Ya que estamos con un pie en navidades, echaremos un vistazo al test de folklore navideño de About.com:
Christmas Folklore Quiz
Algunas preguntas son locales (es un test gringo), pero con las películas de sábado tarde que he visto a estas alturas, voy tirando...Y nada, que no sé mucho del lado histórico de Santa Claus / San Nicolás. Es una pena, porque algunas cosas que sabía no salen en las preguntas, pero he logrado un aprobado raspado, raspado:
You answered 8 items out of 15 correctly.
Your score is 53%. You may want to study up before trying again.
Your score is 53%. You may want to study up before trying again.
Si queréis aprender algo más sobre las tradiciones navideñas de los países anglosajones y norte de Europa, o bien enterarte si lo que creías saber es en realidad una leyenda urbana, About.com tiene una página repleta de enlaces e historias:
Christmas History: Facts and myths surrounding the celebration of Christmas and the history of seasonal holiday traditions.
Versión bollywoodiana de 12 days of Christmas,
de Boymongoose*, la letra está en los comentarios
Más tests aquí
*Boymongoose es un grupo cómico musical de origen indio afincado en Australia que sacó su primer single, 'The 12 days of Christmas', en 2004. Su éxito hizo que en 2006 la MTV india usara este vídeo como felicitación navideña.
Su web parece caída o cerrada, pero os dejo un enlace a la cache de www.boymongoose.com y su canal en YouTube con algún vídeo más.
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On the first day of Christmas,
my true love gave to me
A totally insufficient dowry
On the second day of Christmas,
my true love gave to me
Two nosy in-laws
And a totally insufficient dowry
On the third day of Christmas,
my true love gave to me
Three butter chickens
Two nosy in-laws
And a totally insufficient dowry
On the fourth day of Christmas,
my true love gave to me
Four Hari Krishnas….. (Is that Indian)
Three butter chickens
Two nosy in-laws
And a totally insufficient dowry
On the fifth day of Christmas,
my true love gave to me
Five Indian games….. (I want to be the cowboy)
Four Hari Krishnas
Three butter chickens
Two nosy in-laws
And a totally insufficient dowry
On the sixth day of Christmas,
my true love gave to me
Six IT graduates
Five Indian games
Four Hari Krishnas
Three butter chickens
Two nosy in-laws
And a totally insufficient dowry
On the seventh day of Christmas,
my true love gave to me
Seven-11 workers
Six IT graduates
Five Indian games
Four Hari Krishnas
Three butter chickens
Two nosy in-laws
And a totally insufficient dowry
On the eighth day of Christmas,
my true love gave to me
Eight Bollywood films
Seven-11 workers
Six IT graduates
Five Indian games
Four Hari Krishnas
Three butter chickens
Two nosy in-laws
And a totally insufficient dowry
On the ninth day of Christmas,
my true love gave to me
Nine telemarketers….. (Good Evenin.. This is Kaalin jones. Are you waanting greater kaalrits)
Eight Bollywood films
Seven-11 workers
Six IT graduates
Five Indian games
Four Hari Krishnas
Three butter chickens
Two nosy in-laws
And a totally insufficient dowry
On the tenth day of Christmas,
my true love gave to me
Ten-minute yoga….. (Think the lotus, feel the lotus, drive the lotus)
Nine telemarketers
Eight Bollywood films
Seven-11 workers
Six IT graduates
Five Indian games
Four Hari Krishnas
Three butter chickens
Two nosy in-laws
And a totally insufficient dowry
On the eleventh day of Christmas,
my true love gave to me
Eleven syllable name….. (PEESARAVANMUTHUDBLEEKVAAS)
Ten-minute yoga
Nine telemarketers
Eight Bollywood films
Seven-11 workers
Six IT graduates
Five Indian games
Four Hari Krishnas
Three butter chickens
Two nosy in-laws
And a totally insufficient dowry
On the twelfth day of Christmas,
my true love gave to me…
Twelve cricket ball tamperers….. (I was simply correcting the stitching)
Eleven syllable name
Ten-minute yoga
Nine telemarketers
Eight Bollywood films
Seven-11 workers
Six IT graduates
Five minutes of fame
Four Hari Krishnas
Three butter chickens
Two nosy in-laws
And a totally insufficient dowry
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