SEASONABLE SUPERSTITIONS

Auckland Star, Volume XLIII, Issue 306, 23 December 1912, Page 3 (Supplement)

SEASONABLE SUPERSTITIONS

It 11 In various parts of England there ar quite a number of old beliefs connecte with mince pies. In some parts of th ,"j country it would be considered a mo? .. | unlucky omen to oiler a guest in th house a mince pie. The guest must as ; n I for it it he wants one. Ivl "n the other hand, Yorkshire peopl 10 I send mince pies away to their friend -. ! for luck. But it is an essential part c id | the performance that the delicacy mus is jbe wrapped in silver paper. There is id ; third and deeply-rooted superstition tha p. j everyone should eat at least one mine <c | pi,, before Christmas Day in order t ;o secure good fortune for the coming yea ie | In Ireland the Christmas candle >n | rarely forgotten, even in the humble; cabin. It is lighted at midnight o s - , Christmas Eve. placed in the windov j and allowed to burn there en successn * i nights till all is consumed. ''l C.ermans have several very peculia about the great vearl he ' festival. One i- that n fish scale put i iie). your P llrse <,n Christmas Day will brir rs you good luck and lots of money for U a - '' ensuing year. , r I In Bavaria it is the custom on Chris ue | mas Eve. to build up little heaps of moi sand moulded with a thimble, one r, a' each member of the household. Shou by one of these moulds crack and fall rs. , pieces in the night it signifies that ti go maker will die before another twei :'ll! months have passed away.