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Message board > MERRY XMAS
MERRY XMAS
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domif
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MERRY XMAS
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21 Dec 2012
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almaz
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Happy Winter Solstice and Hogmanay! |
21 Dec 2012
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Mariethe House
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Will you tell us more about"hogmanay", Alex? Is it some kind of celtic ceremony?
Happy new year!!
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21 Dec 2012
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almaz
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Well, Mariethe, its origins may lie in our arcane Celtic past, but nobody really knows where the word itself comes from (Gaelic, Norse...maybe even French!):
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22 Dec 2012
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cunliffe
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It �s New Year �s Eve, the Scots treat this as a really big event. The Scotsmen don their kilts and have a wee drop or more of whisky. They go round each other �s houses or to big parties. At midnight they link arms in a big circle and sing �Auld Lang Syne. � They also mainly observe the tradition of first footing. A dark haired man is preferred - he will cross your threshold in the New Year, bringing you a piece of coal or a piece of cake. This is supposed to bring you good luck. |
22 Dec 2012
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