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POLISH CUSTOM
WHEN SOMEONE WOULD DREAM OF A DEAD RELATIVE, THEY
WOULD KNEEL DOWN AND PRAY. THEY THOUGHT THAT THE
REASON WHY THEY DREAMED OF A DEAD PERSON WAS
BECAUSE THAT PERSON WAS IN NEED OF PRAYERS.
Submitter comment:
ALICE CAME FROM A POLISH FAMILY WHERE THIS CUSTOM WAS
REALLY BELIEVED AND PRACTICED.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN