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CUSTOM
UPON ENTERING A HOUSE AT ANY TIME ONE WAS SUPPOSED TO SAY PRAISE BE
TO THE LORD.
Submitter comment: THIS IS A SLOVAK CUSTOM THAT WAS TOLD TO THE INFORMANT BY A FRIEND
Where learned: OHIO ; CLEVELAND
| Subject headings: | Favorites CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Church SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 10-00-1976
EASTER CUSTOM
ON THE MONDAY AFTER EASTER, THE MEN WOULD TAKE A TONIC BOTTLE FILLED
WITH WATER AND SQUIRT THE WOMAN HE LIKED WITH THE WATER. WOMEN DID
THE SAME TO THE MEN ON TUESDAY.
Submitter comment: THIS IS AN OLD GERMAN CUSTOM WHOSE ORIGIN IS UNKNOWN.
Where learned: OHIO ; CLEVELAND
| Subject headings: | Favorites CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage Signs of availability CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Spring Planting |
Date learned: 10-00-1976
NEW YEARS DAY CUSTOM
THE FIRST CHILD TO WISH YOU A HAPPY NEW YEARS WOULD GET A SPECIAL
TOKEN. MY FATHER WOULD SET HIS ALARM FOR 5 A.M. AND GO VISIT THE
NEIGHBORS. FOR BEING THE FIRST ONE HE WOULD GET 5 OR 10 CENTS.
HE WOULD SOMETIMES MAKE 7 DOLLARS.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT SEEMED TO HAVE VERY VIVID RECOLLECTIONS OF HER FATHER
TELLING HER ABOUT HIS EXPLOITS. THIS IS AN OLD GERMAN CUSTOM.
Where learned: OHIO ; CLEVELAND
| Subject headings: | Favorites CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- January 1 New Year's CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 21 solstice to March 20 BELIEF -- Number SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 10-00-1976
RELIGIOUS CUSTOM
ON ST. NICHOLAS DAY, DECEMBER 6, THE CHILDREN LEAVE THEIR SHOES OUT
FOR HIM TO FILL THEM WITH GOODIES, OR IF THEY HAD BEEN BAD, A PIECE
OF COAL.
Submitter comment:
THE INFORMANTS FAMILY STILL PRACTICES THIS CUSTOM AS I CAN READILY
ATTEST TO. THIS IS A VERY OLD GERMAN CUSTOM.
Where learned: OHIO ; CLEVELAND
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 6 Feast of St. Nicholas CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- September 23 equinox to December 20 Also used for Advent. BELIEF -- Religious hero |
Date learned: 10-00-1976
HARVEST CUSTOM
AT HARVEST TIME, A CLUB OR SOME OTHER ORGANIZATION WOULD MAKE A TREE
OUT OF EVERGREEN SPRIGS AND WOULD THEN RAFFLE IT OFF TO THE COUPLE
WITH THE HIGHEST BID. THEN THE COUPLE WOULD SELL THE RIBBONS TO
REIMBURSE THEMSELVES. IN THE PAST FEW YEARS, THIS CUSTOM HAS BECOME
HIGHLY COMMERCIAL AND IS NO LONGER USED EXCLUSIVELY TO HELP SMALL
GROUPS.
Submitter comment:
A FRIEND OF THE INFORMANT GAVE HER THIS GERMAN-KERVEI CUSTOM.
IT IS STILL PRACTICED IN SOME PARTS OF THE U.S.
Where learned: OHIO ; CLEVELAND
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Autumn Fall Harvest Thanksgiving |
Date learned: 10-00-1976
CUSTOM
IN ITALY, ON AUGUST 15, THE FEASTDAY OF THE ASSUMPTION, THEY HOLD
MANY PARADES IN HONOR OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN AND THERE IS MUCH SINGING
AND DANCING.
Submitter comment:
THE INFORMANT KNOWS SOME NEIGHBORS WHO HAVE LIVED IN ITALY AND THEY
RELATED THIS CUSTOM TO HER.
Where learned: OHIO ; CLEVELAND
Date learned: 10-00-1976
CURE FOR A HEADACHE
DROPS OF OIL IN IT. YOU THEN PROCEED TO SAY ITALIAN WORDS (THEY HAVE
NO TRANSLATION INTO ENGLISH) AND LIGHT A MATCH AND THROW IT INTO THE
OIL. IF THE OIL DISPERSES, THEN YOUR HEADACHE WILL GO AWAY. IF THE
OIL CLUMPS TOGETHER, THEN YOU WILL HAVE A HEADACHE FOR A WHILE.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT DOES NOT BELIEVE IN THIS ITALIAN CURE ALTHOUGH HER MOTHER
DOES.
Where learned: OHIO ; CLEVELAND
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Remedy BELIEF -- Method of Curing |
Date learned: 10-00-1976
EARACHE CURE
IF YOU HAVE AN EARACHE, BLOWING WARM SMOKE IN THE EAR WILL CURE IT.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT IS A NURSE AND SHE HEARD THIS ONE IN A HOSPITAL.
Where learned: OHIO ; CLEVELAND
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Remedy |
Date learned: 10-00-1976
BELIEF
PREGNANT WOMEN CAN MARK THEIR BABIES BY INCIDENTS THAT HAPPEN WHILE
PREGNANT, E.G., SEEING A FIRE CAN CAUSE A RED BIRTHMARK, CANNING
STRAWBERRIES CAN CAUSE A STRAWBERRY BIRTHMARK, ETC.,ETC.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT IS A NURSE AND HEARD THIS IN A HOSPITAL.
Where learned: OHIO ; CLEVELAND
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 10-00-1976
BELIEF ABOUT EATING BURNT TOAST
IF YOU EAT BURNT TOAST, YOUR CHEEKS WILL BE VERY ROSY.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT HAS FIVE CHILDREN AND SHE USED THIS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY
DID NOT WASTE BREAD.
Where learned: OHIO ; CLEVELAND
| Subject headings: | Favorites Food Drink -- Plant food Cereal BELIEF -- Body part Senses |
Date learned: 10-00-1976
BELIEF
A CAT IN THE SAME ROOM AS A BABY CAN TAKE ALL THE OXYGEN FROM THE
BABY (YOU CAN KILL THE BABY THIS WAY).
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT IS A NURSE AND SHE HEARD THIS AT A HOSPITAL. SHE IS UNSURE
IF SHE KNOWS OF ANYONE PRACTICING THIS BELIEF.
Where learned: OHIO ; CLEVELAND
| Subject headings: | Favorites BELIEF -- Mammal BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 10-00-1976
SLOVAK FEAST DAYS
WHENEVER THE SLOVAKS CELEBRATE A FEAST DAY, THEY WALK AS MUCH AS 10
OR 12 MILES TO A LARGER CHURCH AND BY HOMEMADE TORCHLIGHT, THEY WALK
BACK, SINGING ALL THE WAY. FOR FOOD THEY TAKE ALONG A PIECE OF
KOLBASI, BACON, BREAD AND EAT ON THE WAY. THEY ALSO CHANT
ROSARIES. IT IS LIKE A PILGRIMAGE.
MANY PEOPLE HAVE NO SHOES (ON). THEY WALK BAREFOOT, CARRYING THEIR
SHOES. WHEN THEY NEAR THE CHURCH, THEY PUT THEM ON. MANY TIMES
THERE WAS SNOW ON THE GROUND AND THEY WALK BAREFOOT TO THE
CELEBRATIONS.
Where learned: OHIO ; CLEVELAND
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Church CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Typical Elements of a Festive Pattern CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Fixed DateFor specific dates, use the following system: SPEECH -- Gesture |
SUPERSTITION
DON T STEP ON EGG SHELLS OR THERE WILL BE ARGUMENTS IN THE HOME.
Where learned: OHIO ; CLEVELAND
| Subject headings: | Observation |
Date learned: 10-22-1968
SUPERSTITION
IT IS SAID AMONG THE CELTIC RACES THAT ONE IS GIVEN FAIR WARNING
WHEN ONE'S SOUL IS BEING RECALLED BY HIMSELF. THREE TAPS FROM THE
LEPRECHAUN'S HAMMER HERALD THE COMING OF THE BANSHEE'S WAIL.
THEY (THE) TAPS MAY COME ONE AT A TIME OVER A PERIOD OF YEARS
OR AT THE LAST MOMENT WHEN ONE LEAST EXPECTS IT OR WHEN ONE IS
ACTUALLY ON ONE'S DEATHBED. AT ANY RATE THEY ARE NEVER
WRONG.
Data entry tech comment: HIMSELF# GOD
Where learned: OHIO ; CLEVELAND
| Subject headings: | Observation |
Date learned: 03-00-1968
SUPERSTITION
IF YOU GET SPUNKED ON CHRISTMAS EVE, YOU WILL BE SPUNKED ALL YEAR.
Data entry tech comment: SPANKED? COLLECTOR DOES NOT KNOW.
Where learned: OHIO ; CLEVELAND
| Subject headings: | Observation |
Date learned: 10-22-1968
PREDICTION
IF YOU DROP A SPOON, YOU WILL HAVE A WOMAN VISITOR. IF YOU DROP A
FORK, YOU WILL HAVE A MALE VISITOR.
Where learned: OHIO ; CLEVELAND
| Subject headings: | Observation |
Date learned: 12-00-1971
PREDICTION
IF YOUR NOSE ITCHES YOU WILL EITHER KISS A FOOL SOON OR YOU WILL
HAVE A FIGHT.
Where learned: OHIO ; CLEVELAND
| Subject headings: | Observation |
Date learned: 12-00-1971
SUPERSTITION
DO NOT LET ANYONE SWEEP UNDER YOUR FEET OR YOU WILL NOT GET MARRIED
Where learned: OHIO ; CLEVELAND
| Subject headings: | Observation |
Date learned: 10-22-1968
SUPERSTITION
WHEN ONE SEWS ON THE FEAST OF
SAINT LUCI, THE CHICKENS WILL HAVE
CROOKED FEET.
Where learned: OHIO ; CLEVELAND
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Curse |
Date learned: 10-22-1968
SUPERSTITION
IF HAIR IS CUT ON THE FIRST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH IT WILL GET THICKER.
Where learned: OHIO ; CLEVELAND
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hair, on head, mustache, widow's peak BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour BELIEF -- Number |
Date learned: 10-22-1968