August 21, 2004
Superstitious much?
When I was a kid my parents would get a bayberry candle for Christmas, or sometime in December. Then they would burn it day and night so that it would be melted before the New Year. They believed that if you didn't get it burned all the way through, you would have bad luck for the upcoming year. As we (the sibs) got older we always thought it a hoot to get the HUGEST bayberry candle we could find and see if the parents could burn it in time.
I thought about that this morning when I opened up a bayberry scented soap. Has anyone else heard about this superstition? I found this which is close, but not exactly the same thing. Also some other thoughts on the history of Catholic Church witch hunts and the saying "Bell, book, and candle."
So just what were they thinking? How did they hear of such a thing?
Posted by kerewin at August 21, 2004 01:00 PM