Originally posted by JustMe:
By the way.
Winegardner in GFR writes that when Geraci was "made", "At the ceremony his finger was cut by Vito himself". I heard that Japanese Mafia has tradition to cut fingers, but who knows anything about such things in Sicilian Mafia? Turnbull, you positively must have information! 
Actually years ago part of the initiation ceremony of being made was that you slit your finger and your "sponser" slit his and then the both of you touched fingers, mixing the blood, hence becoming "one" in the mob, bloodbrothers, This was known as taking " The blood oath!" One of the steps in your initiation into the family.
Don Cardi
