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Pinching Knees, Egypt

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In Egypt, single girls will pinch the bride’s knees. It’s to bring them good luck that they’ll be the next to marry. The legend is that a bride mocked a girl who wasn’t married yet and the girl tried to attack her. People kept them apart, and the girl could only pinch the bride’s knees. When word of the story got out, however, a suitor came to the girl and asked for her hand.

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