Re: flying poultry

[Lori Cahan-Simon <l_cahan...>]

Kame'a Media wrote:

> ALANEFALK (at) aol(dot)com wrote:
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> > In a message dated 9/8/00 1:01:50 AM, winklerh (at) hotmail(dot)com writes:
> >
> > << 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
>
> >

Wolf - LOLOLOL!  A really good one!!!
Lorele

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