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Valentine Traditions
Valentine’s Dav has become a' pleasant occasion for cashing in on cards and candy. But fpr the maids of an earlier day, it was a time for serious husband-hunting.
According to World Book Encyclopedia, a girl might start out cyclopedia, a girl might start out at midnight by circling the church 12 times and repeating the rhmy, “I sow hempseed, hempseed'I sow, he that loves me best, come after me now.” If no one did,, she could still hope to see her true valentine in her dreams. Of course, she first took the precaution of pinning five bay leaves to her pillow, one to each corner and one to the center.
Was marriage possible in the coming year? A peek through a keyhole could tell her that The girl rose early on February 14 and set her eye to her keyhole. If she saw two objects, well and good. If only one, better luck next year.
Still, perhaps she could identify
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