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To: lesser_satan

The wisemen carried frankincense and myrrh. Items used in funerals to mask the smell of a dead body. Myrrh was also used as an embalming ointment.



67 posted on 12/25/2006 9:31:59 PM PST by Perdogg (Check out my Christmas Greetings at my Freep homepage)
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To: Perdogg; Knitting A Conundrum

Thanks for the info. I remember the first verse to that song, but I've either never heard the rest or never paid attention. And I never knew exactly what frankincense and myrrh were used for, other than being aromatic.


74 posted on 12/25/2006 9:38:37 PM PST by lesser_satan (EKTHELTHIOR!!!)
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