And if wishes were bran

Posted by Bob on December 27, 2002

In Reply to: Re: BRAN TUB posted by James Briggs on December 27, 2002

: : : PLEASE DOES ANYBODY KNOW THE ORIGIN OF THE MEANING `BRAN TUB` AS IN CHRISTMAS OFFICE BRAN TUB WHERE EVERYBODY WRAPS UP A PRESENT PUTS IT IN A LARGE BOX THEN TAKES OUT ANOTHER PRESENT

: : It looks like a UK thing. Seems the bran(probably in the form of a fine grain?), hides the gifts.
: : From a few websites:
: : A large tub is decorated with crepe paper, filled with bran or sawdust, then wrapped gifts were hidden in the bran. Everyone at the party had a chance to pull out a prize from the tub.

: That's it exactly! Very UK by the sound of things.
: Happy New Year - just to be early as well as full of Good Wishes.

if wishes were bran flakes,
we'd all have, well, a regular year.