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FOLK

LORE:

OR,

SUPERSTITIOUS BELIEFS IN THE WEST OF
SCOTLAND WITHIN THIS CENTURY.

WITH

AN APPENDIX,

SHEWING THE PROBABLE RELATION OF THE MODERN FESTIVALS OF CHRISTMAS,

MAY DAY, ST. JOHN'S DAY, AND HALLOWEEN, TO ANCIENT SUN

AND FIRE WORSHIP.

BY

JAMES NAPIER, F.R.S.E., F.C.S., &c.,
Author of "Manufacturing Art in Ancient Times," "Notes and Reminiscences
of Partick," &c., &c.

ABSTRACT OF CONTENTS.

Acts of Assembly against keeping Popular Festivals-Acts of Sessions

against keeping Yule-All Hallow's Festival, its Origin --Apple, The,

Superstitions concerning-Aspen, Superstitions connected with the

Ash, Superstitions connected with the-Auguries connected with

Funerals-Babies Carried off by Fairies-Babies to be taken up a

Stair first time taken out-Bannocks at Yule and New-Year's Day-

Baptism, Early Practices at-Baptismal Water-Bedding at Weddings

-Beetles, Superstitions connected with-Beilteine, Baal's Fire-Belief

in Fairies-Belief in Ghosts-Belief in Witchcraft-Beltane-Beltane

Customs in Ireland-Beltane Festival in Perthshire-Birds Flying

over a Person's Head-The Black Art-Blessing the Candles to be

Used in Church-Bonfires at Hallowe'en-Boutree, Defence against

Evil-Eye-Breaking Looking-Glass on the Wall--Bride's Cake-

Candlemas-Casting of Calf by Cows Prevented-Cats Dying in the

House not Lucky-Caul, Child's, its Influence-Changing of Babies

by Fairies-Charms and Counter Charms-Charms for Curing Diseases

-Children Cutting Teeth- Church's, The, Enactments against Devil's

Devices-Clover, Four-Leaved, its Influence- Coal Explosions, Prog-

nostics concerning-Cock Crowing with his Head to the Door- Cold

Tremour, foreboding Death-Cows, Restive, foreboding Evil-- Cricket

in the House-Cure for an Evil Eye-Cutting the Nails of Young

Children-Second Sight-Death Warnings --Defending the Bride

against Evil Influences-Deid Bell-Devil, Making Compacts with the

-Dew-Collecting on First May-Dirgy, or Dredgy, after Funerals—

Disease Transferred to the Lower Animals-Divining by Bible and Key

-Divining by Cups-Divining by a Staff-Double Ears of Corn-

Dousing Rod to find Springs or Mineral Veins-Dress put on Wrong

Side Out Duties of New-Married Wife in Old Times--Ear Tingling-

Eclipses Portending Evil-Eggs Laid upon Good Friday-Evil Eye,

Influence of-Exorcising Ghosts-Family Feasts at New-Year-

Fascinating Children Prevented-Feasts to Evil Spirits-Festivals of

Druids at Winter Solstice-Fire, the Earthly Symbol of the Sun--Fire-

Worship in Scotland in 1810 -Fires Kindled on Mountains at Mid-