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I'M WRITING ON A YELLOW PAGE
TO SAVE YOU FROM THE BLUE
FOR SOMEDAY A FELLOW WILL
BE WRITING TO YOU.
Where learned: WARREN ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Good wishes (sincere) |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
YOU ARE IT,
YOU ARE IT, COUNTERFIT,
CAN'T JUMPT OVR THE GRAVEL PIT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
ROSES ARE RED,
VIOLETS ARE BLUE,
MY FEET STINK,
AND SO DO YOU.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN
Keyword(s): PARODY
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse Lyrical Verse |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
HAPPY IS THE BRIDE THE SUN SHINES ON
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; WARREN ; TOLD AT
Keyword(s): MARRIAGE ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Marriage PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 01-22-1970
CHILD'S VERSE
IF ALL THE WORLD WAS APPLE PIE,
AND ALL THE SEA WAS INK,
AND ALL THE TREES WERE BREAD AND CHEESE,
WHAT WOULD WE HAVE TO DRINK?
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN
Keyword(s): FANTASY ; NURSERY RHYME
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse Lyrical Verse |
Date learned: 02-22-1970
FOLK POETRY
DID YOU EVER SEE A HEARSE GO BY? IT MEANS YOU MAY BE THE NEXT TO DIE. THEY WRAP YOU UP IN A BIG WHITE SHEET, AND THROW YOU DOWN ABOUT SIX FEET DEEP. THE WORMS CRA; IN, THE WORMS CRA; OUT,
James Callow comment: RDNeedsReview
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN
Keyword(s): GORE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse C730.346 BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
THE MOYA
THE MOYA TOOK PLACE AT A WEDDING TO GET MORE MONEY OUT OF THE CHEAPSKATES. WHEN THE OLD GEEZERS GOT DRUNK, THE MEN WOULD THROW SOME MONEY ON THE FLOOR AND SHOUT "MOYA" (SHE'S MINE). THEN THEY'D DANCE WITH THE BRIDE. EACH MAN WHO PAID HAD HIS TURN. WHEN NO ONE HAD ANY MONEY LEFT, THE HUSBAND TAKES THE WIFE AWAY AND THE (Y?) COUNT THE MONEY.
Submitter comment: THIS TOOK PLACE AT THE INFORMANT'S WEDDING IN PUNXUTAWNIE, PENNSYLVANIA ABOUT 26 YEARS AGO. IT SEEMS TO BE A POLISH CUSTOM.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Crucial moment of life Life cycle Crucial Moment in Life |
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CHRISTMAS GREETING CARDS ARE PLACED ON RIBBONS AND STRUNG
AROUND THE LIVING ROOM.
Submitter comment:
Family custom.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN
Date learned: 10-00-1965
THE CHRISTMAS TREE IS NEVER PUT UP BEFORE CHRISTMAS EVE AND
NEVER TAKEN DOWN BEFORE JANUARY 6.
Submitter comment:
THIS IS A POLISH CUSTOM.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN
Date learned: 10-00-1965
FIRE PREVENTION- ALLGAU, BAVARIA, GERMANY
IN ORDER TO PREVENT HOUSE FIRES, ALWAYS KEEP A PICTURE
OF ST. FLORIAN IN THE HOME.
Where learned: WARREN ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED ; PENNSYLVANIA, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Religious hero BELIEF -- Use of Object SPEECH -- Proper Name |
Date learned: 11-17-1968
Belief: Marriage
Marriage Prediction:
Years ago, when the girls would wash clothes on the washboard and would get the front of their dresses sopping wet, everyone would say that she would marry a drunkard.
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James Callow comment:
Original BN [B662] crossed out. Replaced wtih current classifications.
P870 - Omen?
P545 - Belief about Marriage?
They don't believe it, but they say it when the occassion arises
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN
Keyword(s): Dishes ; Domestic ; DRUNK ; Duties ; MARRIAGE ; PREDICTION ; Relationship ; RETORT
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Marriage SPEECH -- Formula |
Belief: Luck
Belief/Luck:
If a rabbit crosses your way from right to left, it will be lucky for you, but it will be unlucky of he crosses from left to right.
Submitter comment:
Informant and I work together
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James Callow comment:
Original BN [P880] crossed out. Replaced with current classification
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN ; NATIONAL MANUFACTURING COMPANY
Keyword(s): ANIMAL ; BELIEF ; CHANCE ; DIRECTION ; FATE ; Hare ; LUCK ; Rabbit ; SUPERSTITION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mammal |
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Language
Tongue Twister:
Try saying "toy boat" very quickly five times.
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Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN
Keyword(s): Boat ; Language ; TONGUE TWISTER ; Toy
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
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Ethnic: Ukranian
If an unmarried girl dies, she is buried dressed as a bride, according to Ukranian tradition.
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Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN
Keyword(s): BURIAL ; Chastity ; DEATH ; ETHNIC ; Female ; Funeral ; Maiden ; UKRAINIAN ; Unmarried ; YOUTH
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial |
RIDDLE
Q: ROUND AS AN APPLE, DEEP AS A CUP, AND IN THE MIDDLE IT GOES
FLIPPETY-FLOP.
A: A CHURN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN
Keyword(s): ACTIONS (Q) ; EATABLES (Q) ; LITERAL ; UTENSILS (A) ; UTENSILS (Q)
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: 09-16-1969
Ethnic: Ukraine
Wedding Custom:
Among the Ukrainians it was customary for an older couple called "starosty" represesnting the young man, to ask the parents of the girl for her hand in marriage. If she accepted the offer, she would tie around them a specially embroidered long cloth - "rushnyk."
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Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN
Keyword(s): Cloth ; CUSTOM ; ETHNIC ; MARRIAGE ; PARENTS ; Proposal ; UKRAINIAN ; WEDDING
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage |
Ethnic: Ukraine
Wedding Custom:
Before setting out for the church wedding ceremony, the Ukranian couple approach the two sets of parents and ask them for the parent's blessing. They then kneel before the parents, on a specially embroidered cloth "rushyk." The parents make the sign of the cross over them with a holyicon, then with a loaf of bread- touch each on the forehead. They wish them luck, health and many happy and prosperous years.
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Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN ; Myself
Keyword(s): BLESSING ; Cloth ; CUSTOMS ; ETHNIC ; FAMILY ; MARRIAGE ; Ukraine ; WEDDING
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage |