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"168sean168;c-1840631" wrote:

"meinaz;c-1840630" wrote:

"168sean168;c-1840624" wrote:
Receiving coal during winter is actually a good deed. Coal can be burnt to produce warmth. :+1:

It is one of those practical gift that people really don't want for Christmas. We want the fun gifts.

Oh I see. :smile:

In my house, we had the 'traditional' belief that if you were nice Father Christmas brought you presents. If you were naughty, you got coal, which is bad in comparison.

This was somewhat confused a week later by the 'first footing' by which for luck the first person to come through the door at New Year's had to bring coal, making it a good thing.

Now I'm marrying into a Chinese family with all of their traditions. Our kids are going to experience a lot of odd stuff.

In fact, I think I will try to make some new ones up.