Re: flying poultry

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ALANEFALK (at) aol(dot)com wrote:

> In a message dated 9/8/00 1:01:50 AM, winklerh (at) hotmail(dot)com writes:
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> << I know you can't believe everything on the net, so wanted to get some
> opinions on the custom described below of throwing a hen and a rooster over
> the heads of a newly married couple(and what would the klezmorim have played
> for this ceremony?): >>
>
> (There are more learned folk out there who can explain this better).
> The action in Yiddish is called "shlogging a kapores" - it was not just used
> in wedding ceromonies  (in fact, in some orthodox groups it's still in use).
> The act is to ward off evil spirits - The chicken (or rooster) is held by
> it's feet above a persons head and spun around several times. I don't believe
> it has any religious (biblical) root, just Eastern European superstition.
> Don't know about the music music?

> A klezmer version of 'The Chicken Dance"!

"Vi A Hin Zol Ikh Gayn"?

Wolf

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