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IN ITALY, IF AN ITALIAN BOY TAKES OUT AN ITALIAN GIRL JUST ONCE,
IT IS EXPECTED THAT HE WILL MARRY HER. IT IS AT THIS TIME THAT THE
PARENTS AND FAMILIES OF THE COUPLE GET TOGETHER AND MEET.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; MARYGROVE COLLEGE ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage Individuals CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage F545.0121 CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage F545.0121 |
Date learned: 00001968 FALL
EASTER EGG FIGHTS
A CUSTOM THE ARMENIANS HAVE AND AS FAR AS I KNOW ARE THE ONLY ONES
THAT DO IS THE EASTER EGG FIGHTS. WE BOIL AND COLOR OUR EGGS JUST
LIKE EVERYONE ELSE, BUT WE ALSO SEE WHO HAS THE STRONGEST EGG BY
HITTING THE POINTED ENDS OF THE EGGS TOGETHER. THE ONE WHOSE EGG
BREAKS IS THE LOSER. I AM ALSO TOLD THAT WHEN I WAS YOUNG OLDER
MEN LIKE MY GRANDFATHER WOULD MEET ON EASTER AND WAGER DOZENS AND
CASES OF EGGS ON A SINGLE MATCH.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; WALSH COLLEGE ; CAMPUS
Keyword(s): GAME
| Subject headings: | Favorites Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Special Object or Implement CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Spring Planting Easter eggs |
Date learned: 03-21-1970
IN LEBANON, THE LEAD FROM A BULLET IS HEATED UNTIL
IT MELTS, AND IT IS BELIEVED THAT IT WILL FORM THE
PICTURE OF THE ONE WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY
PARTICULAR EVIL THAT WAS BROUGHT ON. THIS BREAKS
THE SPELL.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; MARYGROVE COLLEGE ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Use of Object Manufactured objects, homemade, machined |
Date learned: 00001968 FALL
BELIEF IN LEBANON
A SMALL BLUE SPECIAL STONE WORN ON THE PERSON
WILL KEEP BAD LUCK AND EVIL AWAY.
Where learned: MARYGROVE COLLEGE
| Subject headings: | Charm / Enchantment / Conjuration BELIEF -- Color |
Date learned: 00-00-1968
A LEBANESE BELIEF
THE LEBANESE BELIEVE THAT A PERSON WHO
CARRIES EVEN THE SMALLEST PORTION OF THE TRUE
CROSS WITH THEM IS COMPLETELY IMMUNE FROM
ALL HARM, NO MATTER WHAT.
Where learned: MARYGROVE COLLEGE
| Subject headings: | Charm / Enchantment / Conjuration BELIEF -- Sign Geometric figure Cross and its various modifications |
Date learned: 00-00-1968
SARDINIAN EASTER
ON EASTER IN SARDINIA, AT 8 A.M., TWO PROCESSIONS BEGIN. THE
FIRST WITH HALF OF THE PEOPLE FROM THE TOWN,
PROCESS(ES) WITH THE STATUE OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
WHICH IS DRESSED IN BLACK. THE SECOND GROUP COMES FROM THE
CEMETERY WITH A STATUE OF CHRIST. THE GROUPS MEET IN THE TOWN
SQUARE WHERE THE MOURNING GARB IS REMOVED FROM THE VIRGIN. BOTH
PROCESSIONS THEN PROCEED TOGETHER TO THE CHURCH WHERE MASS IS
CELEBRATED. DURING THE CONSECRATION, FIREWORKS ARE SET OFF TO
SYMBOLIZE JOY.
Data entry tech comment: COMMAS ADDED BY THE KEYPUNCHER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; MARYGROVE COLLEGE ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Favorites DRAMA -- Religious CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Typical Elements of a Festive Pattern CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Spring Planting Easter Sunday |
Date learned: 00001968 FALL
IRISH PROVERB
THE HEN SEES THE DAWN, BUT LETS THE ROOSTER CROW ABOUT IT.
Where learned: MARYGROVE COLLEGE ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ANIMAL METAPHOR
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 00-00-1968
PROVERB
LOVE CONQUERS ALL.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; MARYGROVE COLLEGE ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 00-00-1968
LEBANESE BELIEF (COLLECTOR'S TITLE) ; CHANGE IN LUCK FROM BAD TO GOOD (CLASSIFER,S TITLE) ; CONVERSION; TURNING A SHOE (CLASSIFIER,S TITLE)
THE HOOT OF AN OWL IS CONSIDERED TO BE BAD LUCK BY THE PERSON HEARING
IT. THE BAD LUCK CAN BE PREVENTED BY TURNING A SHOE UPSIDE DOWN.
Where learned: MARYGROVE COLLEGE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Conversions P883.32 |
Date learned: 00001968 FALL
PROVERB FROM A BLACK AMERICAN
PROOF OF THE PUDDING IS IN THE EATING.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; MARYGROVE COLLEGE ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): FOOD ; FUNCTION ; OBSERVATION ; TRANSLATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
IN CLASPING YOUR HANDS, IF YOUR LEFT THUMB GOES OVER YOUR
RIGHT, YOUR HEART WILL RULE YOUR HEAD; IF YOUR RIGHT
THUMB GOES OVER YOUR LEFT, YOUR HEAD WILL RULE YOUR
HEART. (AFTER BEING TOLD THIS, I COULDN'T RESIST TRYING
IT MYSELF.) SHE HEARD THIS WHILE STUDYING IN GERMANY
IN 1967.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GERMANY ; MARYGROVE COLLEGE ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hands, palms, fingernails |
Date learned: 00-00-1967
GREEK CHRISTMAS CARDS
ALL THE CHRISTMAS CARDS HAVE A BOAT OR SHIP SOMEWHERE IN THE
PICTURE. THIS SYMBOLIZES THAT CHRIST CAME TO SAVE ALL MEN.
Where learned: MARYGROVE COLLEGE
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 21 solstice to March 20 Greetings, wishes, prayers, cards |
CHRISTMAS IN GREECE
TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS CAROLING IS DONE BY THE CHILDREN WHO
MAKE THEIR OWN INSTRUMENTS AND THEN GO FROM DOOR TO DOOR.
Where learned: MARYGROVE COLLEGE
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 21 solstice to March 20 Songs, caroling |
IRISH CHRISTMAS PRACTICE
THE CHRIST CHILD WANDERS AROUND ON CHRISTMAS EVE IN THE FORM OF A
POOR PERSON. THE HOMES HAVE A LIGHT IN THE WINDOW, FOOD ON THE TABLE
AND THE DOOR UNLOCKED, TO WELCOME THE ARRIVAL OF CHRIST.
Where learned: MARYGROVE COLLEGE
Keyword(s): BELIEF
Date learned: 00001968 FALL
ITCHY PALM
IF YOUR PALM ITCHES, IT IS SUPPOSED TO MEAN THAT
YOU WILL OBTAIN SOME MONEY.
Where learned: MADONNA COLLEGE
| Subject headings: | Observation |
Date learned: 10-23-1968
FEMALE AND MALE VISITOR PREDICTION
IF YOU ACCIDENTALLY DROP A KNIFE,
IT SUPPOSEDLY MEANS THAT YOU
WILL SOON HAVE A MALE VISITOR.
DROP A FORK IMPLIES FEMALE VISITOR.
Where learned: MADONNA COLLEGE
| Subject headings: | Observation |
Date learned: 10-23-1968
PROVERBIAL METAPHOR
A GOOD NAME KEEPS ITS LUSTER IN THE DARK.
Where learned: WALSH COLLEGE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 03-21-1970
BUBBLE GUM, BUBBLE GUM, IN A DISH,
HOW MANY PEICES DO YOU WISH? 1, 2, 3,
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; MARYGROVE COLLEGE ; DETROIT ; TOLD AT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
MANY WOMEN THINK THAT THEIR HAIR WILL NOT TAKE A
PERMANENT WAVE WHILE THEY ARE MENSTRUATING.
Submitter comment: FROM FRIENDS.
Where learned: LIBRARY ; MERCY COLLEGE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal |
Date learned: 11-24-1967
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