Have you ever broken a vase? What have you done with the shards? In Italy, there is this custom which tells to keep all your (ceramic) shards together and to throw them away on New Year's Eve and that that should bring you luck. But well... the day after you have broken your vase, you'll probably need one... soooo let's go for a hunt and let's buy a new vase. This is how Italians - or maybe most of Western and consumerist countries - deal with breaks. But have you ever come across the term...
