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OCKTOBER FEST
THE OCKTOBER FEST IS A GERMAN HOLIDAY HELD IN THE FALL WHEN THE BEER
IS DRUNK AND GREAT CELEBRATION ACCOMPANIES THE CONCLUSION OF THE
HARVEST.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Autumn Fall Harvest Thanksgiving |
Date learned: 02-13-1968
IN 1492 COLUMBUS DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
HE SPIT IN HIS SHOE AND GAVE IT TO YOU.
Submitter comment:
SAID IN 1929 AMONG ITALIAN-AMERICAN KIDS IN DETROIT.
FOLLOWED WITH "CAN'T CHANGE IT," MEANING "DON'T
TRY TO FOLLOW ME UP WITH A VARIANT OF THIS."
SHE REALLY LAUGHED WHEN SHE REMEMBERED THIS,
APROPOS OF COLUMBUS DAY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; CLAWSON
James Callow Keyword(s): HUMOR
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse Lyrical Verse CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- September 12 |
Date learned: 00-00-1979
IT'S COLDER THAN A POLAR BEAR'S HIND LEG.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; CLAWSON
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
GERMAN SPRING CUSTOM
IN MANY VILLAGES IN GERMANY AT THE BEGINNING OF SPRING A STRAW MAN
REPRESENTING WINTER IS BURNED AND PEOPLE DANCE AROUND IT. ONE
PERSON IS DRESSED UP TO REPRESENT SPRING.
Submitter comment:
SHE DID THIS IN A YOUNG PEOPLE'S CLUB IN GERMANY. IT WAS ORIGINALLY
DONE IN GERMAN VILLAGES.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Spring Planting |
Date learned: 02-07-1967
WORK
IN JAPAN, NOVEMBER 23 IS LABOR DAY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- F112 |
Date learned: 11-25-1969
ITALIAN FESTIVAL
ON NOV. 11, FEASTDAY OF ST. MARTIN ITALIAN FAMILIES WILL OPEN THE
WINE BARRELS THAT HAVE BEEN FERMENTING. THIS IS ACCOMPANIED BY
A VILLAGE CELEBRATION.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- F111 |
Date learned: 01-29-1968
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU,
YOU BELONG IN A ZOO,
WITH THE LIONS AND TIGERS,
AND THE MONKEYS LIKE YOU.
Submitter comment:
SUNG AS A SECOND VERSE TO HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Data entry tech comment:
Updated by TRD
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): Lyrics ; MUSIC ; RHYME ; SONG ; TAUNT ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Good humor Jest |
Date learned: 11-09-1968
CUSTOM
IN JAPAN, NOVEMBER 3 IS CULTURE DAY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- F110 |
Date learned: 11-25-1969
HALLOWEEN
A PUMPKIN IS CARVED IN THE FORM OF AN UGLY FACE ON OCTOBER 31,
AND IS USUALLY PLACED IN THE WINDOW WITH A CANDLE INSIDE TO WARD
OFF EVIL SPIRITS ON THE EVE OF ALL SAINTS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- October 31 Halloween |
CUSTOM
IN JAPAN, SEPTEMBER 15 IS RESPECT-FOR-AGE-DAY. ALL THOSE ABOVE
60 RECEIVE GIFTS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- September 15 |
Date learned: 11-25-1969
ASSUMPTION
THE ASSUMPTION IS REGARDED AS A HOLIDAY THROUGHOUT EUROPE.
AUGUST 15.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- August 15 Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
Date learned: 02-13-1968
POLISH CUSTOM--FEAST OF THE ASSUMPTION
THE WOMEN TAKE FLOWERS FROM THEIR GARDENS TO GET THEM BLESSED.
AFTERWARDS, THEY DRY THEM AND PRESS THEM. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, IF
ANYONE GETS SICK, THEY TAKE THESE FLOWERS AND MAKE TEA OUT OF THEM
FOR THE PATIENT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- August 15 Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Summer |
Date learned: 11-25-1969
GERMAN CELEBRATION ON THE LONGEST DAY OF THE YEAR.
IN JUNE IN GERMANY, ON THE FEAST OF SAINT JOHN, WHICH IS THE LONGEST
DAY OF THE YEAR, THE PEOPLE GO UP ON SMALL MOUNTAINS AND BUILD A
FIRE. THEY SING, EAT, AND DANCE AROUND THE FIRE. WHEN THE FIRE IS
BURNED DOWN, THEY JUMP OVER IT. IT IS NOW USUALLY DONE BY YOUNG
PEOPLE WHO WANT TO KEEP UP THE OLD TRADITIONS.
Submitter comment:
SHE LEARNED IT IN GERMANY WHERE SHE WAS BORN AND SPENT MUCH OF
HER LIFE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- June 24 St. John's Day / Midsummer Day |
CUSTOM
IN JAPAN, MAY 5 IS CHILDREN'S DAY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- May 5 |
Date learned: 11-25-1969
AN ELEMENT OF JAPAN'S CHILDREN'S DAY
IN JAPAN, INSTEAD OF RECEIVING GIFTS ON CHRISTMAS DAY, THEY RECEIVE
GIFTS ON A CHILDREN'S DAY.
Data entry tech comment: DATE ASSIGNED CHILDREN'S DAY FROM RESEARCH: MAY 5
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- May 5 |
Date learned: 11-13-1969
POLISH HOLIDAY, "MATKA BOSKA CZECKTOHOWA"
"OUR LADY, QUEEN OF POLAND", MAY 3RD. PAINTING OF THE LADY IS
REVERED AT THIS TIME. IT IS CALLED THE "BLACK MADONNA" AND KEPT IN
CZECKTOHOWA. IT OFTEN APPEARED IN POLISH HISTORY, BEING INVOKED IN
TIMES OF NEED, SUCH AS WAR. IT IS BLACK WITH AGE AND HAS 3 SCARS
ON THE FACE__THE RESULT OF AN INVADER'S SWORD. ON THIS OCCASION
IT BLED AND DURING GREAT SORROW WEEPS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- May 3 BELIEF -- Religious hero BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal |
Date learned: 01-29-1968
CUSTOM OF APRIL 1ST
ON APRIL 1ST A PERSON MUST WALK OUT OF HIS DOOR BACKWARDS IN THE
MORNING TO PREVENT THE APPEARANCE OF FRECKELS ( FRECKLES ) LATER
IN THE SUMMER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- April 1 April Fools CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- April 1 (April Fool's Day) BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness |
ON ST. PATRICK'S DAY YOU KISS THE BLARNEY STONE FOR GOOD LUCK AND
PROSPERITY.
Data entry tech comment: ST. PATRICK'S DAY: MARCH 17
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- March 17 Feast of St. Patrick CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 21 solstice to March 20 F642.9 |
Date learned: 04-01-1971
CUSTOM FESTIVAL
THE GIBBONS FAMILY EATS IRISH BREAD ON ST. PATRICK'S DAY. THE
BREAD IS MADE WITH SODA, BUTTERMILK, CARWAY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- March 17 Feast of St. Patrick CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 21 solstice to March 20 F642.9 |
Date learned: 09-00-1967
CORN BEEF AND CABBAGE ON ST. PATRICK'S DAY.
Submitter comment: IN IRELAND
Data entry tech comment: ST. PATRICK'S DAY: MARCH 17
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- March 17 Feast of St. Patrick CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 21 solstice to March 20 F642.9 |
Date learned: 11-02-1971