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11-15-2007, 12:16 AM
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tri-continental dag hag
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Elspode, it's something to do with bringing the family/village good fortune; bringing fertility to the land in the coming year, and therefore good crops etc. Maybe it has a pagan history to it, and got integrated into the Christian festival. I'm pretty sure some of our more common Xmas rituals are pagan leftovers too, although I can't remember which.
I also found this lovely article from BoingBoing about related pooey Catalan Christmas traditions.
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11-15-2007, 02:08 AM
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amnesic-confabulatory opsimath
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... and the angels s---ing ...
(How much room for angel poo on the tip of a needle?) 
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11-15-2007, 10:44 AM
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Doctor Wtf
Join Date: Oct 2007
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Ohh another Ostray-yun. Gedday mate. Crikey, three Victorians eh?
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