Jenny,
Exactly what I was thinking. It does have many of the classic signs of an
urban myth...difficult to confirm, in another country, associated with a
memorable period in history, has a strong social message. Seems unlikely,
as that would also have made them easy targets for the Nazis, but
interesting none the less. I have not yet found reference to this
particular theme(red hats in Norway during WWII) in any of the urban myth
catalogs and reference sources. I think the general theme of urban myths
would make a cool exhibition.
By the way, I know a guy, who has a firend, who heard that their mother's
best friend has absolute incontrovertible evidence that UFOs (the ones
inhabited by grays anyway) are using the international space station as a
refueling depot, which helps to explain the recent mechanical breakdowns.
Mark Janzen
Registrar/Collections Manager
Edwin A. Ulrich Museum of Art
Martin H. Bush Outdoor Sculpture Collection
Wichita State University
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Actually, the angels and grays of UFO's are in reality angry fairies,
according to at least one author. ;)
To be honest, this has the ring of one of those emails that's been passed
around forever and a day that isn't anything more than an urban legend
(which is an interesting phenomenon for folklorists and ethnographers in
and of itself). That being said, it seems to me that this is something
that's more appropriate to a list dealing with folklore than to Museum-L,
especially with the specific questions you're asking. Thanks for sharing
it though.
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Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2004 11:28 AM
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Subject: Re: Adaptation of a tradition?
I don't see how that is so. Tradition is always in flux and
transition especially as technology changes underlying realities. For
example, some narratives that have been associated with sailing
vessels have now become associated with airplanes while some
encounter tales with "angels" have evolved to tales about
"encounters" with UFO's. As early as the 1930's Jung published a
monograph delineating this phenomenon.
In the case I posted there are a number of interesting questions that
immediately come to mind: 1) Is the behavior described true-did
Norwegians and Danes actually have a protest dress code?; 2) If this
tale is true, then the question is: did the letter originate in
Scandinavia or in the US, or even another country?; 3) If the
referenced custom is not true where and how did it originate?
I think, that all these are important questions when we are
experiencing the internet phenomenon that has replaced the village
square for gossip and communication. Given the global reach of this
list and its size I am hoping that answers to the posed questions can
be found.
Cheers, -Nicholas
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Nicholas,
The first sentence of your response is at odds with the second.
RT
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Seems to me like this is just another, far more creative
attempt for frustrated anti-Americans to spread their
anti-war sentiments. Keep political agendas at home, and
not on a MUSEUM discussion list.
----- Original Message -----
From: Nicholas Burlakoff
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Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2004 8:13 AM
Subject: Adaptation of a tradition?
I recently received the message below from a Quaker
friend. As a folklorist I wonder if this is an
adaptation of the older Scandinavian tradition, or a new
phenomenon. Has anyone else received this message, and
if so, from what source?
Cheers, -Nicholas
My name is Nadia Jensen and I have an idea for a quiet
revolution.
> Please take 5 minutes to read my email, then help if
you can:
> Here's some history behind this idea: When Norway was
occupied by Germany in 1940, Norwegian women began to
knit RED caps for children as a way of letting everyone
know that they did not like what was happening in their
country, that they didn't like having their freedom
taken away by the Nazis.
> My great aunt, Karin Knudson Myrstad, was one of the
women who knit red caps for her children and others.
Similarly, in Denmark, women knit red-white-and blue
caps (colors of the Allies) for the very same reason.
> The result was that whenever Norwegians and Danes left
their homes -- to go to the store, to work, etc, they
could see that THE MAJORITY opposed what was going on in
their country. As you know, both countries organized
effective Resistance efforts and changed history --
everything that happened began simply by wearing red!
(or the colors of the Allies, in Denmark).
> I believe, as many of us do, that at the very heart of
our democracy is our right to oppose certain policies of
our government. Increasingly, our government is
redefining "freedom" in ways that make too many
Americans perceive that it is risky to oppose its
policies -- and in particular, current inroads about
individual freedoms and policies in the U.S. and abroad.
> However, many of us DO oppose what our government is
doing to individual rights -- and I have an idea that
will allow all of us to recognize each other very
easily.
> SO... I have been thinking that it's time to take
action in a way that is effective and easy for all of us
to do: Just wear red every Friday between now and
election day.
> Wear a little or a lot -- just be sure that when you
leave your house to go about your day -- to work, to
school, to the store, to the gas station, wherever you
go in your daily routine -- that everyone who sees you
will see that you are wearing red because you believe in
freedom and you don't agree with our current
administration's policies at home or abroad. I'm certain
that we'll see lots of us wearing red for freedom --
because WE ARE THE MAJORITY. We just need a way to show
each other who we are! Between now and election day, ask
everyone you know to wear red for "Freedom Fridays".
> I have already spread the word to friends and have had
a very enthusiastic response. This email has been
forwarded around the country by many who receive it -
feel free to send it on to your friends and co-workers.
> --Nadia Jensen
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