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War poet Seigfried Sassoon is the patron saint of raffles.
( , Thu 17 May 2012, 15:01, 1 reply, 12 years ago)
( , Thu 17 May 2012, 15:01, 1 reply, 12 years ago)
In Navajo culture, the chief's daughter's hand in marriage
is decided by inserting lots of coloured leaves into the stomach of a bison, each one attributed to a different man in the tribe. The chief then picks one at random, the owner of which will marry his daughter.
The Navajo word for this is 'Tombola'.
( , Thu 17 May 2012, 15:06, Reply)
is decided by inserting lots of coloured leaves into the stomach of a bison, each one attributed to a different man in the tribe. The chief then picks one at random, the owner of which will marry his daughter.
The Navajo word for this is 'Tombola'.
( , Thu 17 May 2012, 15:06, Reply)
The Germans have no word for raffle
In certain parts of Bavaria there are recorded instances of something called Ticket und billige Flasche Wein Spiel* taking place in non-Lutheran chuches, but efforts to buy a raffle ticket anywhere else in Germany will be met with blank expressions.
*Roughly = Ticket and cheap bottle of wine game.
( , Thu 17 May 2012, 15:10, Reply)
In certain parts of Bavaria there are recorded instances of something called Ticket und billige Flasche Wein Spiel* taking place in non-Lutheran chuches, but efforts to buy a raffle ticket anywhere else in Germany will be met with blank expressions.
*Roughly = Ticket and cheap bottle of wine game.
( , Thu 17 May 2012, 15:10, Reply)
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