TY  - BOOK
AU  - Silverman Deborah Anders
TI  - Polish-American folklore
SN  - 0252025695
AV  - GR111.P65 
U1  - 398/.089/9185073 
PY  - 2000///
CY  - Urbana
PB  - University of Illinois Press
KW  - Polish Americans
KW  - Folklore
KW  - Social life and customs
KW  - Ethnic identity
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-228) and index; 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
ER  -