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CELEBRATION
IN BOLOGNA, ITALY, THE STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF
BOLOGNA CELEBRATE THE FESTA DEI MATRICOLI. ALL STUDENTS
WEAR AN ODDLY SHAPED HAT OF A DIFFERENT COLOR, DEPENDING
ON WHICH COLLEGE THEY ARE ATTENDING. THE COLLEGE OF
MEDICINE, FOR EXAMPLE, WEARS A RED HAT. THE CELEBRATION
IS MARKED BY A LOT OF DRINKING AND PRANKS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; MARYGROVE COLLEGE ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- School |
Date learned: 00001968 FALL
BEFORE GRADUATION, AT A SPECIAL CEREMONY AT THE COLLEGE,
THE SENIORS PASS LAUREL WREATHES AND TORCHES TO THE
JUNIORS, WHICH SYMBOLIZES LEARNING AND TRUTH.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; MARYGROVE COLLEGE ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- School |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
PILGRIMAGE
IN BOLOGNA ITALY, THERE IS THE CHURCH OF ST. LUKE.
IF ONE COMMITS A GRAVE SIN, THE PENANCE IS IN THE
FORM OF A PILGRIMAGE TO THE CHURCH OF ST. LUKE. THE
PENITANT BEGINS AT THE PORTA SARAGOZZA AND PROCEEDS
TWO MILES TO THE FOOT OF THE HILL WHERE THE CHURCH IS,
AND THEN ANOTHER FIVE MILES TO THE TOP OF THE HILL
TO THE CHURCH. THE ENTIRE SEVEN MILES IS WALKED ON
THE KNEES!
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; MARYGROVE COLLEGE ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Church |
Date learned: 00001968 FALL
ITALIAN GIRLS WHEN ONLY FOUR HOURS OLD, HAVE THEIR
EARS PIERCED FOR FUTURE EARRINGS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; MARYGROVE COLLEGE ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Birth |
Date learned: 00001968 FALL
CHILDREN IN LEBANON ARE NOT BAPTIZED AS INFANTS. THEY ARE
BAPTIZED AT A LATER AGE, APPROXIMATELY 8-12.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; MARYGROVE COLLEGE ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Baptism Naming rite |
Date learned: 00001968 FALL
MULTIPLICATION IS VEXATION,
DIVISION IS AS BAD,
THE RULE OF THREE DOTH PUZZLE ME,
AND PRACTICE DRIVES ME MAD.
Submitter comment:
WRITTEN IN HER MOTHER'S ARITHMETIC BOOK FROM CLEVELAND, OHIO
DATED 1957.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; MARYGROVE COLLEGE ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): DIALOGUE ; HUMOR ; MATHEMATICS ; QUATRAIN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Wisecracks, Gags, Silly Insults |
Date learned: 03-00-1968
THE MC KENNA FAMILY BIRTHDAYS ARE SPECIAL. THE ONE
CELEBRATING THE BIRTHDAY IS NOT REQUIRED TO DO ANY
WORK ON THAT DAY. YOU ARE GIVEN VIRTUALLY EVERYTHING
YOU WANT. YOU ARE GIVEN YOUR CHOICE OF THE EVENING
DINNER. IN THE EVENING THE ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD IS
INVITED OVER TO THE HOUSE FOR A PARTY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; MARYGROVE COLLEGE ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Private birthday or anniversary |
Date learned: 00001968 FALL
THE WEDDING RING IS CUSTOMARILY WORN ON THE THIRD
FINGER OF THE LEFT HAND IN ITALY. THE ENGAGEMENT
RING IS GENERALLY NOT A DIAMOND, BUT SOME OTHER
PRECIOUS STONE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ITALY ; MARYGROVE COLLEGE ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage Worn on left hand |
Date learned: 00001968 FALL
A VERY ODD WEDDING CUSTOM AMONG A SMALL MINORITY
CHURCH. THE WEDDING TAKES PLACE, AND THEN THE BRIDE
AND GROOM SPEND A NIGHT TOGETHER, TO SEE IF THE GIRL
IS A VIRGIN OR NOT. IF SHE IS NOT, THE MARRIAGE
IS NULL AND VOID. IF SHE IS A VIRGIN, THEN THE
LARGER CEREMONY TAKES PLACE ALONG WITH THE WEDDING
CELEBRATION.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; MARYGROVE COLLEGE ; DETROIT ; LEBANON
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage F545.136 |
Date learned: 00001968 FALL
INITIATION AT MARYGROVE LASTS FIVE DAYS. DURING THIS TIME
THE FRESHMEN GIRLS ARE REQUIRED TO DO DIFFERENT STUNTS.
SINGING THE TOWER SONG AT ANY AND ALL TIMES, TIPPING
DINK (SMALL GREEN AND GOLD BEANIE) TO THE BIG SISTER CLASS
(JUNIORS), WEARING GREEN AND GOLD COORDINATES, HILL-BILLY
DAY.
ENDS IN INVESTITURE CEREMONY. THE JUNIOR CLASS FORMS AN
HONOR GUARD WITH CANDLES TO LIGHT THE WAY INTO COLLEGE
YEARS. FRESHMEN, AT THIS TIME, RECEIVE ACADEMIC CAP AND
GOWN. A DINNER CELEBRATION WITH THE JUNIOR CLASS CONCLUDES
THE WEEK.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; MARYGROVE COLLEGE ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Initiation rite Hazing |
Date learned: 00001968 FALL
ITALIAN CUSTOM
ON JANUARY 6 THERE IS A BIG PARADE IN WHICH THE THREE
KINGS COME INTO THE CITY. SHEPHERDS ALSO COME IN WITH
SHEEP. THE FIRST KING IS CARRIED IN ON A CARRIED
CHAIR WITH HIS COURT. THE SECOND KING, FROM AFRICA,
IS SEATED ON A CAMEL. THE EUROPEAN KING IS RIDING
ON A HORSE. ALL PROCEED THROUGH THE CITY FOLLOWING
A HUGE STAR INTO THE MAIN BASILICA WHERE MASS IS
CELEBRATED.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; MARYGROVE COLLEGE ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- January 6 Twelfth Day Epiphany |
Date learned: 00001968 FALL
ITALIAN CUSTOM
FOR THE ITALIANS, CHRISTMAS IS NOT CELEBRATED ON
DECEMBER 25. ON JANUARY 6, LA BEFANA, THE WITCH
COMES TO THE HOUSES AND SHE BRINGS THE GOOD CHILDREN
CANDY AND PRESENTS, AND THE BAD CHILDREN SHE LEAVES
COAL. ALL THE BAKERIES AT THIS TIME MAKE A CANDY
THAT LOOKS LIKE A LUMP OF COAL.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; MARYGROVE COLLEGE ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- January 6 Twelfth Day Epiphany |
Date learned: 00001968 FALL
NEVER LOOK INTO A MIRROR OVER THE SHOULDER OF ANOTHER
PERSON; IT BRINGS BAD LUCK TO BOTH.
Submitter comment:
SHE TOLD ME THIS WHEN WE FIRST WERE ROOMMATES IN
COLLEGE, BUT DIDN'T SEEM TO BELIEVE IT SINCE THERE
WAS ONLY ONE MIRROR FOR BOTH OF US, AND INEVITABLY
SHARING WAS NECESSARY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; MARYGROVE COLLEGE ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Bad luck Mirror |
Date learned: 00-00-1966
NEVER SHAKE HANDS OVER A FENCE; IT IS BAD LUCK.
Submitter comment:
HER FATHER, A PENNSYLVANIA FARMER, ALWAYS BELIEVED
AND PRACTICED IT, EVEN TO THE POINT OF NOT SHAKING
HANDS OR WALKING AROUND THE FENCE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; MARYGROVE COLLEGE ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): BARRIER
Date learned: 03-00-1968
IN LEBANON, WHEN THEY HEAR A DOG HOWLING, THEY
FEEL IT IS A SYMBOL OF BAD LUCK. THEY THROW IT
BREAD, BUT IF IT DOESN'T STOP, IT IS THE FORE-
SHADOWING OF VERY BAD LUCK OR DEATH.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; MARYGROVE COLLEGE ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Bad luck Food and drink BELIEF -- Bad luck Animals BELIEF -- Conversions Animals |
Date learned: 00001968 FALL
A COVERED BRIDGE
WHEN YOU WALK THROUGH A COVERED BRIDGE, YOU ARE TO HOLD
YOUR BREATH AND LET IT OUT ON THE OTHER SIDE. IF YOU DO
THIS, YOU WILL GET WHATEVER YOU MAY HAVE WISHED FOR.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; MARYGROVE COLLEGE ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal P477.13 |
Date learned: 00001968 FALL
PROVERB FROM A BLACK AMERICAN
MONEY DON'T GET EVERYTHING IT'S TRUE,
BUT WHAT IT DON'T GET I CAN'T USE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; MARYGROVE COLLEGE ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): OBSERVATION ; WEALTH
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
KRAKOWIAK (POLISH DANCE)
LIKE THE AMERICAN SQUARE DANCE.
Where learned: CHILDHOOD ; NOT GIVEN ; HOME ; PENNSYLVANIA ; MICHIGAN ; LETTER ; OHIO ; NEW JERSEY ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; AUTOGRAPH BOOK ; GROSSE POINTE ; HARPER WOODS ; GROSSE POINTE WOODS ; WARREN ; JAPAN ; RUSSIA ; GRAND RAPIDS ; SHIPLE HALL ; GARDEN CITY ; ROYAL OAK ; TOLEDO ; TRENTON ; FARMINGTON ; KALAMAZOO ; CANADA ; ONTARIO ; MARYGROVE COLLEGE ; DETROIT ; MAIL ; INDIANA ; DETROIT, ASSUMED ; TOLD AT HOME ; FERNDALE ; SOUTHFIELD ; TENNESSEE ; MACKENZIE HIGH SCHOOL ; HAMTRAMCK ; DEARBORN ; MINNESOTA ; ILLINOIS ; NEW YORK ; FLORIDA ; KOREA ; WISCONSIN ; NEW HAMPSHIRE ; STUDENT UNION ; READING ; AUSTRALIA ; Sylvania ; Sterling Heights ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED ; GROSSE POINTE PARK ; OAK PARK ; SOUTHGATE ; STURGEON LAKE ; REDFORD ; TOORAK ; VICTORIA ; ROSEVILLE ; LINCOLN PARK ; TRAVERSE CITY ; HUNTINGTON WOODS ; PONTIAC ; TROY ; PORT CHESTER ; SOUTH AMERICA ; BROOKVILLE ; MONTREAL ; SEOUL ; NORTH OLMSTED ; EASTOWN THEATER ; ERIE ; University of Notre Dame ; FRANKLINVILLE ; TORONTO ; TOLD AT ; TOLD BY ; TOLD IN ; SCRANTON ; MONROE ; GLENVIEW ; MOSCOW ; GULLEY ; FINLAND ; HARBOR BEACH ; HOUGHTON LAKE ; Hudson Lake ; INDIANAPOLIS ; JONESBORO ; KANSASVILLE ; LEXINGTON ; MASSILLON ; MAUCH CHUNK ; MELVINDALE ; MILFORD ; NEW ROCHELLE ; NIAGARA FALLS ; PANAMA CITY ; PATAGONIA ; ARGENTINA ; RESIDENCE HALL ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES ; TOLD AT HONORS HOUSE ; AMERICAN HISTORY CLASS
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Dance |
ORIGIN OF IRELAND
IRELAND BEGAN WHEN A TEAR OF HOPE FELL FROM HEAVEN INTO THE
SEA. THIS FORMED THE EMERALD ISLE. THE COLOR GREEN HERE IS
A SIGN OF HOPE.
Data entry tech comment:
Updated by TRD
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; MARYGROVE COLLEGE ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): COLOR ; Emerald Isle ; ETYMOLOGY ; Green ; IRELAND ; Irish ; Legend ; Lore
James Callow Keyword(s): COLOR SYMBOL
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Explanation of a name |
Date learned: 00001968 FALL
MOTHER AND CHILD
THE CHURCH OF ST. LUKE IN BOLOGNA, ITALY HOUSES THE FAMOUS
JEWEL STUDDED PICTURE OF THE MADONNA AND CHILD WHICH IS
BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN PAINTED BY ST. LUKE. A GREAT MANY MIRACLES
ARE ATTRIBUTED TO IT.
Data entry tech comment:
Updated by TRD
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; MARYGROVE COLLEGE ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): BALOGNA ; Jewel ; Madonna ; PAINTING ; Patron ; Picture ; Saint ; Saint Luke
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Religious hero |
Date learned: 00001968 (FALL)