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. |
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... Egypt and a shipment of embalmed cats was taken to England . Thus , the belief that a black cat that crosses your path brings luck is rooted in Egyptian mythology . A tradition which arose in the Middle Ages in Europe made the black cat ...
... Egypt and a shipment of embalmed cats was taken to England . Thus , the belief that a black cat that crosses your path brings luck is rooted in Egyptian mythology . A tradition which arose in the Middle Ages in Europe made the black cat ...
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... Egypt's papyrus , that tall straight reed once covering acres of marsh to a height of 19 ft . In wild thicket and later in cultivated fields , Egyptian workers used to cut the papyrus stems individually for their " factories ” . Papyrus ...
... Egypt's papyrus , that tall straight reed once covering acres of marsh to a height of 19 ft . In wild thicket and later in cultivated fields , Egyptian workers used to cut the papyrus stems individually for their " factories ” . Papyrus ...
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... Egyptian deity of highest rank , indeed their " king of gods " , who at one time was worshipped all through the Middle East . His name meant " the hidden one " . So Amen might have originated in polytheistic faith , when Egyptian pagan ...
... Egyptian deity of highest rank , indeed their " king of gods " , who at one time was worshipped all through the Middle East . His name meant " the hidden one " . So Amen might have originated in polytheistic faith , when Egyptian pagan ...
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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