Tidbits #4
Again from the same book: Who Puts The Butter in the Butterfly? by David Feldman
Why is an Outdoor Bazaar Called A Flea Market?
The first flea market was held in Paris, but the concept spread throughout Western Europe. Originally, to be a flea market, the sale had to be outdoors and the goods secondhand. The assumption was the old merchandise would gather fleas as well as customers.
(so fleas r attracted to old stuff?)
Why is the Last Performance or Work of an Artist Called a Swan Song?
Just about every author they have Cliff Notes for in Classics classes seems to have written about swan songs. Plato, Aristotle, Chaucer, Coleridge, Spenser, Shakespeare, and other, less stellar writers have referred to the legend of the dying swan. Although actual swans never sing, they were once believed to sing a beautiful melody just before they died. Socrates attributed the song to a display of happiness at its impending reunion with the god it served. Other ancient myths included that swans accompanied the dead to their final resting place (sort of a reverse stork) and that the souls of dead humans reside in swans.
(interesting!)
Why is an Outdoor Bazaar Called A Flea Market?
The first flea market was held in Paris, but the concept spread throughout Western Europe. Originally, to be a flea market, the sale had to be outdoors and the goods secondhand. The assumption was the old merchandise would gather fleas as well as customers.
(so fleas r attracted to old stuff?)
Why is the Last Performance or Work of an Artist Called a Swan Song?
Just about every author they have Cliff Notes for in Classics classes seems to have written about swan songs. Plato, Aristotle, Chaucer, Coleridge, Spenser, Shakespeare, and other, less stellar writers have referred to the legend of the dying swan. Although actual swans never sing, they were once believed to sing a beautiful melody just before they died. Socrates attributed the song to a display of happiness at its impending reunion with the god it served. Other ancient myths included that swans accompanied the dead to their final resting place (sort of a reverse stork) and that the souls of dead humans reside in swans.
(interesting!)
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inteerresting!!!! post more! :)
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Laural |
11:48 PM