In Good Heumer
Sunday, January 4th, 2004 12:00 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
flwydFrom Snopes's New Year's Superstitions page:
That seems to fly in the face of the claim that Rock 'n' Roll is the Music of the Devil.
According to widespread superstition, evil spirits and the Devil himself hate loud noise. We celebrate by making as much of a din as possible not just as an expression of joy at having a new year at our disposal, but also to make sure Old Scratch and his minions don't stick around. (Church bells are rung on a couple's wedding day for the same reason.)
That seems to fly in the face of the claim that Rock 'n' Roll is the Music of the Devil.
