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From: rschmit@musician.org (Roland)
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Subject: Re: Halloween
Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2001 17:01:12 GMT
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Spunk-
There was a time when VK would probably have claimed to
be *the* Easter witch.
-Roland

On 02 Nov 2000 22:04:22 GMT, spunk1111@aol.comQQ (Spunk1111) wrote:

>>Message-id: <3A018C9E.4E6D@hotmail.com>
>>Maybe you should import the Swedish Easter
>>witches...?
>
>What an idea... but I'm afraid they might get lost
>amidst all the Easter bunnies, chicks, ducklings,
>eggs, baskets, egg hunts, and the religious aspects
>of the holiday.  But I promise that I'll make an ASCII
>Easter witch this spring!  (If I forget, just remind me!)
>
>>> (even though we do write in English most of the time)  ;)
>>And? Surely the "international" bit has more to do with what countries
>>people live in (and what countries/religions their ancestors belonged
>>to) than with what language is used for communication?
>
>Absolutely... I only made that comment because it is very
>easy for short-sighted people to assume that since we use English
>in this newsgroup, we all have the same customs, traditions, and
>ideals.
>
>>How long would
>>it take you to work your way through a dictionary?   ;-)
>
>It depends... abridged or unabridged?  :P
>
>>http://www.sverigeturism.se/smorgasbord/smorgasbord/culture/lifestyle/fes
>tivals.html
>
>Nice link.  I printed out the Swedish recipes.  I think I'll give the
>meatballs a try.  :)
>
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>
>>> I think that a mention of such things on this newsgroup might
>>> elicit additional ASCII art pictures.
>>
>>Definitely! I have already posted some Lucia pictures in the past and I
>>have seen some pictures here related to some Dutch (?) holiday, and
>>jewish holidays, and "valentines day", and other days that are not
>>celebrated in Sweden ... Most of it Good Stuff!   :-)
>
>Hopefully we can have a 'heads-up' on some of these holidays and
>traditions before the day has arrived.
>
>-joan
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