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Hot cross buns! Hot cross buns!
One a penny two a penny - Hot cross buns
If you have no daughters, give them to your sons
One a penny two a penny - Hot cross buns
Religious connotation of the words and lyrics
Hot cross buns are a fruit cake decorated with a white cross across the top of it celebrated in this nursery rhyme. Generally they
are served with a butter spread. Hot cross buns were sold in the street to the cry of "Hot cross buns!" around the period in English history dating back
to the nineteenth century. They are generally sold at Easter and commemorate the religious significance of the Easter Christian festival which
celebrates the resurrection following crucifixion on the cross. |
