The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

DURING A SEVERE THUNDER STORM IT IS A CUSTOM OF
PEOPLE IN POLAND TO LIGHT A CANDLE, WHICH WAS
BLESSED ON ST. BLAISE'S DAY, AND SAY THE WORDS:
"HOLY, HOLY, HOLY, THE LORD WILL SHIELD US."

Submitter comment: I REMEMBER MY MOTHER DOING THIS, MANY YEARS
AGO WHEN I WAS STILL VERY YOUNG.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN HEIGHTS

Date learned: 10-21-1970