Trifling Trivia

Do you know what is was like in the 1500s in England? Well these are the facts of life then.

People those day bathed something like once or twice a year. So they will smell after sometimes. Wedding will take place in June before the lady stary having body odour. To disguise these smell, if any; they will hold a bouquet of flowers. Thus brides today carry a bouquet of flowers too.

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One-Way Love Affairs: Narcissus and Echo

Greek mythology is the fountainhead for many stories. I have just read about the unrequited love of Echo and the self-love of Narcissus. As the story went, Zeus was one helluva playboy and he indiscriminately cavorted every nymph that he laid eyes on. To prevent him from doing so, Hera, his wife followed him everywhere. Zeus, that cunning fellow, got Echo, a nymph to keep Hera busy through conversation so that he can go about his wanton business. Alas, Hera found out about the ploy and cast a spell upon Echo. From then on, Echo could no longer speak unless spoken to and she could only echo the same sounds made. She lead a sad and lonely existence.

One day, she met Narcissus admiring his reflection in a clear pool. Echo fall in love with him but cursed by Hera, she could not express her feelings to him. Narcissus rejected Echo's feelings bcause of self-love and she pined away until all that was left of her was an echo. Narcissus, meanwhile, drowned in a pool after hearing echoes of his own voice."Come to me!". Heartbroken, Echo went to arrange for the burial of Narcissus but on returning, only found a flower with a yellow centre with white petals floating on the pond. We called that flower narcissus today.

Interesting story, don't you agree?

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Jack O' Lantern

The symbol often associated wit Halloween is the golden orange pumpkin with a devious hollow face cut with a candle lighted inside it. This pumpkin represents Jack O' Lantern.

Story goes that Jack who goes around with a lantern something akin to a town crier was a real tease. He would play pranks on all and sundry. One day he even cajoled the devil to climb a tree. when the devil was up in the tree, he quickly affixed crucifixes all around the tree so that the devil could not descend.

Jack made the devil to promise never to take his soul to Hell and the devil grudgingly agreed. Jack soon passed on. The devil kept his promise and Jack found himself at the pearly gates of heaven. Howver, St. Peter would not let Jack in because Jack was such a sinful fella.

So, Jack was left in suspended animation between heaven and hell and was wont to roam on earth. To help him to see through the darkness the devil gave Jack a burning coal to find himself around