After proceeding as above, count the number of new shoots that spring up (if any). The number shows how many children will result from the marriage.
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After proceeding as above, count the number of new shoots that spring up (if any). The number shows how many children will result from the marriage.
Source: Current Superstitions (1896), entry 259.
Fanny D. Bergen, editor.
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