How Did it Begin?: Customs & Superstitions, and Their Romantic Origins, Volumul 10Customs, 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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Another interpretation of the phrase dates back to the late 16th century and to British farm life . Farmers usually killed their own cattle and pigs , using a heavy three - legged contraption with a pulley in the centre .
Another interpretation of the phrase dates back to the late 16th century and to British farm life . Farmers usually killed their own cattle and pigs , using a heavy three - legged contraption with a pulley in the centre .
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It is thus not surprising that in man's manner of speech “ mad as a March hare ” became a common phrase . But why the selection of March ? March was the hare's mating season . People imagined - and perhaps not without reason – that ...
It is thus not surprising that in man's manner of speech “ mad as a March hare ” became a common phrase . But why the selection of March ? March was the hare's mating season . People imagined - and perhaps not without reason – that ...
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And so , according to Kid , it was this incident that gave birth to the now commonly used phrase of approbation . It is sad to know that the life of the real McCoy , whose name had come to stand for the finest and best , ended ...
And so , according to Kid , it was this incident that gave birth to the now commonly used phrase of approbation . It is sad to know that the life of the real McCoy , whose name had come to stand for the finest and best , ended ...
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Comentariu Utilizator - TheDivineOomba - LibraryThingThis is a book that was a product of its times - it has some interesting facts, but the author is of a different age - for example, he kept referring to "primitive people". Also, a few things were ... Citește recenzia completă
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Comentariu Utilizator - -sunny- - LibraryThingA good collection of different beliefs, customs, and superstitions, with good explanations of origin and significance through the ages. I read this partly for bits of information that might make good ... Citește recenzia completă
Alte ediții - Afișează-le pe toate
How Did It Begin: Customs, superstitions and their romantic origins R Brasch,L Brasch Previzualizare limitată - 2012 |
How Did it Begin?: Customs, Superstitions and Their Romantic Origins Rudolph Brasch,Li Brasch Nu există previzualizare disponibilă - 2006 |
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| Titlu | How Did it Begin?: Customs & Superstitions, and Their Romantic Origins, Volumul 10 How Did it Begin?: Customs & Superstitions, and Their Romantic Origins, Rudolph Brasch |
| Autor | Rudolph Brasch |
| Ediție | retipărită |
| Editor | D. McKay Company, 1966 |
| Exemplar original de la | Universitatea din Michigan |
| Scanată la | 18 Iul 2007 |
| Lungime | 352 pagini |
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