Intro: The following is a transcribed from my informant, P. Main Piece: P: This is something you do in Poland with your lover. You strip down and hold hands then try to jump over a fire. If you’re still holding hands jumping naked over a fire, then you are truly significant to each other. If… Continue Reading »
Main piece: “Spoofer Stone is a rock located on the campus of University of Arkansas outside the building known as Old Main and it was used back when the campus was divided by gender for lovers to exchange notes by putting the papers in the cracks of the rock. SInce then, it has become a… Continue Reading »
Main Piece: So there’s a famous Creole belief that the truest way to win over someone’s heart is to make them drink your blood. Some version says that it only works if it’s your period blood, but the one my grandma told me says that it works with any kind of blood. You just have… Continue Reading »
Main piece: We had this thing we’d do as kids… Like, young kids though like maybe 10 years old! So, you’d find a dandelion and pick it, then pressure one of your friends into doing this thing where you look at someone you have a crush on – then you bury your nose in the… Continue Reading »
Main Piece: Proverb Original: Прошла любовь, завяли помидоры. Phonetic: Proshla lyubov’, zavyali pomidory. Literal translation: Love has passed, tomatoes have withered. Actual translation: The love was a crush and it passed quickly. Background Information: Why does informant know this piece? This was told to her by her friends. Where did they learn this piece? The… Continue Reading »