Editing Man in the Moon (section)

==Traditions==
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There is a traditional European belief that the Man in the Moon enjoyed drinking, especially [[claret]]. An old [[ballad]] runs (original spelling):
<blockquote><poem>
Our man in the moon drinks clarret,
With powder-beef, turnep, and carret.
If he doth so, why should not you
Drink until the sky looks blew?<ref>''The Man in the Moon drinks Claret'', as it was sung at the Court in Holy-well. ''Bagford Ballads'', ''Folio Collection'' in the [[British Museum]], vol. ii. No. 119.</ref></poem></blockquote>

In the English Middle Ages and renaissance, the Moon was held to be the god of drunkards, and at least three London taverns were named "The Man in the Moone".<ref>{{citation |last=Poole |first=William |contribution=Introduction |title=The Man in the Moone |year=2009 |editor-last=Poole |editor-first=William |pages=13–62 |publisher=Broadview |isbn=978-1-55111-896-3}}
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The man in the Moon is named in an early dated English [[The Man in the Moon (nursery rhyme)|nursery rhyme]]:
<blockquote><poem>
The man in the moon came tumbling down
And asked his way to [[Norwich]];
He went by the south and burnt his mouth
With supping cold pease porridge.</poem></blockquote>