Friday, December 2, 2011

Bread and Salt

At the Thanksgiving dinner we hosted, we received a loaf of bread and some salt as a present (as well as a beautiful poinsettia). These are traditional German housewarming gifts, so that you always have something to eat (bread) and you always have money (salt). This tradition dates back to the days when salt and other spices were rare. It was a really sweet gesture.

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