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St. Catherine's Day

Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2013 2:13 am
by Portia
The French say that before a girl reaches 25, she prays: "Donnez-moi, Seigneur, un mari de bon lieu! Qu'il soit doux, opulent, libéral et agréable!" (Lord, give me a well-situated husband. Let him be gentle, rich, generous, and pleasant!") After 25, she prays: "Seigneur, un qui soit supportable, ou qui, parmi le monde, au moins puisse passer!" (Lord, one who's bearable, or who can at least pass as bearable in the world!") And when she's pushing 30: "Un tel qu'il te plaira Seigneur, je m'en contente!" ("Send whatever you want, Lord; I'll take it!" (source Wikipedia, quoted in BQ 70443)

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Re: St. Catherine's Day

Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2013 4:06 am
by Squirrel
Hah! That's great!
Might I say that I was thoroughly entertained by this "hat party" post. It looks like something I'll have to put on my bucket list!

Re: St. Catherine's Day

Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2013 8:47 am
by Giovanni Schwartz
I thought that was Russia. See:Matchmaker lyrics