Your Special Day, March 5,1950
Did you know March 5 is "Multiple Personalities Day," and part of National Procrastination week? Did you know March is National Foot Month? National Peanut Month? National Frozen Food Month? Humorists' Month? Furniture Refinishing Month? |
Charivari or shivaree--a mock serenade, with kettles, pans, horns, and other noisemakers, given for a newly married couple. Cowbells were popular choices. Of course, the newlyweds were expected to entertain the group afterwards, even though their bedsheets might have been sewn together and their trash moved to the bedroom! Scandinavians practiced this ritual with enthusiasm.
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