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Now, hold still and smile for the fresco artist… Others in the wedding party, rather than the groom, might lift the bride over the threshold, as long as she was safely carried across and had no chance to trip on[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Showing or Giving the fig can be traced through the Renaissance back to ancient times. We call it giving the finger. Still not polite.
Today is the 1930th anniversary of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Some scholars have disputed the date, placing the eruption in September instead. In support of September: jars of new autumn wine, people wearing heavier cloaks, and a coin that[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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