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February 13, 2003

Hair-Snatching

word of the day:
Hair Snatching: This spell somewhat resembles one by which German girls ascertain the colour of their future husband's hair. They call it hair-snatching, and practice it thus: Between the hours of eleven and twelve at night, on St. Andrew's eve (November 29), a maiden must stand at the house-door, take hold of the latch, and say three times, " Gentle love, if thou lovest me, show thyself." She must then quickly open the door wide enough to put out her hand, and make a rapid grasp out in the dark, and she will find in her hand a lock of her future husband's hair. Belgian girls who desire to see their husbands in a dream lay their garters cross-wise at the foot of the bed, and a looking-glass under their pillow. In this glass the image of their future husband will appear.

and here I thought hair snatching would have a much more interesting, cat-fight-y sort of meaning. shame, really.

Posted by Heather at February 13, 2003 12:00 AM

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