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L O W L A N D S - L - 02 February 2009 - Volume 03<span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br>
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From: <span class="ep8xu"><span style="color: rgb(0, 104, 28);">Ben J. Bloomgren</span></span></span><span class="hccdpe"> </span><span class="ldacoc"><<a href="mailto:ben.j.bloomgren@gmail.com">ben.j.bloomgren@gmail.com</a>></span><br>

Subject: <span class="hccdpe">[LLL] traditions/customs</span></p>

<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Hallo Alle
Sammen,</span></p>

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<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Being that,
according to the way I'm reading the Persian solar calendar, it'll be midwinter
sometime this week. Do people up in the original Lowlands do anything for
midwinter? I've heard about something called Candlemas (Candelaria/candeloro),
but I know not one lick a how that goes.</span></p>

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<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Fanks,</span></p>





<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Ben from
sunny Scottsdale, Arizona where it's about 26 centigrade today!</span></p>

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