Main Piece: “Shame Shame Shame, I don’t want to go to Mexico no more more more, There’s a big fat policeman at the door door door, He grabbed me by the collar, Made me pay a dollar, I don’t want to go to Mexico no more more more, Shame!” Background: This piece was recited to… Continue Reading »
The informant is marked IN. The collector is marked JJ. IN: So the story goes that this woman in like colonial times in Mexico, she had a couple kids. And the story changes, like some stories say the kids drown, some say they got lost, or killed. So the story goes that at night whenever… Continue Reading »
Main Text: DC: “On New Years at 12:00 am you are supposed to consecutively eat one grape each second for a total of 12 grapes in 12 seconds for good luck in the new year.” Context: Although I collected this from a Mexican woman who is my boyfriend’s sister-in-law, I also witnessed and performed this… Continue Reading »
Context: My informant is a 20 year old student from the University of Southern California, and serves as a Residential Assistant at USC McCarthy Honors College.This conversation took place at McCarthy Honors College one evening. The informant and I were alone in a private space, and, out of her collection of folklore, this is one… Continue Reading »
KF: People have tales of like because uh Mexico is like predominantly like Catholic um…people say that like they’ve seen the devil on like their horse- on his horse…like just like galloping like if you stay up really really late at night, you’ll see him like come through like the town or something. Background:… Continue Reading »