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"How Did It Begin?" is an entertaining look at why we do and say the things we do. — With his trademark curiosity and delight, Dr. Rudi Brasch delves into the forgotten meanings and fascinating origins of our cutsoms, traditions, superstitions, and phrases. — Divided into themes like courtship and marriage, table manners, and drinking customs, right through to the extraordinary rituals connected with the armed services, medicine and the law, "How Did It Begin?" is wide-ranging, idiodyncratic, erudite and engaging.
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How Did it Begin
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HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd, 1993
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HOW DID IT BEGIN? Customs & Superstitions and their Romantic Origins.
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Angus and Robertson 1994, 1994
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