© 2009 International Institute of Anthropology
© 2009 Reports of Prehistoric Research Projects
© 2009 The authors
© 2009 Lolita Nikolova
© 2009 Ernst Pernicka
© 2009 Reports of Prehistoric Research Projects
© 2009 The authors
© 2009 Lolita Nikolova
© 2009 Ernst Pernicka
| Approach to Enculturation in Prehistory and in Present 60th Birth Anniversary of Ian Hodder Complied and edited by Lolita Nikolova and Ernst Pernicka Reports of Prehistoric Research Projects 9 (2009) in collaboration with Stratum, Chisinau, Moldova Contents |
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Wendy Winger about her prize winning
Halloween
costume (2007)
and herself
Halloween is one of the most
liked feasts in the USA.
It is a tradition the companies
to organize a contest for the
best costumes offering
different prizes. Last year
Wendy Winger, who
works for a small company
in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA,
won with her Queen dress in
a Victorian style. She has been
also nominated for the best 2007
Halloween costume in Salt Lake at
the International Institute of
Anthropology. Being a Mormon
and mother of three children, Wendy
will tell
us below more about her dress,
her family and beliefs. She is an extremely strong and positive personality who, as
we will see, believes that every person is a child of God, and wants to continue her
education when get her children through school.
L. Nikolova: Wendy, I so liked your Halloween costume in 2007. But to the last
moment I worried that you might not have won. And when you got the HOV company
prize, I was really happy, because you really were the best. Tell us please, about this
Queen dress a little be more. How did you feel in it all day? Do you think that we, the
women, desire such dresses more often during the year?
W. Winger: When we were out shopping with my children, we saw the dress and my
daughters asked me to try it on. We all liked how it looked on me and so we bought
it. I really enjoy wearing it because it made me feel royal. I guess we would enjoy
wearing that type of clothing if it were the style of the day. Otherwise, I think I at
least would feel out of place. It was nice to dream at least for one day that I am a
Queen.
L. Nikolova: How long have you been living in Salt Lake? What do you like the best
here? What don’t you like? Do you think the people are different than in the other
states of the USA?
W. Winger: I have lived in Salt Lake since about Sept 1983. Before that I lived in
Northern Arizona. I really like the people I have met and have gotten to know. I love
my family and they are what keep me here. I am not to pleased to be living in a big
city, my hometown has about 250 people total and that is a lot less than here in Salt
Lake, but I have learned to adapt. People from all parts of the United States and
other countries are all different and that is what makes the world exciting.
L. Nikolova: We would love to know more about your family? How many generations
Mormons do you have as ancestors? Which is the earliest ancestor you know from
your pedigree?
W. Winger: My present family exists of myself, my husband, Dale, and three children,
a 21 year old daughter, Becky, a 17 year old son, CJ and a 16 year old daughter,
Coco. They make me very happy. Both sides of my family joined the church in the
early days of its progress. I guess that makes it about 5 generations. One ancestor
that I am very proud of is Margaret Watson DeWitt. She joined the church as a young
girl in the 1800s in Glasgow, Scotland. Because her sister had told her not to join the
church, she went into hiding until she was able to get passage on a boat to America.
She had very little money, so had to sleep on the deck of the ship. A kind woman
found her there and gave allowed her to stay in her cabin in return for helping tend
her children. After arriving in the US, she traveled as a nanny to Utah and met Able
Alexander DeWitt, who she later married and raised a family with.
L.Nikolova: Can we know your age? What do you think that you did miss in your life?
Is there any chance to gain it in future?
W. Winger: I am 49 years and will be 50 in February. I miss notmore schooling than a
High School Graduation. My husband and I have talked about a lot and have agreed
that I will be able to continue my schooling after we get our children through school.
L. Nikolova: How do you feel about the young people in Salt Lake? You have a
daughter student. Do you think the young generation needs changes or they just
need to take care to reproduce the best of what we have now?
W. Winger: I think most of the young people here in Salt Lake are very good people.
They are doing the best they can and are making things better. If they continue to go
the way they are the world will be a much better place.
L. Nikolova: How do you understand the culture? What is for you the culture? Our
topic is how culture makes us global. How did you feel in the Halloween costume –
more global or more Salt Lake woman, or probably both?
W. Winger: I think the culture is one of let’s be good neighbors and help everyone
we can. This should be a global one. Every person is a child of God and as such
deserves to be treated as a person of great and noble inheritance. Every person is
great in the sight of God and is loved by him. If we all love everyone the world would
not be in the chaos it is in today.
L. Nikolova: If you had chance to begin your life from the beginning, would you
follow the steps of your past, or you would like to have had a different life? Which
culture contributed to your today’s personality the most that in my opinion is a great
instance of a global lovely woman and mother who knows what she wants and how
to get it?
W. Winger: I think I would try and be more accepting of other people and not try to
hurt others. I try to learn about others and how they feel about things. I had spent
some time in Scotland. I work with many different nationalities of people and wish I
knew how better to communicate with each of them. I am not really sure which
culture shaped me most, but I believe all cultures have things to offer everyone. We
just need to try and find out the best one and use it to better ourselves.
L. Nikolova: Thank you so much, and I hope your great spirit to continue years after
years to makes the day of the people around you.
W. Winger: Thanks for giving me the opportunity to be a part of your life.
Halloween
costume (2007)
and herself
Halloween is one of the most
liked feasts in the USA.
It is a tradition the companies
to organize a contest for the
best costumes offering
different prizes. Last year
Wendy Winger, who
works for a small company
in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA,
won with her Queen dress in
a Victorian style. She has been
also nominated for the best 2007
Halloween costume in Salt Lake at
the International Institute of
Anthropology. Being a Mormon
and mother of three children, Wendy
will tell
us below more about her dress,
her family and beliefs. She is an extremely strong and positive personality who, as
we will see, believes that every person is a child of God, and wants to continue her
education when get her children through school.
L. Nikolova: Wendy, I so liked your Halloween costume in 2007. But to the last
moment I worried that you might not have won. And when you got the HOV company
prize, I was really happy, because you really were the best. Tell us please, about this
Queen dress a little be more. How did you feel in it all day? Do you think that we, the
women, desire such dresses more often during the year?
W. Winger: When we were out shopping with my children, we saw the dress and my
daughters asked me to try it on. We all liked how it looked on me and so we bought
it. I really enjoy wearing it because it made me feel royal. I guess we would enjoy
wearing that type of clothing if it were the style of the day. Otherwise, I think I at
least would feel out of place. It was nice to dream at least for one day that I am a
Queen.
L. Nikolova: How long have you been living in Salt Lake? What do you like the best
here? What don’t you like? Do you think the people are different than in the other
states of the USA?
W. Winger: I have lived in Salt Lake since about Sept 1983. Before that I lived in
Northern Arizona. I really like the people I have met and have gotten to know. I love
my family and they are what keep me here. I am not to pleased to be living in a big
city, my hometown has about 250 people total and that is a lot less than here in Salt
Lake, but I have learned to adapt. People from all parts of the United States and
other countries are all different and that is what makes the world exciting.
L. Nikolova: We would love to know more about your family? How many generations
Mormons do you have as ancestors? Which is the earliest ancestor you know from
your pedigree?
W. Winger: My present family exists of myself, my husband, Dale, and three children,
a 21 year old daughter, Becky, a 17 year old son, CJ and a 16 year old daughter,
Coco. They make me very happy. Both sides of my family joined the church in the
early days of its progress. I guess that makes it about 5 generations. One ancestor
that I am very proud of is Margaret Watson DeWitt. She joined the church as a young
girl in the 1800s in Glasgow, Scotland. Because her sister had told her not to join the
church, she went into hiding until she was able to get passage on a boat to America.
She had very little money, so had to sleep on the deck of the ship. A kind woman
found her there and gave allowed her to stay in her cabin in return for helping tend
her children. After arriving in the US, she traveled as a nanny to Utah and met Able
Alexander DeWitt, who she later married and raised a family with.
L.Nikolova: Can we know your age? What do you think that you did miss in your life?
Is there any chance to gain it in future?
W. Winger: I am 49 years and will be 50 in February. I miss notmore schooling than a
High School Graduation. My husband and I have talked about a lot and have agreed
that I will be able to continue my schooling after we get our children through school.
L. Nikolova: How do you feel about the young people in Salt Lake? You have a
daughter student. Do you think the young generation needs changes or they just
need to take care to reproduce the best of what we have now?
W. Winger: I think most of the young people here in Salt Lake are very good people.
They are doing the best they can and are making things better. If they continue to go
the way they are the world will be a much better place.
L. Nikolova: How do you understand the culture? What is for you the culture? Our
topic is how culture makes us global. How did you feel in the Halloween costume –
more global or more Salt Lake woman, or probably both?
W. Winger: I think the culture is one of let’s be good neighbors and help everyone
we can. This should be a global one. Every person is a child of God and as such
deserves to be treated as a person of great and noble inheritance. Every person is
great in the sight of God and is loved by him. If we all love everyone the world would
not be in the chaos it is in today.
L. Nikolova: If you had chance to begin your life from the beginning, would you
follow the steps of your past, or you would like to have had a different life? Which
culture contributed to your today’s personality the most that in my opinion is a great
instance of a global lovely woman and mother who knows what she wants and how
to get it?
W. Winger: I think I would try and be more accepting of other people and not try to
hurt others. I try to learn about others and how they feel about things. I had spent
some time in Scotland. I work with many different nationalities of people and wish I
knew how better to communicate with each of them. I am not really sure which
culture shaped me most, but I believe all cultures have things to offer everyone. We
just need to try and find out the best one and use it to better ourselves.
L. Nikolova: Thank you so much, and I hope your great spirit to continue years after
years to makes the day of the people around you.
W. Winger: Thanks for giving me the opportunity to be a part of your life.
