funny customs
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In the final part of this series, I bring you some more customs from around the globe: Ever heard of baby jumping? Apparently, in a small community in Spain, residents take part in El Colacho. This literally translates as ‘baby jumping’. Babies are placed on mattresses in the street and men dressed up as the…
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A few more customs from around the world to make you chuckle: In the UK, we place our baby teeth under our pillows when we lose them as children. The tooth fairy then leaves us some money. In Greece, the children are said to throw their baby teeth onto the roofs of their houses, then…
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Here are a few more amusing laws and customs of old: In July 1981, a poor tortoise was sentenced to death for murder. Tribal elders in a village in Kenya believed the tortoise had caused six deaths by way of magic. The outcome? Not one of the villagers was prepared to risk the tortoise performing…
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I’ve recently been blogging about unusual laws and customs I’ve come across. Here are a few more: It’s said that in Medieveal Japan when men wanted to seal an agreement, they urinated together, their streams of urine crisscrossing. I’d rather stick to a simple handshake, thank you very much. During the 16th and 17th centuries,…
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Last week, I posted about a few unusual laws and customs I’ve come across. If you missed them they’re here. Now for a few more: There are lots of stories surrounding ancient Rome. One of these suggests people who were found guilty of killing their fathers were sewn into a sack, along with a rooster,…
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I was digging around in my old writing folders when I found some research about unusual laws and customs. I found many a treat and thought I’d start to share a few with you: In Kentucky, USA, every citizen is required to take a bath once a year. As often as that?! Green Giant canned…
