Box 16
Container
Contains 186 Results:
Iranian New Year's Day practices to assure luck, Undated
File — Box: 16, Folder: 6
Identifier: 27.1.11
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.1 (item)
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Undated
On New Year's Day cook cabbage with a penny in it to bring good luck for the year, Undated
File — Box: 16, Folder: 6
Identifier: 27.1.12
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.1 (item)
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Undated
At midnight on New Year's Eve, a dark-haired man must cross the threshold carrying coal, wine or rum, and a piece of bread or cake to ensure a good year, Undated
File — Box: 16, Folder: 6
Identifier: 27.1.13
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.4 (items)
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Undated
First person to enter house on New Year's is lucky and will bring luck the rest of the year. ("First Footer"), Undated
File — Box: 16, Folder: 6
Identifier: 27.1.14
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.3 (items)
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Undated
Never let a man in the house on New Year's Day; it is a bad omen for the coming year, Undated
File — Box: 16, Folder: 6
Identifier: 27.1.15
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.1 (item)
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House must be thoroughly cleaned before Jan. 1, or it will not be clean all year, Undated
File — Box: 16, Folder: 6
Identifier: 27.1.16
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.4 (items)
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Household tasks left undone on January 1 (i.e. ironing) would not be finished in that year, Undated
File — Box: 16, Folder: 6
Identifier: 27.1.17
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.1 (item)
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A pregnant woman should not visit others on New Year's Day, Undated
File — Box: 16, Folder: 6
Identifier: 27.1.18
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.1 (item)
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Black-eyed peas (with tomatoes, cabbage, etc.) eaten on New Year's day will bring good luck, Undated
File — Box: 16, Folder: 6
Identifier: 27.1.19
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.18 (items)
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Christmas gift candles must be burned down completely by New Year's day to ensure wealth and good luck, Undated
File — Box: 16, Folder: 6
Identifier: 27.1.20
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.1 (item)
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Undated