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Page 11
... nations , Jews and Gentiles , there was a prevailing belief that at death the souls of good men were taken possession of by good spirits and carried to Paradise , but the souls of wicked men were left to wander in the space between the ...
... nations , Jews and Gentiles , there was a prevailing belief that at death the souls of good men were taken possession of by good spirits and carried to Paradise , but the souls of wicked men were left to wander in the space between the ...
Page 105
... nations , the lot was regarded as an appeal to the devil as much as to God . I have known people object to the lot as a sinful practice ; but , at the same time , they were in the constant habit of directing their own course by such an ...
... nations , the lot was regarded as an appeal to the devil as much as to God . I have known people object to the lot as a sinful practice ; but , at the same time , they were in the constant habit of directing their own course by such an ...
Page 175
... nations , like the Hebrews , began their day in the evening . Thus we have Yule Eve , and Hallow Eve ( Hallowe'en ) , the evenings preceding the respective feasts . The name Hallowe'en is of Christian origin , but the origin of the ...
... nations , like the Hebrews , began their day in the evening . Thus we have Yule Eve , and Hallow Eve ( Hallowe'en ) , the evenings preceding the respective feasts . The name Hallowe'en is of Christian origin , but the origin of the ...
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ancient animals Baal baby baptism belief Beltane Beltane day Bible boys bride burning cake called Candlemass carried cattle cause century ceremony charm child Child Rowland Christian Church common considered corpse cure custom dead death devil disease divining door Druids evil eye evil influence fairies favour feast festival fire fire worship first-foot funeral gift Glasgow Hallowe'en hand heathen held Hogmanay honour instances John's eve kindled legend living Lord luck lucky marriage married means midsummer milk mistletoe moon morning mother nations neighbourhood neighbours never night observed old woman omen origin Pagan party person Perthshire plant possessed practice present protection regarded religious Roman rose round sacrifices salt says Scotland seen solstice spitting spittle stone stone circle Stonehenge supernatural superstition survival taken tion told took tree tree worship unlucky village wart wife wish witch witchcraft women worship wraith young Yule