It may derive, distantly, from the ancient Greek practice of offering to Artemis, goddess of the hunt and of the moon, a round honeycake into which a candle was stuck.
它可能产生的疏远,从提供的狩猎和月亮女神阿尔特弥斯,古希腊的做法,一个圆形蜂蜜蛋糕的蜡烛被卡住了。
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Even the dinner hour was given up to talking about it. The little girls sat under the pines eating their thick mutton sandwiches and big slabs of honeycake spread with butter.