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LIVING ROSARIES
AT THE GIRLS' BOARING SCHOOL I WENT TO IN WISCONSIN,
IN GOOD WEATHER, OCCASIONALLY, THE NUNS WOULD GET
A GROUP OF GIRLS TOGETHER AND FORM A CIRCLE AROUND
A GROTTO. (IF NOT A CIRCLE, THEN A CHAIN, A LINE,
A ROW). EACH GIRL WOULD RECITE ONE PRAYER OF THE
ROSARY, AND THEY WOULD FINISH WITH A SONG.
Where learned: WISCONSIN ; SUN PRAIRIE
Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Church |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN