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By N.S. Gill, About.com GuideSeptember 5, 2012
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Extra credit: What does the Rob stand for?
Hint: Date the Rob.
Answer, Extra Credit Answer.
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I can’t even pretend to be knowledgeable about the subject of this week’s post, but I love the extra credit answer. I may just have to celebrate it.
I was in the right neighborhood in thinking it had to do with harvests but never heard of this particular ritual.
I was partially right about this one. As always, thanks for the history lesson.
No clue but I read both answers. What an interesting piece of history. Seems we humans love to categorize time passing and time to come.
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I can’t even pretend to be knowledgeable about the subject of this week’s post, but I love the extra credit answer. I may just have to celebrate it.
I was in the right neighborhood in thinking it had to do with harvests but never heard of this particular ritual.
I was partially right about this one. As always, thanks for the history lesson.
No clue but I read both answers. What an interesting piece of history. Seems we humans love to categorize time passing and time to come.