This message is from: "Jean Gayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Ugh!!!!!!!
Jean Gayle Aberdeen, WA [Authoress of "The Colonel's Daughter" ] http://www.techline.com/~jgayle -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tuesday, July 06, 1999 4:20 PM Subject: Re: Why are horseshoes hung for good luck? >This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Hi Dianne- > >Thanks for the horseshoe tale! Here's the version I know... > >In the old days (whenever that was, LOL), horses were sacrificed to ensure >good luck with a new farm. Sometimes the bodies were displayed whole, >sometimes they were buried underneath the barn. Often the head, or skull, was >hung above the door. The horseshoe is a modern and less grisly version of >this old custom. > >Brigid >
