by marykmusic » Sun Nov 20, 2005 11:38 am
Years ago, while in South America, I had an opportunity to visit the <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em>mercada negra brujeria</em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> of La Paz, Bolivia. Some shops sold llama fetuses to be used in dedicating new houses, one under the main center pole for the roof. I was told that, traditionally, a newborn baby was used (but that's not "allowed" any more, wink wink.) <br><br>In an archeological dig a few years later, in Alabama, it was common to find the remains of exactly the same thing, some dated to just a few hundred years ago. --MaryK <p></p><i></i>