LL-L "Folkore" 2002.12.11 (08) [E]

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From: George M Gibault gmg at direct.ca
Subject: LL-L "Folklore" 2002.12.11 (05) [E]

Hi all!

If pelznikel relates to goblins in some dialects - could it relate to pilz?
Some mushrooms - such as amanita muscaria - are extremely hallucinogenic -
when not actually lethal. I gather reindeer eat them in Lapland and
Lapplanders make fun of the antics of these "stoned" reindeer. I have also
heard that "petit chaperon rouge" - Little Red Riding Hood - is a secret
name for the same mushroom. Could we be bumping into some pre-Christian
plan worship lore disguised in fairy tales?

Just curious                    George

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