Mufti day for chocolates !
By Traceyjayne
@Traceyjayne (11331)
United Kingdom
November 24, 2016 1:25pm CST
Firstly, I have no idea why it is called Mufti day. It is simply that instead of wearing the school uniform the children wore their "own clothes" to school.
In return they brought a box of chocolates or a bar of chocolate.
These are to be used on Saturday for prizes on our Tombola stall at the Parish Christmas Fayre.
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@owlwings (43897)
• Cambridge, England
25 Nov 16
I had never heard the term "Mufti day". We always called them "Own Clothes Day" or "Dress Down Friday".
Mufti is a peculiar word. It is Army slang for 'non-uniform' or the clothes one wears when off-duty and it comes from an Arabic word meaning 'scholar' or 'lawyer'. In the early 19th Century, apparently, many officers would wear a long robe or dressing gown and an embroidered velvet cap when off duty and this is said to have made them look like Arab scholars or lawyers.
Tombola comes from an Italian word meaning 'to turn a somersault' - presumably because the tickets are put in a drum which is turned to shuffle them!
I hope that your Tombola is a head-over-heels success!
@Poppylicious (11134)
• United Kingdom
24 Nov 16
It must be so lovely working with little ones as Christmas draws near. :)
