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[Spinning.] / French Folks Traditions.

Example, in the 15th century of the Gospel of the Cattails, in which the women meet every evening to spin and discuss among themselves.

There is still a lot of superstition around spinning.

In the 1st century, according to Pliny : "a rural law [of Italy] forbids women walking in the countryside to turn their spindles, or even to wear them uncovered, because it is contrary to everything hoped for, and particularly to the harvest ."

In the Middle Ages, belief of the same type : "When a man rides on the road, if he meets a woman who spins it is a very bad meeting, he must return by taking another path."

(…) In the 19th century, in addition to Sunday (…), you should not spin on Mondays and Thursdays because that makes the Blessed Virgin cry.

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In Jura, at Christmas, everything that is spun or sewn before midnight mass will be devoured by mice. In Vosges, if you spin after supper, the mice will eat a whole year's yarn. In the Pyrenees' mountains, one exposes oneself to misfortunes while spinning during the week of Christmas.

Another woman who slips away on Saint Barbara's Day runs the risk of seeing her distaff burn.

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[Excerpts from J. Lacarriere and Delmas. Pic @ Pinterest. ]

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Wolves. / "Les Évangiles des Quenouilles" / French Folk Tradition

Ninth chapter.

"When the dogs howl, we must cover our ears because they bring bad news. On the other hand, we must listen to the horse when he cries or neighs.

Commentary : M.B says, approving this article, that when we hear wolves howl, we must put ourselves in good condition because it's a sign of great loss to come by war or famine.

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[text translated and presented by Jacques Lacarriere.]

Pic : Gleipnir - detail, by Walton Ford.

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Not a forbidden fruit. / "Les Évangiles des Quenouilles" / French Folk Tradition

"I tell you, as true as the Gospel, that a young girl should never eat cherries with her lover, whoever has the last, because it often happens that the one who eats the last is the last of all to marry.

Commentary : Lady "Sébile des Mares" says in this regard that girls should not eat their soup [secretly] with their lovers either, because it will surely happen that their future husbands will one day have another hidden partner."

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[Excerpt from a text presented and transcribed by J. Lacarriere.]

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Si l'on veut trouver certains aspects vivants de la Grèce antique, il ne faut pas les chercher dans les monuments, ni même dans les lieux, mais dans telle façon d'être ou de vivre, dans une tradition, une fête, parfois même un conte.**

- Jacques Lacarrière

**If you want to find certain living aspects of ancient Greece, you should not look for them in the monuments, or even in the places, but in such a way to be or to live, in a tradition, a party, sometimes even a tale.

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Si l'on veut trouver certains aspects vivants de la Grèce antique,  il ne faut pas les chercher dans les monuments, ni même dans les lieux,  mais dans telle façon d'être ou de vivre, dans une tradition, une fête,  parfois même un conte.**

- Jacques Lacarrière

**If you  want to find certain living aspects of ancient Greece, you should not  look for them in the monuments, or even in the places, but in such a way  to be or to live, in a tradition, a party, sometimes even a tale.

[blackswaneuroparedux]

La mémoire n'est-elle pas un voyage dans le temps ?

- Jacques Lacarrière

[blackswaneuroparedux]

Si l'on veut trouver certains aspects vivants de la Grèce antique, il ne faut pas les chercher dans les monuments, ni même dans les lieux, mais dans telle façon d'être ou de vivre, dans une tradition, une fête, parfois même un conte.**

- Jacques Lacarrière

**If you want to find certain living aspects of ancient Greece, you should not look for them in the monuments, or even in the places, but in such a way to be or to live, in a tradition, a party, sometimes even a tale.

[blackswaneuroparedux]

Si l'on veut trouver certains aspects vivants de la Grèce antique, il ne faut pas les chercher dans les monuments, ni même dans les lieux, mais dans telle façon d'être ou de vivre, dans une tradition, une fête, parfois même un conte.**

- Jacques Lacarrière

**If you want to find certain living aspects of ancient Greece, you should not look for them in the monuments, or even in the places, but in such a way to be or to live, in a tradition, a party, sometimes even a tale.