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| - | A friend tells me of a childhood story where lead is melted on a spoon, then poured into an aluminum | + | {{: |
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| + | A friend tells me of a childhood story where lead is melted on a spoon, then poured into an aluminium | ||
| This process is repeated three times until the harm is gone, and the shape of the lead in the water is seen as the spectre. | This process is repeated three times until the harm is gone, and the shape of the lead in the water is seen as the spectre. | ||
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| + | It is called in Turkish KURŞUN DÖKMEK (lead pouring). | ||
| also see: http:// | also see: http:// | ||
| - | video: http:// | + | videos: http:// |
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| + | in this video the lead is spikey and has a loose structure - the woman says that this means he suffers from a lot of criticism but has a good heart. Salt, rice, and sugar is also somehow used. The woman breaks a piece off to give the man. | ||
| + | Others write that this piece, known as a heart or tear of lead, should be kept for a month under a pillow and then throw it down a river. Another idea is that the process captures the person' | ||
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| + | Lead pouring is also a New Years tradition in European countries including Finland (http:// | ||