Re: Suffering from friggatriskaidekaphobia?
Originally Posted by
Longdogs
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A hairnet?
You are a twit, Dongles. The birth caul or veil is a full face mask which may be sometimes found covering the face of a child at birth. It is actually a remnant of the amniotic sac.
Such births are quite rare, and they hold special significance for the child born in such a manner. Superstition has it that if one is born with caul they will never drown. I was - and I haven't - yet!