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Subject: Re: Gender of "moon" and "sun" in different languages?
Author: Caprice   (Authenticated as Caprice)
Date: August 31, 2004 at 12:47:02 PM
Reply to: Gender of "moon" and "sun" in different languages? by Andy
In Vietnam, the moon is a "she", a sister: Hang.
In Sweden (where I live), the moon is a man ("man in the moon").
The Mapuche Indians of Chile and Argentina talks about Father Sun and Mother Earth.
That's all I know!

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