Survey - Do You Know Your Yiddish Folklore? - YIVO Institute for Jewish Research

1.

Question - Not Required - Which of the following are effective in warding against demons like Lilith?

Salt, acorns, and horseshoes

Mountain ash, garlic, and wolf's bane

Iron, spit, and amulets

Four-leaf clover, sapphires, and pearls

2.

Question - Not Required - What is the cure for a horse that can't urinate?

Give him lots of water

Rub garlic on his teeth

Serve him barley water and licorice

Massage him with a coriander-parsley paste

3.

Question - Not Required - Which colors drive away the Evil Eye?

Red and blue

White and yellow

Pink and purple

Green and Orange

4.

Question - Not Required - Why is the moon more important than the sun, according to the rabbi of Chelm?

It shines at night when we really need it.

It affects the waves and the tide.

It protects the earth from foreign bodies in space.

It is the basis for the Jewish calendar.

5.

Question - Not Required - What "custom" did the Jews observe on Christmas and why?

"Holts hakn" because you were supposed to cut down trees

"Yidish plaplyada" because you were supposed to speak only Yiddish

"Oser lekekh shtekl" because you weren't supposed to eat candy cane

"Nitl" or "Nit lernen" because you weren't supposed to study

6.

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