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Page 66
... burned in a place where no beast can get at it , and in the morning the ashes are carefully examined , believing that the foot- print of the next person of the family who will die will be seen . This practice of burning the contents of ...
... burned in a place where no beast can get at it , and in the morning the ashes are carefully examined , believing that the foot- print of the next person of the family who will die will be seen . This practice of burning the contents of ...
Page 118
... burning there was generated an animal called a salamander . It required seven years to grow and attain maturity , and if the fires were kept burning longer than that there was great danger that the animal might make its escape from its ...
... burning there was generated an animal called a salamander . It required seven years to grow and attain maturity , and if the fires were kept burning longer than that there was great danger that the animal might make its escape from its ...
Page 126
... burning of human bodies as a protection against evil influences ; and , within my own recollection , the driver of a ... burn the bourtree . " It was believed that children laid in a cradle made in whole or in part of elderwood , would ...
... burning of human bodies as a protection against evil influences ; and , within my own recollection , the driver of a ... burn the bourtree . " It was believed that children laid in a cradle made in whole or in part of elderwood , would ...
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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 nature 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