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Nanna Rögnvaldardóttir wrote:

> That´s an idea, although there is no need to go to a museum just now for a
> taste of balls - the month of Þorri (AKA "the month of sour things") begins
> next Friday and all the supermarkets are having a prominent display of
> traditional delicacies, balls included. Unfortunately, I don´t know of
> anyone who follows the old custom of greeting Þorri - the tradition was that
> the man of the house should run three times around the farmhouse, only
> wearing one leg of his trousers (presumably holding the other one to avoid
> getting tangled in them).
> 
> I´ve been trying to talk my son into following ancient traditions but he has
> pointed out that since our house adjoins other houses on both sides, he
> would have to run around the whole block, past a mental hospital and a hotel
> full of American tourists, who would undoubtedly (and understandably) think
> he had escaped from the loony bin and snap lots of pictures which would end
> up getting plastered on front pages somewhere. So much for old traditions.

I'm going to try to get my housemates to do this- but we live downtown-
someone will surely get arrested...

I just can't stop laughing...

'Lainie
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