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KRAKOWIAK (POLISH DANCE)
LIKE THE AMERICAN SQUARE DANCE.
Where learned: CHILDHOOD ; NOT GIVEN ; HOME ; PENNSYLVANIA ; MICHIGAN ; LETTER ; OHIO ; NEW JERSEY ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; AUTOGRAPH BOOK ; GROSSE POINTE ; HARPER WOODS ; GROSSE POINTE WOODS ; WARREN ; JAPAN ; RUSSIA ; GRAND RAPIDS ; SHIPLE HALL ; GARDEN CITY ; ROYAL OAK ; TOLEDO ; TRENTON ; FARMINGTON ; KALAMAZOO ; CANADA ; ONTARIO ; MARYGROVE COLLEGE ; DETROIT ; MAIL ; INDIANA ; DETROIT, ASSUMED ; TOLD AT HOME ; FERNDALE ; SOUTHFIELD ; TENNESSEE ; MACKENZIE HIGH SCHOOL ; HAMTRAMCK ; DEARBORN ; MINNESOTA ; ILLINOIS ; NEW YORK ; FLORIDA ; KOREA ; WISCONSIN ; NEW HAMPSHIRE ; STUDENT UNION ; READING ; AUSTRALIA ; Sylvania ; Sterling Heights ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED ; GROSSE POINTE PARK ; OAK PARK ; SOUTHGATE ; STURGEON LAKE ; REDFORD ; TOORAK ; VICTORIA ; ROSEVILLE ; LINCOLN PARK ; TRAVERSE CITY ; HUNTINGTON WOODS ; PONTIAC ; TROY ; PORT CHESTER ; SOUTH AMERICA ; BROOKVILLE ; MONTREAL ; SEOUL ; NORTH OLMSTED ; EASTOWN THEATER ; ERIE ; University of Notre Dame ; FRANKLINVILLE ; TORONTO ; TOLD AT ; TOLD BY ; TOLD IN ; SCRANTON ; MONROE ; GLENVIEW ; MOSCOW ; GULLEY ; FINLAND ; HARBOR BEACH ; HOUGHTON LAKE ; Hudson Lake ; INDIANAPOLIS ; JONESBORO ; KANSASVILLE ; LEXINGTON ; MASSILLON ; MAUCH CHUNK ; MELVINDALE ; MILFORD ; NEW ROCHELLE ; NIAGARA FALLS ; PANAMA CITY ; PATAGONIA ; ARGENTINA ; RESIDENCE HALL ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES ; TOLD AT HONORS HOUSE ; AMERICAN HISTORY CLASS
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Dance |
MOON BABIES
IT IS KNOWN THAT MOST BABIES ARE BORN WHEN THERE IS A FULL MOON
OUT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN, ASSUMED ; MONROE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Moon BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 03-00-1972
VOLKSWAGONS
IT IS BELIEVED THAT IF ONE SEES TEN RED VOLKSWAGONS IN A ROW
IN ONE PERIOD OF TIME, THAT THE NEXT BOY THAT THEY (SHE) WILL
SEE, SHE WILL MARRY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; MONROE
| Subject headings: | Observation |
Date learned: 02-00-1972
CUSTOM
A SWEDISH SMORGASBORD IS APPETIZERS EATEN BEFORE A MEAL. THE
APPETIZERS CONSIST OF BREAD AND BUTTER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; MONROE
Keyword(s): FOOD
| Subject headings: | Food Drink -- Typical menus for the various meals For meal hours, see F574.84. Noon mealsDinnerLunch |
Date learned: 10-07-1972
MOON BABIES
IT IS KNOWN THAT MOST BABIES ARE BORN WHEN THERE IS A FULL MOON
OUT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; MONROE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Moon BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 03-00-1972
OOGIE GOOIE
HE SAT UPON A RAILROAD TRACK, A TRAIN HE DID NOT SEE.
OOGIE GOOIE}
Submitter comment: NOT SUNG, BUT SING - SONGEY VERSE
Where learned: TOLD IN ; MONROE
Keyword(s): INDIRECTION EUPHEMISM ; RHYME: AAA
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Narrative Verse |
Date learned: 02-00-1972
OLD LADY WITCH
OLD LADY WITCH, SHE FELL IN A DITCH,
SHE FOUND HER A PENNY, AND THOUGHT SHE WAS RICH.
THE OLD LADY WITCH FOUNDED THE PENNY IN THE DITCH,
BUT SHE NEVER, NEVER, BECAME RICH.
Where learned: MISSISSIPPI ; MONROE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Narrative Verse Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse Lyrical Verse |
IF YOU LOOK OVER YOUR LEFT SHOULDER WHILE IT'S RAINING
YOU WILL SEE A DEAD PERSON.
Where learned: MISSISSIPPI ; MONROE
| Subject headings: | Charm / Enchantment / Conjuration BELIEF -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew |
BELIEF
DON'T LET A BABY LOOK IN A MIRROR BEFORE IT'S ONE YEAR OLD, BECAUSE
IT WILL DIE.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT SAID THIS WAS AN ENGLISH SUPERSTITION
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; MONROE
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Private birthday or anniversary BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 10-07-1972
BAD LUCK
DON'T BUY A BROOM IN AUGUST BECAUSE ITS BAD LUCK
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; MONROE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Measure of time Year BELIEF -- Measure of time Month |
Date learned: 10-07-1972
EASTER CUSTOM
A FEW DAYS BEFORE EASTER MY MOTHER WOULD TAKE A BASKET OF FOOD TO THE
PRIEST TO BE BLESSED. THIS WAS FOR GOOD HEALTH IN THE COMING YEAR.
Submitter comment: THE BASKET OF FOOD CONSISTED OF THE MAIN FOODS THE FAMILY ATE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; MONROE
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Spring Planting BELIEF -- Prayer |
Date learned: 10-07-1972
EASTER CUSTOM
AT EASTER EVERYBODY AT THE DINNER TAKES A BITE OF THE SAME EGG.
THIS IS SO EVERYBODY WILL GET ALONG DURING THE NEXT YEAR.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT'S FAMILY DID THIS WHEN SHE WAS SMALL
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; MONROE
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Spring Planting CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Spring Planting Easter eggs CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Spring Planting Easter Sunday |
Date learned: 10-07-1972
WEDDING CUSTOM
AT A POLISH WEDDING THE BRIDE IS TAKEN TO THE CHURCH BY THE ENTIRE
WEDDING PARTY AND THE BAND
Submitter comment: INFORMANT WITNESSED THIS AT THE WEDDING OF A NIECE 2 YEARS AGO
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; MONROE
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage Morning before wedding |
Date learned: 10-07-1972
BELIEF
IN A JEWISH HOME IF A GENTILE EATS FROM ONE OF THEIR PLATES THE
PLATES ARE BURIED TO PURIFY THEM AGAIN
Submitter comment: INFORMANT WITNESSED THIS 20 YEARS AGO
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; MONROE
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Home CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Measure of time Eating For menu, see N222. Food Drink -- Service Table furnishing and decoration Food container |
Date learned: 10-07-1972
CHRISTMAS CUSTOM
AT CHRISTMAS A SPECIAL WAFER WITH A HOLY PICTURE ON IT WAS PASSED
AROUND THE DINNER TABLE AND EVERYONE TOOK A BITE. IT WOULD BRING
GOD'S BLESSING ON EVERYONE
Submitter comment: INFORMANT'S FAMILY DID THIS WHEN SHE WAS SMALL
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; MONROE
James Callow Keyword(s): OPLATKI
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 25 Christmas Also see F642, below. CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 21 solstice to March 20 |
Date learned: 10-07-1972
WHEN SOMEONE IN A JEWISH FAMILY DIES ALL THE MIRRORS ARE COVERED
UNTIL THE PERSON IS BURIED
Submitter comment: INFORMANT WITNESSED THIS CUSTOM ABOUT 25 YRS AGO
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; MONROE
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 10-07-1972
BELIEF
ON NEW YEAR'S EVE MOLTEN LEAD IS POURED INTO COLD WATER. THE LEAD
FORMS DIFFERENT SHAPES AND THEN THE FUTURE FOR THE NEW YEAR IS
READ FROM THESE SHAPES.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT'S HUSBAND DID THIS IN FINLAND, ALSO DID THIS IN MONROE
WITH MAXINE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; MONROE
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 31 New Year's Eve CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Measure of time Year BELIEF -- Use of Object |
Date learned: 10-07-1972
GOOD LUCK
HERRING IS ALWAYS EATEN ON NEW YEAR'S EVE FOR GOOD LUCK.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT'S HUSBAND DOES THIS EVERY NEW YEAR'S EVE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; MONROE
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 31 New Year's Eve Food Drink -- Typical menus for the various meals For meal hours, see F574.84. Special or festive meals |
Date learned: 10-07-1972
DU DU LIEGST MIR MIM HERZEN
DU DU LIEGST MIR MIM SINN
JA JA MACHST MIR VIEL SCHMERZEN
WEISST NICHT WIE GUT ICH DIR BIN.
JA JA JA JA
JA JA JA JA
WEISST NICHT WIE GUT ICH DIR BIN.
YOU ARE IN MY HEART
YOU ARE IN MY MIND
YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO MAKE ME FEEL SAD.
YOU DON'T KNOW HOW WONDERFUL I THINK YOU ARE.
YES YES YES YES
YES YES YES YES
YOU DON'T KNOW HOW WONDERFUL I THINK YOU ARE.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT SAID THIS SONG WAS SUNG IN GERMAN BEER HALLS, WHILE EVERY
ONE HAS THEIR ARMS HOOKED TOGETHER AND SWAY BACK AND FORTH TO THE
MUSIC.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; MONROE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Love Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Social reunion |
Date learned: 10-07-1972
CUSTOM
A SWEDISH SMORGASBORD IS TIZERS EATEN BEFORE A MEAL. THE APPE
APPETIZERS CONSIST OF BREAD AND BUTTER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; MONROE
| Subject headings: | Food Drink -- Typical menus for the various meals For meal hours, see F574.84. Noon mealsDinnerLunch |
Date learned: 10-07-1972