Polish-American folklore
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Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Urbana :
University of Illinois Press,
c2000.
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Series: | Folklore and society
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Table of Contents:
- Life in the old country and the mass migration to America
- "The old neighborhood isn't the same any more" : the evolution of Polish-American ethnicity
- Polish-American Easter celebrations
- The Christmas cycle and minor holidays
- Rites of passage : births and deaths in Polish-American communities
- Faith, love, and community : the Wesele (Wedding) in Polonia
- Spinning tales, weaving the fabric of identity : Polish-American narratives
- "Guardian angel, stay by my side": folk religion in polonia
- The garden of healing : Polish-American folk medicine
- Polish folk songs : seeds of a new musical style
- An American original : the polka
- Reinventing the reel : Polish folk dances in Polonia
- Games people play : folk arts, crafts and recreation
- Pierogi, kielbasa, and other symbols of ethnicity : Polish- American foodways
- Anchors and passports to polishness : public folklore in Polonia.