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The beginning and end of one's life is to draw closer to the fire.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about beginning, end, fire, fire brigade, life

He who has a straw tail is always in fear of its catching fire.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about fear, fire, fire brigade

The hunter does not rub himself in oil and lie by the fire to sleep.

Proverbs and old sayings Nigerian about hunters, sleep, lie, fire, fire brigade

He was burned, so he ran into the bamboo grove, but the grove caught fire.

Proverbs and old sayings about fire, fire brigade

If you call a piece of wood 'child', you can never use it to light fire since it has become so precious.

Proverbs and old sayings Rwandan about use, light, children, fire, fire brigade, contentment

The old woman doesn't want fun, she wants bread, wine, and fire.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about wine, fire, fire brigade, woman, old, olderness

You may crush, bleed, stamp on and scratch me, but I won't play with fire.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about fire, fire brigade, contentment

It's dumb to put snow on the kitchen spit, the snow melts and the fire goes out.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about kitchen, fire, fire brigade

My daughter-in-law tucked up her sleeves, and upset the kettle into the fire.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about law, fire, fire brigade

He who has his hand in the water is not like him who has his hand in the fire.

Proverbs and old sayings Syrian about fire, fire brigade, water

When a king is about to lose his power his orders burn more intensely than fire.

Proverbs and old sayings Tibetan about power, fire, fire brigade

Holiday of Saint Nicolae

Saint Nicolae is the spiritual patriarch in Holland, Russia, Greece, France and in a lot of cities from Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy and Belgium. He is known as the protector of poor people, sailors, tradesmen,...

Traditions and superstitions Romanian

Spell for Cleansing the body of Negative Energy

The following tools will be needed:

1 White Candle – this is representative of positive energy
1 Black Candle – this is representative of negative energy
1 Green Candle – this is...

Spells and incantations British

What grows when it eats, but dies when it drinks?

Fire.

Riddles

Far waters cannot quench near fires.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about fire