2006-11-07 07:34:40 · 1 answers · asked by MJ 6 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
As I learned it, you show up with a loaf of bread, a box of salt, and a bottle of wine, and you offer them to the homeowner one at a time, saying:
"Bread -- that this house may never know hunger.
"Salt -- that life here may always have flavor.
"And wine -- that there will always be joy."
The tradition is documented visually in Frank Capra's 1946 holiday classic, "It's A Wonderful Life," when George Bailey (James Stewart) performs this ritual for Mr. Martini, the Italian immigrant who is able to afford his own home through the good-heartedness of the Bailey Building and Loan.
2006-11-07 07:44:25 · answer #1 · answered by Scott F 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Bread Salt Wine
2016-11-15 00:53:26 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You give bread wishing them to never go hungry, salt so that there is always spice in their life and wine so there will always be sweetness.
2006-11-07 07:46:24 · answer #3 · answered by rltouhe 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow! thankyou! exactly what I was looking for. I tried looking for the answers on other websites but I couldn't find them.
2016-08-23 10:16:43 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Looking for a good answer on this too
2016-08-08 18:54:32 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
its a pagan thing i think.....
bread being a staple food, and something that can be shared
salt to wash away the previous owners presence
and wine to get pissed instead of unpacking boxes i should imagine!
2006-11-07 09:16:51 · answer #6 · answered by kt_sub2000 4 · 0⤊ 4⤋
It is a European tradition to bring good luck to the new home.
2006-11-07 07:36:30 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋