LL-L 'Traditions' 2010.12.23 (05) [EN]

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From: Michael Everson everson at evertype.com
   Subject: LL-L 'Traditions' 2010.12.23 (03) [EN]

On 23 Dec 2011, at 23:11, Lowlands-L wrote:

> Question: Is this tradition found in the rest of the English-speaking
world? If so, is it an American importation, or does it go back to British
customs?

Informants in Ireland say that it is a very recent import, evidently from
America. Certainly if there were a British analogue it would have to be
named for Father Christmas.


Michael Everson * http://www.evertype.com/

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