Document Type
Notes
Files
Download Full Text (523 KB)
Date
1950
Keywords
Ash Wednesday, Esha Puddle, Fawsenacht Day, ashes, disease, livestock
Description
A typed document noting the customs and traditions observed by the Pennsylvania Dutch community on Ash Wednesday, composed by Samuel Fritch and dating from circa 1950. Within, Fritch details how those who rise last in the morning are dubbed "Esha Puddle".
Corresponds to:
Packet 87-3
Language
English
Rights Statement
This item is available courtesy of the Ursinus College Library Special Collections Department. It is not to be copied or distributed for commercial use. For permissions which fall outside of educational use, please contact the Special Collections Department.
Recommended Citation
Fritch, Samuel J., "Note on Ash Wednesday Traditions" (1950). Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents. 124.
https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/shoemaker_documents/124
Included in
American Material Culture Commons, Cultural History Commons, Folklore Commons, Linguistic Anthropology Commons, Social History Commons, United States History Commons
Rights Statement
In Copyright. URI: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).
