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Hatches, Matches and Dispatches: Birth, Marriage and Burial Around the World

By (author) Jenny Paschall, By (author) Ron Lyon

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The term honeymoon comes from the European tradition of drinking honeyed wine during the first month of marriage. Indian Chief Blackbird was buried sitting on his horse. These are just two of the facts included in this collection of trivia about birth, marriage and burial from around the world.

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Normally shipped | Available from overseas. Dispatched in aprox 4-8 weeks as local supplier is out of stock
Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers
Published date | 31 Dec 1999
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Format | Paperback / softback
Pages | 224
Dimensions | 197 x 130 x 0mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 104g
ISBN | 978-0-0063-8815-9
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BISAC | games / trivia


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