> > >today is Lucia day, all the little and big kids are dressed as pixies or > >fairies wioth candles in their hair. > > In Israel and in Jewish communities around the world, this is called Chanu'ka > (ask Gerard how to pronounce this word !. We've just been through 8 days of > this feast. i'm quite intriqued by these festivities described. i've been trying to imagine the scene. perhaps it is due to my time spent in California, and the litigious environment there -- but how do little kids go running around with sticks of fire in their hair? i'm sure my four year old would think it would be a GREAT idea :) marilyn yoder -- Marilyn Yoder phone: 816-235-1986 School of Biological Sciences fax: 816-235-5158 Division of Cell Biology and Biophysics University of Missouri-Kansas City e-mail myoder@cctr.umkc.edu 5100 Rockhill Rd Kansas City, MO 64110-2499
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