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APRIL FOOL IN GUADELOUPE
ON APRIL FOOL WE USED TO DRAW AND CUT FISHES FROM A SHEET OF
PAPER AND ATTACH THEM ON THE BACK OF OTHER STUDENTS OR TEACHERS.
ON THAT SAME DAY, WE TELL A LOT OF JOKES AND ALSO MANY LIES, AND
IF SOMEONE BELIEVES WHATEVER IS SAID IN THE LIE, WE TELL HIM:
"MANGE POISSON D'AVRIL A GRANDE FOURCHETTE" (YOU ATE APRIL FOUL'S
FISH WITH BIG BITES).
Submitter comment:
WHEN I WAS IN ELEVENTH GRADE, WE ATTACHED A FISH IN THE HAIR OF
OUR PHYSICS TEACHER SINCE HE HAD VERY LONG HAIR; ALSO WE ATTACHED
ONE TO THE ROBE OF THE NUN WHO WAS ASSISTANT-DIRECTOR AT THAT
TIME.
Where learned: GUADELOUPE
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- April 1 April Fools CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- April 1 (April Fool's Day) |
Date learned: 00-00-1966
"LA TOUSSAINT"(ALL SAINTS)
ALWAYS CELEBRATED ON NOVEMBER 1 & 2, ALL-SAINTS IS AN OCCASION
FOR PEOPLE TO GO VISIT THE TOMBS OF THEIR RELATIVES, PARENTS,
AND FRIENDS. DURING THE DAY, PEOPLE CLEAN THE TOMBS, AND LATER
THEY BRING FLOWERS AND CANDLES. AT SUN DOWN, THEY LIGHT THE
CANDLES, AND THE HOLE CEMETERY IS LIGHTED BY THE FLAMES OF
THOUSANDS OF CANDLES. YOU CAN WALK IN LIKE IN DAY LIGHT. IN THE
COUNTRY SIDE, PEOPLE ALSO PUT CANDLES IN FRONT OF THEIR HOUSES.
Where learned: GUADELOUPE
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- November 1 All Saints CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- November 2 All SoulsDay of the Dead |
Date learned: 00-00-1969
INNOCENTS DAY
CELEBRATED ON DECEMBER 28, INNOCENTS DAY IS MAINELY A CHILDREN'S
ACTIVITY. PARENTS TAKE THEIR KIDS TO CHURCH WHERE A MASS IS
CELEBRATED. ALL THE CHILDREN TAKE ALONG WITH THEM THE TOYS AND
THE GIFTS THAT THEY RECEIVED ON CHRISTMAS DAY. THERE, THE PRIEST
BLESSES THE CHILDREN AND THE GIFTS, AND THE MASS IS OVER.
Submitter comment:
AFTER THE MASS, ONE COULD SEE THE CHILDREN WITH THEIR PARENTS
WALKING IN THE STREETS, AND USUALLY THE KIDS ARE WELL DRESSED
AND THEY CARRY THEIR TOYS.
Where learned: GUADELOUPE
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 28 Holy Innocents |
Date learned: 00-00-1965
"LES ROIS MAGES"(THREE-KINGS DAY)
THREE-KINGS DAY IS USUALLY CELEBRATED ON JANUARY 6, AND PEOPLE
BAKE OR BUY CAKES, AND INSIDE THESE CAKES THERE IS A SMALL
OBJECT, AND THE PERSON THAT FINDS THIS OBJECT IS THE KING. SUCH
PERSON IS GIVEN A GOLDEN CROWN MADE OUT OF HARD PAPER, AND HE
OR SHE WEARS IT ALL DAY LONG. SOMETIMES CHILDREN ALSO RECEIVE
GIFTS ON THAT DAY.
Submitter comment:
THIS SMALL OBJECT INSIDE THE CAKE COULD BE A RING, A COIN, A
SUGAR-COATED ALMOND, ETC.
Where learned: GUADELOUPE
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- January 6 Twelfth Day Epiphany |
Date learned: 00-00-1967
STEPPING INTO "SHIT" BRINGS GOOD LUCK, SPECIALLY IF IT IS THE
LEFT FOOT.
Where learned: GUADELOUPE
James Callow Keyword(s): LEFT RIGHT ; POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Good luck |
Date learned: 00-00-1972
IF YOU WANT TO PREVENT BAD LUCK OR BAD SPIRITS, YOU SHOULD PUT A
BROOM IN FRONT OF THE ENTRANCE DOOR OF YOUR HOUSE DEFORE GOING
TO BED.
Where learned: GUADELOUPE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter BELIEF -- Good luck |
Date learned: 00-00-1968
IT IS SAID THAT THE FIANCE SHOULD NOT SEE THE DRESS OF THE BRIDE
BEFORE SHE WEARS IT. IT BRINGS BAD LUCK.
Where learned: GUADELOUPE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Marriage BELIEF -- Bad luck |
Date learned: 00-00-1966
THE MEDICINES THAT WERE USED BY A DEAD PERSON SHOULD NOT BE USED
BY SOMEONE ELSE EVENTHOUGH THEY WERE NOT USED, AS WELL AS THE
COLONE; THIS BRINGS BAD LUCK.
Where learned: GUADELOUPE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Bad luck |
Date learned: 00-00-1975
IF SOMEONE HAS A DRINKING PROBLEM, YOU TAKE A GLASS OF WATER AND
PUT IT UNDER THE BED OF A DEAD PERSON. AFTER THE BURIAL, GET RID
OF THE WATER, AND GIVE TO THE ALCOHOLIC PERSON THIS GLASS SO HE
CAN USE IT. HE WILL STOP DRINKING.
Where learned: GUADELOUPE
| Subject headings: | Favorites Food Drink -- Service BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Remedy |
Date learned: 00-00-1978
AS SOON AS A PERSON IS DEAD, YOU SOULD STOP ALL THE CLOCKS IN THE
HOUSE AND COVER THEM; TURN OR COVER ALL MIRRORS; LIGHT A CANDLE
NEXT TO THE BED; PUT SOME BLESSED WATER AND A BRANCH OF "TAMARIN"
NEXT TO THE BODY; PUT A BUCKET OF WATER IN THE ROOM SO THAT THE
SOUL OF THE DEFUNCT COULD WASH ITSELF.
Where learned: GUADELOUPE
Keyword(s): TAMARIN IS A VERY COMMON TREE IN GUADELOUPE. IT GIVES SOME FRUITS ; THAT ARE EITHER SWEET OR SOUR DEPENDING ON THE TREE.
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Plant BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 00-00-1980
ON DECEMBER 31 TAKE A BATH (NAKED) IN THE SEA AT MIDNIGHT. THIS
BRINGS GOOD LUCK. ALSO, SOME OTHER DAYS THAT ARE GOOD TO TAKE
THOSE KIND OF BATH ARE THE FIRST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH AND OF COURSE
FRIDAY THE 13. THE BEST TIMES ARE MIDNIGHT AND 3 P.M.
Where learned: GUADELOUPE
Date learned: 00001970S