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Superstitions : And Why We Have Them
Paperback Edition: 1
In Superstitions, Max Cryer explains the origins of many of the things we commonly say and observe and why we continue to include them in our lives: kissing under the mistletoe, the unlucky number thirteen, the significance of the bridal bouquet, saying 'bless you'
after sneezing, the hanging of a horseshoe, the danger in opals, the Leap Year proposal. So many aspects of our lives are coloured by superstition; now you can discover the reasons for them in this witty and informative book.
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Featured in the 18 April 2016 New Zealand Newsletter.
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Pages : 176
Publisher : Exisle Publishing
Publication date : 2016-05-01
Subjects: Non-fiction, Published in New Zealand, Social Sciences, Sociology, Folklore, Myths & Legends