How Did it Begin?: Customs & Superstitions, and Their Romantic Origins, Volumul 10D. McKay Company, 1966 - 352 pagini Customs, superstitions, habits, and expressions that abound in daily life in such areas as etiquette, birth, marriage, death, fashions, medicine, magic, sports, religion, and the Armed Forces. Highly entertaining as well as informative. |
Termeni și expresii frecvente
17th century actually adopted ancient Anzac Day Australian beard beauty became believed bells Bible blue Blue Peter body bride British called carried century B.C. Christian Christmas Church claim cloth colour considered cross custom dead death divine dress drink earliest early Egyptian emblem English eventually evil explanation express fact fear flag French gave gods goes back Greek hair hand Hebrew Holy honour human imagined invented Jewish kind king known later legend linked luck magic man's marriage meaning meant Melba Toast merely modern moon once one's original pagan Palatine Hill Peach Melba phrase prayer primitive purpose real McCoy reason riately Roman sacred sailors served shape sneeze soldiers soon spirit Star of David stars story superstition symbol tattoo Three Wise Monkeys tion toast took tradition tree trial by ordeal umbrella Waltzing Matilda Welsh rabbit wigs wine woman women word worship