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CHRISTMAS CUSTOM
ON CHRISTMAS EVE, SOME POLISH FAMILIES LAY STRAW ON THE
DINNER TABLE FOR THE MAGI.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 24 Christmas Eve Christmas CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 21 solstice to March 20 Straw |
Date learned: 01-00-1968
RIDDLE
HOW MANY MONTHS HAVE 28 DAY?
-- ALL OF THEM
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; TOLD AT
Keyword(s): TIME CALENDAR
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 03-26-1968
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
CHRISTMAS GIFTS
ON CHRISTMAS EVE AT ABOUT TEN O'CLOCK ALL THE FAMILY GETS
TOGETHER AND OPENS THEIR GIFTS AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 21 solstice to March 20 Christmas tree CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 21 solstice to March 20 Gifts, gift giving at Christmas |
Date learned: 10-22-1968
CHARLEY CHAPLIN WENT TO FRANCE
TO TEACH THE GIRLS THE HOOCHIE COOCHIE
DANCE./ HEEL, TOE, AROUND WE GO/ HEEL, TOE, AROUND WE GO/ SALUTE TO
THE CAPTAIN, CURTSY TO THE QUEEN/ AND TOUCH THE BOTTOM OF THE
SUBMARINE.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; FOLEY HALL
Keyword(s): ACTION-RHYME ; CHARACTER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 03-29-1967
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 |
DISPOSITION
THIS BELIEF IS THAT WHATEVER YOUR DISPOSITION IS ON CHRISTMAS EVE,
THIS IS HOW YOU WILL BE THE REST OF THE NEW YEAR. THEREFORE, YOU
MUST BE CAREFUL TO BE OF A HAPPY DISPOSITION ON CHRISTMAS EVE.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
Keyword(s): PREDICTION
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 24 Christmas Eve Predictions |
Date learned: 01-30-1968
RIDDLE
WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU RAN OUT OF GAS IN THE
JUNGLE? ANSWER: PUT A TIGER IN YOUR TANK.
Data entry tech comment: THE PHRASE "PUT A TIGER IN YOUR TANK" WAS AN ; ADVERTISING
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 11-00-1969
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
EASTER CUSTOMS
ON EASTER SUNDAY, MY COUSINS AND MYSELF WOULD GO TO MY
GRANDMOTHER'S HOUSE AND SEARCH ALL OVER TO FIND OUR EASTER BASKETS
WHICH THE "EASTER BUNNY" HAD LEFT.
Data entry tech comment:
Collector and informant are the same person.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Spring Planting Bunny CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Spring Planting Easter baskets CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Spring Planting Easter Sunday |
Date learned: DATE NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR
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
GRAFFITI
ANGELS WHO GUARD YOU WHILE YOU DRIVE
USUALLY RETIRE AT 65.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; LIBRARY ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; BASEMENT CARVEL 2
Keyword(s): AGES RHYME: AA
James Callow Keyword(s): GUARDIAN ANGELS ; HUMOR
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Art Craft Architecture Art, Craft, Architecture Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief C860.422 BELIEF -- Angel |
Date learned: 00-00-1972
CHRISTMAS CUSTOM
AT DINNER ON CHRISTMAS EVE, EVERYONE IN THE INFORMANT'S
FAMILY SHARES A PIECE OF ANGELS' BREAD (UNLEAVENED WAFER) WITH
SOMEONE ELSE AT THE TABLE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): FOOD CUSTOM
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 24 Christmas Eve F122.82 |
Date learned: 01-00-1968
CHRISTMAS CUSTOM - FOOD
ON CHRISTMAS, THE ENTIRE FAMILY IS SERVED AN
UNLEAVENED PIECE OF BREAD WITH THE DINNER. ON IT
IS INSCRIBED A HOLY SCENE, GENERALLY THE NATIVITY.
EACH MEMBER BREAKS OFF A PIECE AND SHARES IT
WITH ANOTHER. THE FINAL PIECE IS THEN CONSUMED
BY THE ORIGINAL PERSON.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): FOOD CUSTOM
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 24 Christmas Eve F122.82 |
Date learned: 01-17-1968
ACCA BACCA SODA CRACKER. ACCA BACCA BOO IF YOUR FATHER CHEWS TOBACCO
HE'S A REGULAR JEW. OUT GOES THE CAT, OUT GOES THE RAT, OUT GOES YOU.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; STUDENT UNION
Keyword(s): PLAIN-JUMP ; SPEED-JUMP
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 03-31-1970
BIRTH
MOTHERS KEEP UMBILICAL CORDS OF ALL HER BABIES AND TIES THEM ALL
TOGETHER SO THAT THEY WILL NEVER SEPARATE AS BROTHERS AND SISTERS.
Submitter comment: HOMEOPATHIC MAGIC
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Favorites BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 12-00-1977
EASTER
A WHITE DOVE PICKS UP THE VEIL OF THE VIRGIN MARY STATUE WITH ITS
CLAWS AND DROPS IT SOMEWHERE, WHOEVER PICKS IT UP BECOMES LUCKY
IN LIFE
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Favorites CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Spring Planting BELIEF -- Good luck |
Date learned: 12-00-1977
FIRSTS
WHEN OCCUPANTS ARE ENTERING THE NEW HOME FOR THE FIRST TIME, BRING
SALT AND RICE ALONG SO THAT THE HOUSE WILL BE BLESSED WITH MUCH FOOD
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
| Subject headings: | 686 Properties attributed to specific numbers or numerals individually. BELIEF -- Number |
Date learned: 12-00-1977
FOLK MEDICINE FOR BIRTHMARKS
PRICK AREA WITH NEEDLE, BLEED AND APPLY GOAT,S MILK.
Submitter comment: IT DOES NOT WORK FOR ME.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Animal |
Date learned: 00-00-1976
THEY'RE CHANGING THE NAME OF OLD MARINER'S CHURCH TO
WINCHESTER CATHEDRAL BECAUSE THEY HAVE SO MANY SHOTGUN
WEDDINGS THERE.
Submitter comment:
SHE LEARNED IT FROM A NEIGHBOR ACROSS THE STREET
FROM HER, WHOSE NAME IS MRS. PAUL HIRZEL.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CARPOOL ; EAST SIDE
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote |
Date learned: 04-04-1967