Its a long standing custom in Kentucky going back to Colonial Times. In recent times it has changed little in appearance or "customs". As most know, the older cemeteries are "family owned" So it was a custom each spring to go a visiting the deceased. Most cemeteries are extremely hard to get to or on ridge tops or forgot creek property. Mostly done on weekends if at all possible or holidays. Was a time for preaching, food and frolic {within reason} In our line, it was also a time to preach and take up serpents. Foot washing, baptism and the like was sometimes done all after a successful "meeting". Some "lines" also used it as a time to rid themselves of haints and boogers. {Long Story} Some of the more remote areas had a wilder meeting

I'm sure we would all like to here more. Tell us the long story about the haints and boogers. We all need to know more about how our people lived and what the customs of their times were. The day to day things that tend to get overlooked as we busily record their names and data. Archie Windwalker <windwalker@fastmail.fm> wrote:Its a long standing custom in Kentucky going back to Colonial Times. In recent times it has changed little in appearance or "customs". As most know, the older cemeteries are "family owned" So it was a custom each spring to go a visiting the deceased. Most cemeteries are extremely hard to get to or on ridge tops or forgot creek property. Mostly done on weekends if at all possible or holidays. Was a time for preaching, food and frolic {within reason} In our line, it was also a time to preach and take up serpents. Foot washing, baptism and the like was sometimes done all after a successful "meeting". Some "lines" also used it as a time to rid themselves of haints and boogers. {Long Story} Some of the more remote areas had a wilder meeting ==== KYBREATH Mailing List ====

Hi: I'm familiar with the term "haints" but could someone explain "boogers?" I'm still looking for King, Morris, Campbell, Litteral, Little. They are from the Frozen Creek, Breathitt County area. Thanks, Charlie King At 09:05 PM 4/4/2004 -0600, you wrote: >Its a long standing custom in Kentucky going back to Colonial Times. In >recent times it has changed little in >appearance or "customs". As most know, the older cemeteries are "family >owned" So it was a custom each spring to go a visiting the deceased. Most >cemeteries are extremely hard to get to or on ridge tops or forgot creek >property. >Mostly done on weekends if at all possible or holidays. >Was a time for preaching, food and frolic {within reason} >In our line, it was also a time to preach and take up serpents. >Foot washing, baptism and the like was sometimes done all after a >successful "meeting". Some "lines" also used it as a time to rid >themselves of haints and boogers. {Long Story} >Some of the more remote areas had a wilder meeting > > >==== KYBREATH Mailing List ==== >

haints= spirits and the like boogers= demons ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charlie King" <cobra@adnc.com> To: <KYBREATH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2004 11:55 AM Subject: Re: [KYBREATH-L] Preachin on the Ground > Hi: > > I'm familiar with the term "haints" but could someone explain "boogers?" > > I'm still looking for King, Morris, Campbell, Litteral, Little. They are > from the Frozen Creek, Breathitt County area. > > Thanks, > > Charlie King > > At 09:05 PM 4/4/2004 -0600, you wrote: > >Its a long standing custom in Kentucky going back to Colonial Times. In > >recent times it has changed little in > >appearance or "customs". As most know, the older cemeteries are "family > >owned" So it was a custom each spring to go a visiting the deceased. Most > >cemeteries are extremely hard to get to or on ridge tops or forgot creek > >property. > >Mostly done on weekends if at all possible or holidays. > >Was a time for preaching, food and frolic {within reason} > >In our line, it was also a time to preach and take up serpents. > >Foot washing, baptism and the like was sometimes done all after a > >successful "meeting". Some "lines" also used it as a time to rid > >themselves of haints and boogers. {Long Story} > >Some of the more remote areas had a wilder meeting > > > > > >==== KYBREATH Mailing List ==== > > > > > ==== KYBREATH Mailing List ==== > Help build the Breathitt County KyGenWeb site. Submit information for posting to the site. Contact Jeanette Shouse at library@tgtel.com > >

Thanks, I'll use this with my grandkids, Charlie At 01:07 PM 4/7/2004 -0600, you wrote: >haints= spirits and the like >boogers= demons >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Charlie King" <cobra@adnc.com> >To: <KYBREATH-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2004 11:55 AM >Subject: Re: [KYBREATH-L] Preachin on the Ground > > > > Hi: > > > > I'm familiar with the term "haints" but could someone explain "boogers?" > > > > I'm still looking for King, Morris, Campbell, Litteral, Little. They are > > from the Frozen Creek, Breathitt County area. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Charlie King > > > > At 09:05 PM 4/4/2004 -0600, you wrote: > > >Its a long standing custom in Kentucky going back to Colonial Times. In > > >recent times it has changed little in > > >appearance or "customs". As most know, the older cemeteries are "family > > >owned" So it was a custom each spring to go a visiting the deceased. Most > > >cemeteries are extremely hard to get to or on ridge tops or forgot creek > > >property. > > >Mostly done on weekends if at all possible or holidays. > > >Was a time for preaching, food and frolic {within reason} > > >In our line, it was also a time to preach and take up serpents. > > >Foot washing, baptism and the like was sometimes done all after a > > >successful "meeting". Some "lines" also used it as a time to rid > > >themselves of haints and boogers. {Long Story} > > >Some of the more remote areas had a wilder meeting > > > > > > > > >==== KYBREATH Mailing List ==== > > > > > > > > > ==== KYBREATH Mailing List ==== > > Help build the Breathitt County KyGenWeb site. Submit information for >posting to the site. Contact Jeanette Shouse at library@tgtel.com > > > > > > >==== KYBREATH Mailing List ==== >