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Quenzer collected traditions that promote family unity. Included are the traditions of tamales at Christmas, confetti eggs for Easter, and Quinzinera celebrations. The project was compiled for an English 391 class taught at Brigham Young University in 1998.

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Olsen writes about pranks, legends, and traditions practiced by a group of boys from rural Utah County. Included are adventures using mines, dangerous maneuvers, and maps. Project was created for Professor Eliason's English 392 class at Brigham Young University in 2001.

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Spring Mills collected personal narratives about folk traditions practiced by missionaries from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Chile Santiago South mission. Project was written for an English 392 class taught at Brigham Young University during Winter semester 1995.

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DeMille collected folklore surrounding food traditions. Included are cooking techniques learned from parents and grandparents, foods that are eaten as a tradition, and stories about eating as a family. The project was written for an English 391 class taught at Brigham Young University in 1997.

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Submitted by BYU student Cheri Talee Weight for her Fall 1986 English 391 class. About the traditions and rituals of the greek fraternity Beta Theta Pi. Contains a cover essay, autobiographical sketch, list of informants, and informant items. Items include pledge activities and help week, general Beta Theta Pi tradtiions, fraternity celebrations, and past fraternity practices.

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Johnson delves into the world of Guatemalan tradition, focusing on food eaten around and on the Christmas holiday and how it has come to define certain celebrations. She takes a look at Christmas celebrations in Guatemala, Guatemalan Christmases in the United States, and how these traditions are kept and passed on. Created by Heather Johnson while enrolled in Jill Terry Rudy's English 391 course during fall semester 2006 at Brigham Young University.

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Kathleen Ingram collected personal narratives of traditions surrounding the San Francisco stake Liahona girl's camp. Included are stories about leaders, fourth year campers, camp techniques, songs, pranks, skits, rumours, and legends. Project was written for an English 391 class taught at Brigham Young University during Fall semester 1989.

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Submitted by BYU student Ammon Bennion for his English 391 course for Dr. Eric Eliason. Contains cover essay, autobiographical sketch, and contributor interviews. About folk traditions of missionaries serving in the Missionary Training Center. Includes stories about folklore customs, pranks, and rules of the MTC.

Scope and Contents note This project contains a collection of traditions practiced by families that attend the General Conferences of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Analysis paper topics include: "Background," "Hypothesis," "Food," "Activities," "Family," and "The Importance." This eighteen item collection includes the following traditions: activity packets, mission reunions, sandwiches, family sports between sessions, French toast breakfast, wearing "Sunday" clothes, waiting in line for...

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Shaw interviewed men and women from Utah and from other states to see if Mormon wedding traditions stayed the same, or if the cultural things she noticed were simply Utah traditions. Project was created for Dr. Eliason's English 368 course taught at Brigham Young University in 2000.