Fred's Fun Fact: What do They do in Europe?

Find out what Europeans do to bring good luck to their homes!

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
The Fread Show is on The Fread's Fun Fact.

Speaker 2 (00:03):
Fred Fun so much so.

Speaker 3 (00:13):
I've heard of a lot of superstitions before that people have.
I've never heard of this one though. Before refrigerators, some
Europeans and Americans practiced the tradition of once a year
sticking their linens in their pantry as a way of
inviting wealth and good luck to the home. So now
the superstition has been updated. So on May twenty ninth,

(00:34):
you're supposed to put a pillow on your fridge, and
that would fulfill the requirement of bringing wealth and good
luck to your home.

Speaker 1 (00:44):
Sleep on your fridge.

Speaker 3 (00:45):
Well, no, you don't have to sleep, you put the
pillow up there. Oh I'd like to see anyway.

Speaker 1 (00:50):
I mean, I'm just sitting here holding a pillow up
to the fridge.

Speaker 3 (00:53):
You all curled up on top of the fridge.

Speaker 1 (00:54):
I might as well get comfortable.

Speaker 3 (00:56):
When I first read this, I thought, maybe was put
your pillow in the fridge, like if that killed all
the nasty that's inside your pillow. But that's not what
it is. It has to do with wealth and prosperity,
inviting it into your home. So on made write this
down only May twenty nine. I guess I don't know
if you could do it any other day.

Speaker 1 (01:14):
Calendar invite has to be done, then.

Speaker 3 (01:16):
Yeah right, put a pillow on top of your fridge
and get rich.

Speaker 1 (01:20):
You're welcome. More Fred Show next