tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-604990465653925540.post7875857399531189001..comments2023-04-03T09:34:37.841-04:00Comments on Romantoes: Ephemera, the holiday editionRosemaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10223441754197927551noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-604990465653925540.post-47067035178988998282008-12-21T09:33:00.000-05:002008-12-21T09:33:00.000-05:00Fascinating! Thanks for sending that link. Appar...Fascinating! Thanks for sending that link. Apparently, child abuse is an even more widespread Xmas custom than I imagined... ;^)<BR/><BR/>Leave it to David Sedaris to enlighten us. My favorite essay of his is still the one where he tries to explain the Easter Bunny to his French teacher. He's got it right, that you learn a lot--sometimes more than you want to know--about a culture by asking Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10223441754197927551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-604990465653925540.post-81816360203212079362008-12-21T09:08:00.000-05:002008-12-21T09:08:00.000-05:00The Belsnickle reminds me of a bit in David Sedari...The Belsnickle reminds me of a bit in David Sedaris's <A HREF="http://www.esquire.com/features/ESQ1202-DEC_SEDARIS" REL="nofollow">Six to Eight Black Men</A>:<BR/><BR/>"They'd kick [the child] and beat him with a switch. Then, if the youngster was really bad, they'd put him in a sack and take him back to Spain."yarmandohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00766948159292984708noreply@blogger.com