Could horses be comparable to the Indians holy cow.
In Dutch there are different names for "head", "mouth" and "leg" when referring to animals or humans. I find it interesting that horses are the exception to this - their head, mouth and leg is referred to by the human term. They have a symbolism and regalness in society.
But, then again, you can easily buy horse meat here - mostly imported from Spain.
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Date: 2007-02-11 01:47 pm (UTC)In Dutch there are different names for "head", "mouth" and "leg" when referring to animals or humans. I find it interesting that horses are the exception to this - their head, mouth and leg is referred to by the human term. They have a symbolism and regalness in society.
But, then again, you can easily buy horse meat here - mostly imported from Spain.