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Why we Throw Coins into Fountains (2015x70)
Fecha de emisión: Jul 10, 2015
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People have been throwing coins into fountains seemingly as long as there have been coins and fountains. The tradition all started with water. While many people in the developed world today have clean, drinkable water readily available from their kitchen taps, this was not always the case. Potable drinking holes in many regions weren’t the easiest things to find. Thus, where clean water was available, many early European tribes believed that such areas were a gift from the gods.
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Resources/Further Reading:
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-wishing-well.htm
http://www.anthropology.uci.edu/~wmmaurer/courses/anthro_money_2006/wishing.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2178582/Romes-Trevi-Fountain-coins-authorities-crack-thieves-steal-money-water.html
http://jdombstravels.com/legend-of-the-trevi-fountain/
http://www.coinbooks.com/esylum_v14n36a18.html
http://www.trevifountain.net/trevifountainhistory.htm
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-happens-to-coins-thrown-into-fountains.htm
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http://ffe4bfdbf79d40724d6b-b19df3af356e81f99f3ea6fbd79c997c.r64.cf1.rackcdn.com/Three%20Coins1370338347.jpg
https://fatherjerabek.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/fontana-trevi-2.jpg
http://blog.goldeneaglecoin.com
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