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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel
hey, we do that too in france ! i love those old traditions / superstitions. it's like, you have to look the other in the eye when you knock glasses, or never light a cigarette from a candle (it kills a sailor). some of them have really pragmatic origins : it's bad luck to light 3 cigarettes from the same match... when you're a solider in WWII, because it gives the enemy time to get a good aim to shoot you.  |
Ciao bella! This site is brighter when you are around!
look the other in the eye when you knock glasses
so a third one can put an hand in your pocket
the 3 clops with one match, my papie told me this from the WWI. He called it La Grande Guerra.
Superstitions.
One thing, though, you should pay attention to. When you get out of the bed (la levé du corps), start with the right foot. That's already in Latin literature.