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Subject: Re: Nose Buttering
Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2004 18:23:58 EST

In a message dated 1/21/2004 5:11:01 PM Central Standard Time,
writes:
That was a tradition in our family also. Which I have carried on too my
children & grandchildren. They hate it as much as I did . Oh yes ,my sister
still
gets me every year.
If anyone in the list finds what it represented .please let me know

I was born in Raleigh County and did most of my growing up in Fayette
County...not so far from Mercer, but I had never heard of this tradition until now.
So I did a bit of searching and found that it is reputed to be of Scottish
origin and is supposed to bring good luck. The butter makes the birthday person
slippery so bad luck won't stick to them.

Sharon Phillips Belenski

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