School: Cloonlyon G. (roll number 12937)

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1. Marriage Customs

   

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   Marry in blue you are sure to be true Marry in green ashamed to be seen Marry in white you have chosen alright Marry in yellow ashamed of the fellow Marry in Pink your spirits will sink Marry in brown you live out of Town Marry in grey you live far away Marry in black you wish yourself black Marry in red you wish yourself dead. When getting married you should throw the tongs after the bride and bridegroom for luck. If the bridegroom lets the ring fall when putting it on the bride he will die before the year is out Happy is the Marriage that the sun shines on happy in coffin that rain falls on

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   Topics

   1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
         1. rites of passage (~573)
            1. marriage (~4,283)
      2. medical practice
         1. folk medicine (~11,815)

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2. Cures

   

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   Whooping Cough: - If a person in the house has the whooping cough, you must meet a man riding a white horse, ask him what is the cure + whatever he says, give it to the person + they will be cured. Another cure for it is - Get a fish + let 3 drops fall from its mouth into the persons mouth but the fish must be alive.

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