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Bringing Eggs to Saint Claire Maxime Lebeau, Cyrus Gilet, Pierre Lambrechts,
A famous legend, which comes from Italy says that if we want to have great weather at our wedding, we must bring some eggs to a Clarisse monastery. A long time ago, in a village in Italy, it rained cats and dogs and the weather was very cold. People fell ill and died. To stop the rain the inhabitants called a nun, Sister Claire, for help. The latter told these poor people to bring eggs to her chapel where she laid them on the altar. Amazingly, all of a sudden, the sun started shining again. Everybody got warm and the sick people healed. This legend is also popular in Belgium. When the newlyweds-to-be want to make sure they’ll enjoy fine weather, the only thing they need is to find a Clarisse monastery and a chicken, which will be kind enough to lay its eggs upon their request. Legend or superstition ? Make up your own mind!
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