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WEATHER PROVERB
BLUE MIST IN THE FOREST MEANS RAIN.
Submitter comment: LEARNED FROM HER MOTHER
James Callow comment: NOT A PROVERB
Where learned: HOLDEN HALL
Keyword(s): COLOR ; COSMOS ; WEATHER PROVERB
James Callow Keyword(s): OBSERVATION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew PROVERB -- Weather Proverb |
Date learned: 10-07-1967
PARODIES OF SONGS
WE GOT RATS, WE GOT MICE.
WE GOT COLD BEER ON ICE
IN THE CELLARS OF OLD---HIGH
DRINK IT DOWN
TAKE YOUR SHIRT AND WIPE IT UP
IN THE CELLARS OF OLD --HIGH
FOR THE FIELDS OF CHIVALRY.
SHOUT OUT YOUR NUMBERS LOUD AND STRONG.
MORE BEER.
Submitter comment: SUNG TO THE TUNE OF "AS THE CAISSONS GO ROLLING ALONG."
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; HOLDEN HALL ; DETROIT ;
Keyword(s): DRINKING SONG
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Ill humor Ridicule Mockery Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Social reunion |
IF THERE IS A HURRICAN IN THE AREA
TAKE BLESSED PALMS AND BURN THEM.
THIS ELIMINATES THE HURRICANE FROM HITTING
YOUR HOME. HOWEVER, EVERYONE IN THE HOUSEHOLD MUST
WITNESS THIS BURNING OF THE PALM.
Submitter comment: TOLD BY MY GRANDMOTHER AT THE AGE 8.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; HOLDEN HALL
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Magic of Speech, Sign, Color |
Date learned: 09-00-1967
SUPERSTITION
WHEN PASSING UNDER A BRIDGE, WHILE IN A CAR,
PUT HAND ON TOP OF ROOF AND MAKE A WISH.
THERE IS AN EXTRA GUARANTEE THAT THE WISH WILL COME TRUE
IF THERE IS A TRAIN PASSING OVERHEAD.
Submitter comment: KAREN LEARNED THIS FROM HER FATHER.
Where learned: HOLDEN HALL
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Magic of Speech, Sign, Color |
Date learned: 10-12-1967
BREAD AND BUTTER
IF TWO PEOPLE ARE WALKING ALONG TOGETHER
AND SOMETHING SEPARATES THEM, THEY MUST
SAY BREAD AND BUTTER OR THEY WILL HAVE A FIGHT.
Submitter comment: TOLD BY FATHER.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; HOLDEN HALL
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Expression of Fixed Form |
Date learned: 10-00-1967
OLD
HE IS AS OLD AS JOB.
Submitter comment: TOLD BY MOTHER
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; HOLDEN HALL
Keyword(s): BIBLICAL CHARACTER ; OLD AGE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
Date learned: 09-00-1967
BELGIUM DATING CUSTON
IN BELGIUM, IF A FELLOW IS GOING WITH A GIRL AND SHE DROPS HIM AND
THEN MARRIES SOMEONE ELSE, ALL OF THE DROPPED FELLOW'S FRIENDS
HOLD A BIG PARTY FOR HIM. THIS IS A MOCK WHICH OCCURS ON THE NIGHT
OF THE GIRL'S WEDDING.
Submitter comment: TOLD BY MOTHER
Data entry tech comment: PUNCTUATION CORRECTED BY KEYPUNCHER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; HOLDEN HALL ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage Proposal |
Date learned: 09-00-1967
CUSTOM: SAVING PENNIES IN SHOE
WHEN A GIRL PLANS TO GET MARRIED IN GERMANY SHE GETS A SLIPPER
AND FILLS IT WITH PENNIES WHICH ARE SHINEY. WHEN SHE HAS SAVED
ENOUGH, SHE BUYS HER WEDDING SHOES. THE GIRL CAN'T MARRY UNTIL
SHE IS ABLE TO BUY HER OWN WEDDING SHOES.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; HOLDEN HALL ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage After engagement: fun with friends, etc. |
Date learned: 09-00-1967
5 IS LUCKY NUMBER
8 IS NOT LUCKY
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; HOLDEN HALL
Keyword(s): INDIA?
| Subject headings: | 686 Fifths 686 Eighths / Eight |
Date learned: 11-27-1971
LYRICAL VERSE- CHILDREN'S RHYME:
SPRING, SPRING, SPRING
THE BIRD IS ON THE WING.
ABSURD, ABSURD, ABSURD
THE WING IS ON THE BIRD.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; HOLDEN HALL
Keyword(s): ITERATION ; RHYME: AABB ; SATIRE OF IDIOM
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse Lyrical Verse |
Date learned: 03-23-1968
SUNDAY VISITOR (KEYPUNCHER,S TITLE)
JOANNE HAD JUST BEEN TO CHURCH, WHEN SHE ARRIVED HOME TO MAKE A
PHONE CALL. UPON PICKING UP THE RECEIVER, SHE HEARD THIS WEIRD NOISE.
SHE THOUGHT THAT PERHAPS ANOTHER PHONE WAS OFF THE HOOK.
SHE WENT THROUGH HER MOTHER,S ROOM, HER ROOM, BUT BOTH PHONES WERE
INTACT. WHEN SHE WENT INTO THE DEN, SHE SAW A STRANGE MAN DRESSED
IN BLACK SITTING DOWN AND TAPPING A PENCIL AGAINST THE RECEIVER OF
THE PHONE. JOANNE GOT SCARED AND WENT DOWNSTAIRS AND FOUND A LITTLE
BOTTLE OF HOLY WATER AND PROCEEDED BACK INTO THE DEN.
HOWEVER, THE MAN HAD DISAPPEARED. NEXT, JOANNE CALLED HER AUNT AND
UNCLE UP TO COME OVER TO THE HOUSE AS HER FAMILY WAS GONE AT THE
TIME. THE AUNT AND UNCLE CAME OVER ALONG WITH A BOXER DOG; WHEN
THEY WENT TO ENTER THE DEN, THE DOG REFUSED TO ENTER THE ROOM FOR
SOME UNKNOWN REASON.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; HOLDEN HALL
| Subject headings: | Favorites PROSE NARRATIVE -- Supernatural Being |
Date learned: 09-00-1967
THE FAIRY OF DEATH
IN IRELAND THE BELIEF IN THE BLACK FAIRY OR THE FAIRY OF DEATH WAS
POPULAR YEARS AGO. IT WAS BELIEVED THAT IF SOMEONE
SAW A LADY COMPLETELY DRESSED IN BLACK THAT IN THREE DAYS
SOMEONE WOULD DIE. THIS BELIEF WAS FULFILLED ONE DAY AS A MAN CAME
RUNNING INTO A SALON EXCLAIMING THAT HE HAD JUST SEEN THE
BLACK FAIRY. THREE DAYS LATER THIS MAN DIED.
Submitter comment: TOLD BY MY GRANDFATHER.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; HOLDEN HALL
Keyword(s): SALOON
| Subject headings: | Observation PROSE NARRATIVE -- Fairy Elf Goblin Gnome BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 10-00-1967
(A CHRISTMAS CUSTOM)
IN POLAND, THEY PUT STRAW UNDER THE TABLE AT CHRISTMAS TIME
TO SYMBOLIZE THE NATIVITY.
Submitter comment:
TOLD BY GRANDFATHER
Data entry tech comment:
Updated by TRD
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; HOLDEN HALL ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): CHRISTMAS ; CUSTOM ; holiday ; POLAND ; Table Setting ; tradition
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 21 solstice to March 20 Table setting and clearing CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 21 solstice to March 20 Straw |
Date learned: 10-00-1967
(AN EMPTY SEAT)
AT CHRISTMAS TIME, THE FAMILY LEAVES AN EMPTY SEAT AT THE TABLE.
THIS SEAT IS SAVED FOR SOMEONE WHO HAS DIED.
Submitter comment:
TOLD BY UNCLE.
Data entry tech comment:
Updated by TRD
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; HOLDEN HALL ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): CHRISTMAS ; holiday ; tradition
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 21 solstice to March 20 Table setting and clearing BELIEF -- Number Emptiness, nothingness, zero |
Date learned: 10-00-1967
A CHRISTMAS CUSTOM
AT CHRISTMAS TIME, THE FAMILY OBTAINS AN UNCONSECRATED HOST, THE
OLDEST MEMBER TAKES A BITE OF THE HOST AND WISHES A HAPPY NEW
YEAR. HE OR SHE KISSES THE NEXT OLDEST, AND THIS IS PASSED DOWN
THE LINE.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; HOLDEN HALL
Keyword(s): FOOD CUSTOM ; RELIGION
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 21 solstice to March 20 Oplatki |
Date learned: 10-00-1967
A POLISH CHRISTMAS
AT CHRISTMAS TIME EACH PERSON HAS AN UNCONSECRATED HOST WHICH IS
BROKEN IN HALF BY ANOTHER. AS THE PERSON BREAKS THE HOST,
THE ORIGINAL HOLDER OF THE HOST MAKES A WISH FOR THE ONE WHO
IS DOING THE BREAKING.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; HOLDEN HALL
Keyword(s): FOOD CUSTOM ; RELIGION
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 21 solstice to March 20 Oplatki |
Date learned: 10-00-1967
AT CHRISTMAS TIME OR AT OTHER BIG
GATHERINGS, SOME UNLEAVEN BREAD IN
SHEETS IS ON THE TABLE. WHEN A
PERSON WALKS UP TO YOU WITH A
SHEET AND WISHES YOU VARIOUS
BENEFICIAL THINGS, YOU BREAK OFF
A PIECE OF BREAD FOR EACH WISH AND
EAT IT. THIS IS DONE IN POLISH COMMUNITIES.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; HOLDEN HALL
Keyword(s): FOOD CUSTOM
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 21 solstice to March 20 Oplatki CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 21 solstice to March 20 Oplatki |
Date learned: 11-00-1967
A CARROT FOR A REINDEER
THE YOUNGER CHILDREN IN HER FAMILY HANG A STRING FROM THE DOOR AT
CHRISTMAS TIME WITH A CARROT AT THE END FOR THE REINDEER TO EAT.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; HOLDEN HALL
Keyword(s): FOOD FOR ANIMALS
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 21 solstice to March 20 Christmas Season See F645.2 for Advent Season. CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 21 solstice to March 20 Straw |
Date learned: 10-00-1967
DECORATE CHRISTMAS TREE IN DIFFRENT (DIFFERENT) COLORED CANDY--
FOR EACH MOOD AND WISH FOR JOY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; HOLDEN HALL ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): FOOD CUSTOM
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 21 solstice to March 20 Christmas tree |
Date learned: 11-20-1967
A CUSTOM OF THE POLISH IS TO HAVE ON THE TABLE FOR CHRISTMAS
DINNER 7 DIFFERENT KINDS OF FOOD.
Data entry tech comment:
Updated by TRD
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; HOLDEN HALL ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): CHRISTMAS ; Dinner ; FOOD CUSTOM ; holiday ; POLISH
| Subject headings: | 122 Christmas 686 Seven / Sevenths / Several |
Date learned: 11-00-1967