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ARABIC MARRIAGE CUSTOM
IN AN ARABIC MARRIAGE WHEN THE COUPLE IS ABOUT TO GO
ON THEIR HONEYMOON, THE MOTHER OF THE BRIDE GIVES HER
A WHITE HANDKERCHIEF. IF THE BRIDE COMES BACK A VIRGIN
SHE GIVES THE HANDKERCHIEF BACK TO HER MOTHER.
Submitter comment: SHE SAID HER FAMILY USED TO PRACTICE THIS TRADITION.
Where learned: Grandmother
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage |
Date learned: 00-00-1976 ; 11-00-1987
Chin Tickler
I remember this little game my grandmother played on my face
and head. She would knock on my head and say, "head knocker", then
touch my eyes and say, "eye peepers," then pinch my nose and say,
"nose blower," then place her finger on my mouth and say, "mouth
chopper" and tickle under my chin and say, "chin tickler."
Submitter comment:
The two of us would continue the little game, laughing until
one of us would finally give in due to stomach pain from laughter.
I did the same with my children.
Where learned: Grandmother
James Callow Keyword(s): Names for body parts
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Athletic sport and exercise Gymnastics SPEECH -- Vocabulary |
Date learned: 00001950S
GOOD LUCK OMEN (NEGRO)
WHEN MOVING, MOVE IN A BROOM FIRST.
Where learned: Grandmother ; Arkansas ; TOLD BY
| Subject headings: | 686 Properties attributed to specific numbers or numerals individually. |
Date learned: 10-00-1969
BELIEF
IF YOU HAVE A LARGE "V" SHAPED LINE IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND,
IT IS CALLED YPUR LIFE LINE
AND YOU WILL LIVE TO AN OLD AGE.
Submitter comment:
MY GRANDMOTHER IS ALWAYS LOOKING AT OUR PALMS
THIS IS SOMETHING SHE HAS HEARD OF
AND BELIEVED IN SINCE SHE WAS A CHILD IN ENGLAND.
Where learned: HOME ; Grandmother ; TOLD BY
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hands, palms, fingernails BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 02-24-1970
BIRD IN THE HOUSE SUPERSTITION
IF A BIRD FLIES INTO YOUR HOUSE, SOMEONE WILL DIE IN THE NEAR FUTURE
Submitter comment:
MY GRANDMOTHER WAS BORN IN ENGLAND, AND THIS SUPERSTITION WAS REALLY
BELIEVED WHEN SHE WAS A CHILD.
Where learned: HOME ; Grandmother ; TOLD BY
| Subject headings: | Observation |
Date learned: 02-26-1970
BAD LUCK IN THREES
BAD LUCK, ESPECIALLY DEATHS, COMES IN THREES.
Where learned: CHILDHOOD ; Grandmother ; TOLD BY
| Subject headings: | 686 Thirds / Thrice / Three / Triple BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Bad luck |
Date learned: DATE NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR
SPIRITUAL
I'M GONNA TELL GOD ALL MY TROUBLES
WHEN I GET HOME...
I'M GONNA TELL HIM THE ROAD WAS ROCKY
WHEN I GET HOME...
I'M GONNA TELL HIM I HAD HARD TRAILS
WHEN I GET HOME...
I'M GONNA TELL GOD HOW YOU'RE DOING
WHEN I GET HOME...
Where learned: DETROIT, ASSUMED ; Grandmother ; TOLD BY
| Subject headings: | Favorites Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Death Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Religious |
AGNUS DEI
AFTER THE EASTER LAMB CAKE IS MADE AND DECORATED, IT IS TAKEN TO THE
CHURCH ON EASTER MORNING TO BE BLESSED BY THE PRIEST FOLLOWING THE
MASS. THIS LAMB CAKE, BEARING A TINY SILK BANNER WITH A CROSS ON
IT, REPRESENTS CHRIST, THE VICTORIOUS LAMB OF GOD.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT IS MY GRANDMOTHER. THIS IS A VERY POPULAR POLISH CUSTOM, WHICH IS EVEN OBSERVED IN MANY POLISH PARISHES IN THIS COUNTRY. MY GRANDMOTHER HAS KNOWN THIS CUSTOM ALL HER LIFE.
Data entry tech comment:
AGNUS DEI MEANS "THE LAMB OF GOD" WHEN TRANSLATED FROM THE LATIN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FERNDALE ; Grandmother
Keyword(s): FOOD CUSTOM
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Spring Planting Easter Sunday |
Date learned: 04-08-1965
Lullaby
Go tell Aunt Rhody
Go tell Aunt Rhody
Go tell Aunt Rhody
That the old grey goose is dead.
The one she's been saving
The one she's been saving
The one she's been saving
To make a feather bed.
Old gander's weeping . . .
Because his wife is dead.
The goslins are crying . . .
Because their mother's dead.
Go tell Aunt Rhody . . .
That the old grey goose is dead.
Submitter comment:
From childhood; my grandmother used to sing it.
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector are the same person.
Where learned: CHILDHOOD ; MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; Grandmother
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Cradle song Lullaby |