Silverman Deborah Anders  1954 <br/><br/>
Polish-American folklore / 
Deborah Anders Silverman. 
 - Urbana :  University of Illinois Press,  c2000. 
 - xii, 236 p., [12] p. of plates :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
 - Folklore and society .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-228) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0252025695 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Polish Americans--Folklore<br/>Polish Americans--Social life and customs<br/>Polish Americans--Ethnic identity
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>GR111.P65 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>398/.089/9185073