On 14/02/2012 14:59, lil abdo wrote: Lil et al I brought three back although they are quite brittle and the large goddess is a bit battered - so not sure what i will eventually do with them - it's rather too sweet for my taste - was the smashing to bits just your family way? I was very struck by the red colour - the breaking of images is often important for deterring bad vibes ... one of the most famous ritual of the temple was the "breaking of the red pots" then consuming - good stuff really senebty Mogg > They certainly do eat them, in one part of my extended family they > would keep them until all the siblings were together, smash them and > everyone would have a bit, the last time we had any they had ants in > them which rather put me off! > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >