[Dixielandjazz] Hog-what? no jazz content.

[David Richoux]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hogmanay  has a lot of information - some  
of it is probably true. There is a similar Solstice/New Years  
tradition in Cajun Louisiana with towering bonfires along the bayous,  
by the way. There were Celts in France - the word for it was  
hoguinané.There is also the tradition of the "Little January Man" (le  
petit bonhomme Janvier) who would bring gifts on New Years (or ashes  
for bad children.) My Grandmother told me about all of this but I  
didn't believer her...

http://www.stjamesparish.com/local/localinfo/BONFIRES/Bonfir1.htm   
covers a lot of this.

(getting back to the important thread - My fav is still 10 year old  
Laphroaig - I like that iodine/peaty flavor and the younger aged  
bottles have more of it. Not subtle!)

Dave Richoux

On Dec 11, 2008, at 8:57 PM, ROBERT R. CALDER wrote:

> Hogmany eve  ?????  Presumably not another allusion to swine,
> but odd nonetheless.
>
> Hogmanay is 31st. December
> Hogmanay is thus 30th December
> and if you want to drink malt whisky on both evenings,
> slainte!
>
> Hog-Many Eve is presumably a female of the species who monopolises  
> lots on any evening she cares to booze.
>
> Message: 6  Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2008 11:20:32 -0800
> From: Don Ingle <dingle at nomadinter.net>
> Ah, Tom, m'hath, the sassenoch dinna know about what wonders an  
> internal
> application of a decent usque baugh dram or three can unfold on a
> Hogmany eve.
>
>
>
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