How did it begin?
Subtitle: the origins of our curious customs and superstitions
By: R. & L. Brasch
Contributors: Brasch, Li
Publisher: MJF Books
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 328
ISBN-13: 9781606712719; 9781606710722
Subjects: Origin; Manners and customs; Superstition
Notes: "This revised edition is dedicated to the memory of its author by his ever-loving wife."--Title page verso.

Includes index.
Table of contents: title: The origin of superstitions; title: Birth and its customs; title: The ritual of courting and marriage; title: Death and mourning; title: Everyday courtesies; title: Table manners and eating habits; title: Drinking customs; title: The history of dress; title: Beauty culture; title: Animals in language; title: The story of people's dwellings; title: Magic; title: Medicine; title: Sources of justice; title: Parliamentary procedure and royal regalia; title: Symbols of nationhood; title: Naval customs; title: In the Army; title: The origin of sporting terms and pastimes; title: On the stage; title: In the way of speaking; title: The beginning of writing; title: Counting and accounting; title: The measurement of time; title: Religion and its symbols.