YOUR NOSE ITCHES ON THE LEFT SIDE,
SOMEONE IS TALKING UNFAVORABLY ABOUT YOU.
IF IT ITCHES ON THE RIGHT SIDE,
SOMEONE IS SAYING GOOD THINGS ABOUT YOU.
IF YOUR WHOLE NOSE ITCHES,
THEN THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT YOU IN GENERAL.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ;
| Subject headings: | Spirit / Mind / Body BELIEF -- Body part Senses Nose |
STY
TO GET RID OF A STY PLACE A TEABAG ON IT.
Data entry tech comment: THERE ARE 3 OTHER REFERENCES IN THIS SECTION OF THE ARCHIVE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ;
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Plant |
Date learned: 09-16-1968
FOR A SORE THROAT, GARGLE WITH URINE.
Data entry tech comment: THERE ARE 2 OTHER SIMILAR REFERENCES IN THIS SECTION OF THE ARCHIVE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ;
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Remedy |
Date learned: 11-00-1967
METHOD OF CURING
"SORES ARE HEALED BY LITTLE MEN WHO WORK AT NIGHT KNITTING THE
EDGES BACK TOGETHER. DON'T PICK THE SCABS BECAUSE THEY WILL
HAVE TO WORK OVERTIME."
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT HEARD THIS FROM HER MOTHER'S LADYFRIEND WHO VISITS
QUITE OFTEN. ALISON HEARD THIS WHEN SHE WAS A YOUNG CHILD (1950'S)
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ;
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Fairy Elf Goblin Gnome BELIEF -- Curer BELIEF -- Method of Curing |
Date learned: 11-19-1971
LARYNGITIS CURE
A FOLK CURE FOR LARYNGITIS IS TO DRINK A MIXTURE OF
RAW EGG, LEMON JUICE, AND HONEY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ;
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Remedy |
Date learned: 11-00-1968
DRESS
POLAND'S NATIVE COSTUMES APPEAR IN THE COUNTRY, THE FARMS, AND THE
CITIES. ON HOLIDAY OCCASIONS, THE FARMER WOMEN WEAR THE OLD
SERDUSZEK, OR EMBROIDERED VEST, WITH SKIRTS OF MANY COLORS.
THERE IS MUCH FLAUNTING OF RIBBONS AND AT THE NECK ARE WORN
STRINGS AND STRINGS OF BEADS MADE OUT OF CORAL. SOMETIMES AS
MANY AS A DOZEN AT A TIME, AND IN MOST CASES THEY ARE FAMILY
HEIRLOOMS.
Where learned: DETROIT
| Subject headings: | ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- Dress |
EMOTION
IT IS CUSTOMARY FOR POLISH CHILDREN TO VISIT OSWIECIM ON THEIR
VACATION.
DURING WORLD WAR II, THIS WAS THE CONCENTRATION CAMP WHERE GERMAN
SOLDIERS KILLED 4,OOO,OOO POLISH PRISONERS. THIS IS A SHRINE THAT
MUST BE VISITED OUT OF RESPECT AND LOVE FOR THE DEAD.
Where learned: DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- War |
Date learned: 04-03-1979
LOVE
ON THE EVE OF ST. JOHN, THE GIRLS GATHER FOR A DANCE AND DREAM LATER
OF THE MEN THEY ARE GOING TO MARRY. THEY MAY EVEN LOOK IN A MIRROR
ON THAT DAY TO SEE IF SOME YOUNG MAN IS STANDING BEHIND THEM.
Where learned: DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Favorites CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- FOG2 BELIEF -- Marriage BELIEF -- Dreams |
ADMIRATION
ON POLAND'S NATIONAL HOLIDAY, THE 3RD OF MAY, THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE
ADOPTION OF THEIR CONSTITUTION IN 1793, THE WHOLE COUNTRY CELEBRATES.
Where learned: DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- B326 |
Date learned: 04-08-1979
ADMIRATION
A POPULAR STORY IS ABOUT A POLISH HERO NAMED CASIMIR THE GREAT.
CASIMIR WAS A REAL KING WHO DEFEATED POLAND'S ENEMIES ON BOTH THE
EASTERN AND WESTERN BORDERS.
Where learned: DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Secular hero |
Date learned: 04-14-1979
RELIGIOUS
BEFORE CHRISTMAS, SIX BOYS CARRY THE MANGER. THREE OF THEM DRESS UP
AS THE THREE KINGS. ONE CARRIES A LIGHTED STAR AND TWO CARRY
STATUES OF MARY AND JOSEPH. THEY SING CAROLS AND ARE REWARDED WITH
SWEETS AND APPLES.
Submitter comment:
IN POLAND, DURING THE CHRISTMAS SEASON, THE BOYS MARCH FROM
HOUSE TO HOUSE.
Where learned: DETROIT
RELIGIOUS
ON JANUARY 6TH (THREE KINGS DAY) PRIESTS GO FROM HOUSE TO HOUSE AND
WRITE THE INITIALS OF THE 3 KINGS WITH BLESSED WHITE CHALK ABOVE
THE DOORS OF THE HOMES. THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BRING HAPPINESS AND
HEALTH AND KEEP AWAY THE THE EVIL SPIRITS. PEOPLE IN TOWN GIVE
CONTRIBUTIONS.
Submitter comment:
THIS TRADITION IS FOLLOWED IN POLAND. AT ONE TIME IT WAS POPULAR
IN DETROIT AND ITS SUBURBS.
Where learned: DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- January 6 Twelfth Day Epiphany BELIEF -- Devil Demon BELIEF -- Prayer BELIEF -- Word Letter BELIEF -- Color |
Date learned: 04-15-1979
GAMES
CHILDREN ENJOY ROLLING EASTER EGGS DOWN AN INCLINED
BOARD TO SEE WHOSE TRAVELS THE FARTHEST. EGGS ARE ALSO TAPPED
AGAINST ONE ANOTHER . THE LOSER IS THE ONE WHOSE EGG CRACKS FIRST.
FIRECRACKERS ARE ALSO POPULAR.
Submitter comment:
THIS CUSTOM IS CARRIED ON IN POLAND. IT IS ALSO CARRIED ON IN
MANY POLISH FAMILIES AROUND DETROIT, INCLUDING MY FAMILY.
Where learned: DETROIT
Date learned: 04-02-1979
DAILY LIFE
THE MOST POPULAR FOOD IN POLAND IS BREAD. IT IS DARK AND HARD WITH
A CHEWY CRUST. BOYS AND GIRLS EAT IT AT LEAST THREE TIMES A DAY.
IT IS OFTEN EATEN WITH CHEESE FOR THEY DON'T HAVE MUCH BUTTER.
Where learned: DETROIT
Date learned: 04-11-1979
DAILY LIFE
POLISH WOMEN ARE VERY FUSSY ABOUT CLEANING THEIR HOUSE. THEY DO ALL
CLEANING BY HAND AND GET A LOT OF HELP FROM THE BOYS AND GIRLS.
Where learned: DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Home CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Measure of time Working |
Date learned: 04-14-1979
ENTERTAINMENT
DURING FALL AT HARVEST TIME THERE IS A BIG PARTY IN THE TOWNS.
A PIG IS ROASTED FOR DINNER AND THERE IS FOLK DANCING AND SINGING.
Submitter comment: THIS CUSTOM IS DONE IN POLAND.
Where learned: DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Autumn Fall Harvest Thanksgiving |
ENTERTAINMENT
DYNGUS DAY IS CELEBRATED ON EASTER MONDAY. YOUNG MEN TAKE BRANCHES
TO SWITCH THE LADIES' LEGS AND GET PAILS OF WATER TO POUR ON THE
LADIES THEY LIKE. RECENTLY, ESPECIALLY IN THE CITIES, THEY CHANGED
FROM USING WATER TO COLOGNE.
Submitter comment:
THIS CUSTOM IS POPULAR IN POLAND AND STILL IS FOLLOWED IN DETROIT
AND ITS SUBURBS.
Where learned: DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Favorites CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Spring Planting Easter Monday Dyngus |
SCHOOL
WHEN A GROWNUP ENTERS A SCHOOLROOM, ALL THE CHILDREN MUST STAND AND
REMAIN STANDING UNTIL THE GROWNUP HAS LEFT.
Submitter comment: THIS CUSTOM IS DONE IN POLAND.
Where learned: DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- School SPEECH -- Gesture |
Date learned: 04-11-1979