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HOLIDAY CUSTOMS
MRS. KEHOE'S FAMILY BELIEVED IN CRIS KRINGLE AND NOT IN SANTA
CLAUSE. CRIS KRINGLE CAME TO THE HOUSE ON CHRISTMAS EVE WITH
A LARGE BLACK BAG OF PRESENTS FOR THE CHILDREN.
THE FAMILY NEVER PUT THE GIFTS UNDER THE CHRISTMAS TREE.
Submitter comment:
MRS. KEHOE LEARNED LATER THAT CRIS KRINGLE WAS REALLY HER
AUNT DRESSED IN A CRIS KRINGLE OUTFIT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BLOOMFIELD HILLS
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 25 Christmas Also see F642, below. CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 21 solstice to March 20 Santa Claus BELIEF -- P42 |
Date learned: 12-03-1982
AUTHOR
MRS. ST. AMOUR'S MOTHER'S FIRST COUSIN WAS WALTER WHITMAN, THE
FAMOUS POET.
HE LIVED IN THE EAST. CONNECTICUT WAS HIS HOME STATE.
Submitter comment:
ALSO THE ST. AMOUR FAMILY SAY POEMS AT THE DINNER TABLE
ON SPECIAL OCCASIONS. THEY HOLD HANDS AT THANKSGIVING DINNER
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BLOOMFIELD HILLS
| Subject headings: | Favorites CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Measure of time Eating For menu, see N222. BELIEF -- Secular hero BELIEF -- Prayer SPEECH -- Gesture |
Date learned: 12-03-1982
HEADACHE
IF YOU LET A STRAND OF HAIR FLY OUT THE CAR WINDOW THE PERSON TO WHOM
THE HAIR BELONGS WILL GET A HEADACHE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN, ASSUMED ; BLOOMFIELD HILLS
Keyword(s): AUTOMOBILE ; CAUSE
| Subject headings: | Favorites BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness |
Date learned: NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR
IT IS BAD LUCK TO WASH CLOTHES ON HOLY THURSDAY. THIS IS A ROMANIAN
BELIEF.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BLOOMFIELD HILLS ; POPP RESIDENCE
Keyword(s): RELIGIOUS CUSTOM
| Subject headings: | 663 Holy Thursday CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Spring Planting F663.32 |
Date learned: 10-06-1969
BAD LUCK
IF A PERSON SEES HIS OWN SHADOW ON A NIGHT WITH A FULL MOON,
EVIL THINGS WILL BEGIN TO HAPPEN TO HIM.
Submitter comment: HE SAID HE SAW HIS OWN SHADOW AND HE WAS ALMOST RUN DOWN BY A CAR.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BLOOMFIELD HILLS
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Moon BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour BELIEF -- Bad luck Body parts and functions BELIEF -- Bad luck Time (year, season, week, hour, etc.) Occasion Event |
Date learned: 12-03-1982
HOME MADE CHILDREN'S TOY
THE GERMAN JUMPER IS A TOY OFTEN USED ON THE HILLS OF PENNSYLVANIA.
IT IS A WINTER TOY TYPE SLED.
MRS. KEHOE'S FATHER MADE HER A GERMAN JUMPER WHEN SHE WAS TEN
YEARS OLD.
TO MAKE A GERMAN JUMPER, TAKE A FLAT PIECE OF ONE BY EIGHT
INCH WOOD THREE FEET LONG.
NAIL AN EIGHTEEN-INCH PIECE OF TWO BY FOUR WOOD TO IT IN THE VERY
CENTER TO FORM A " T ".
THEN TAKE A PIECE OF FOUR INCH WIDE METAL, ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH
THICK
AND NAIL IT TO THE TWO BY FOUR AT THE ONLY OPEN END.
THEN NAIL THE OTHER PIECE OF THE METAL TO THE END OF THE ONE
BY EIGHT PIECE OF WOOD.
THE METAL SKI WILL BE FLEXIBLE, MAKING HALF OF A CIRCLE ON ONE
SIDE OF THE " T ".
YOU NOW HAVE A HOME MADE GERMAN JUMPER. A LITTLE SANDING
AND PAINTING WILL MAKE THE TOY MORE ATTRACTIVE AND PRESERVE IT
AGAINST THE ELEMENTS.
Submitter comment:
THE CHILD SITS ON THE END OF THE ONE BY EIGHT WITH THE METAL SKI
NAILED TO IT.
THE CHILD STEERS DOWN THE SNOW HILL WITH HIS LEGS ON EACH SIDE
OF THE JUMPER.
HE HOLDS ON TO THE OPEN END OF THE ONE BY EIGHT FOR STABILITY.
IT MIGHT BE WISE TO NAIL A SMALL HANDLE TO THE OPEN END BUT IT IS
NOT NEEDED.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BLOOMFIELD HILLS
| Subject headings: | Favorites ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- Toy ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- Means of transportation Sled, cart, wagon propelled by human or beast on land |
Date learned: 12-03-1982
PALM SUNDAY
MRS. KEHOE'S MOTHER ALWAYS TOOK FOUR PALM BRANCHES FROM THE
SUNDAY MASS AND WEAVED THEM TOGETHER TO FORM A PYRAMID TYPE
ARRANGEMENT THAT WOULD REMIND THE FAMILY OF CHRIST.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BLOOMFIELD HILLS
| Subject headings: | 663 Palm Sunday |
Date learned: 12-03-1982
GOOD FRIDAY
ACCORDING TO MRS. KEHOE, IT ALWAYS RAINS ON GOOD FRIDAY BETWEEN
12:00 AND 3:00.
Submitter comment: THIS INFORMANT REALLY BELIEVES IT RAINS ON GOOD FRIDAY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BLOOMFIELD HILLS
| Subject headings: | 663 Good Friday BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew |
Date learned: 12-03-1982