> > I recall that until the mid/late 1960's Christmas Day and Boxing > Day were > just normal working days. You only got one of them off if it > happened to > fall on a Sunday. That's incredible! till the late 1960's? Wow. > > Still happens in our 21st Century house. I recall my mother > wouldn't go out > of the house until we'd been first footed. Unfortunately she > couldn't push > me out before the Bells as I failed to meet the criteria - I was > blond and > I'm certainly not tall nor handsome. And I never heard of this custom either - this list is so educational, and I'm enjoying it immensely. Kathleen VH in Washington State, US > > Pity it's such a long way from Adelaide, SA. to Missouri USA. Our > eldest > daughter's in Dublin and that's far enough. > > Regards > Les > Onich, Inverness-shire > Surrounded on 3 sides by Argyll > > [Awaiting your comment Jill in Benderloch, Argyll] > > ========================== > Lochaber and North Argyll Family History Group - http:// > tinyurl.com/y6te7n > ========================== > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SCT-ARGYLL- > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message