[meteorite-list] Meteorite Legend and Folklore, 5

From: Galactic Stone & Ironworks <meteoritemike_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2010 11:20:37 -0400
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"Some scholars speculate, based on common legends between various
cultures around the globe, that the old practice of "wishing upon a
shooting star" originates from a time when people believed that the
gods would occasionally open the dome of heaven to peek in on what the
mortals were doing on Earth. This opening of the dome released a star,
and if one made a wish while there was still light, and before the
dome slammed shut, the gods might hear and grant the wish."

- Cosmic Debris, Burke.
Received on Mon 14 Jun 2010 11:20:37 AM PDT