COFFEE ON WEDDING DAYS.
"There is a custom in the coffee raising countries," said a resident o Rio ue Janeiro, Brazil, '"which is un known in other parts of the world When a child is born in the coffer country, a sack of the best grain i> set aside as part of the inheritanc« to be received on attaining its ma jority. "Usually the sack is the gift o some close friend or relative, and i' is guarded as sacredly as if it wera gift of gold and bonds. No stresi would induce a Brazilian parent to use coffee which was made the birtl gift of a child.
"As a rule it is sealed with th< private seal of the owner, and bear; a card giving all particulars abou the variety of grain, its age on be ing sacked, the birth of the child t( whom it is given, and other details which are very interesting when tin seal is broken.
"Generally the coffee is opened foi the first time when the child mar ries. The coffee for the reception o 1 marriage feast is made from th> legacy, and, according to precedent this must be the first time the sacl is opened. After the coffee is mad( for the wedding feast the sack is. carefully closed and sent to the nev, home of the young couple, and should keep them in the staple for a yea; at least."
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King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 566, 10 May 1913, Page 7
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239COFFEE ON WEDDING DAYS. King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 566, 10 May 1913, Page 7
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