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Bees on Christmas Eve, 234 |
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Belgium, All Souls' Eve in, 192, 194 ; St. |
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Hubert's Day in, 202 ; Martinmas in, |
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204-7 5 St. Catherine's Day in, 213 ; |
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St. Nicholas in, 219 ; St. Thomas's |
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Bentzon, Madame Th., 96-7 |
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Berlin, pyramids in, 266 ; biscuits in, 288 |
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Bernard, St., of Clairvaux, 33 |
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Berry, cake customs in, 287, 339 |
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Bethlehem, Christmas at, 94-5, 107 |
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Birds fed at Christmas, 289 |
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Bohemia, the "star" in, 152 ; fifteenth- |
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century Christmas customs in, 1S3 ; |
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St. Andrew's Eve in, 215-6 ; St. |
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Boy Bishop, 212-3, 306-S ; connection |
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with St. Nicholas, 220-1, 307-8 |
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" Breast-strip" rites, 328 |
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Brittany, Herod play in, 141 ; Magi |
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actors in, 151 5 All Souls' Eve in, |
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191—2 ; Christmas Eve superstitions in, |
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233-5, 23, 5 Christmas log in, 256 ; |
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New Year in, 323 ; agitillannevf in, |
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330 5 weather superstition in, 332 |
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Brixen, cradle-rocking at, m |
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Brixlegg, Christmas play at, 143 f. |
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Bromfield, Cumberland, barring out the master at, 224 |
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Brough, Westmoreland, Twelfth Night tree at, 270 |
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Brunnen, Epiphany at, 341 |
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Burford, Christmas holly at, 275 |
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Burghead, "Clavie" at, 327 |
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" Bush, burning the," 346 |
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Caballero, Fernan, 66-7, 117, 151 |
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Caesarius of Aries, 170-1, 181 |
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Cakes, " feasten," 177 5 soul, 192-4 ; St. |
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Hubert's, 202 ; Martin's horns, 204 ; |
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Christmas, 287-8, 289-90 ; Twelfth |
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Night, 337-4°) 34° 5 s*- Basil's, 341 |
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Callander, Hallowe'en at, 198 |
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Cambridge, St. Clement's Day at, 212 |
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Canada, Christmas Eve superstition in, 234 |
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Candles, on St. Lucia's Day, 212-2 j |
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Carinthia, St. Stephen's Day in, 312 |
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Carols, meaning of the word, 47-8 j |
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English sacred, 47-51, 76-8, S4-5 j |
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Welsh, 69 ; Irish, 69-70 ; High- |
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land, 70 Catholicism and Christmas, 27, 186 |
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Celtic New Year, 172, 189, 195, 203-4, 321 |
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Cereal sacraments, 177-8. See also Cakes |
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Chambers, Mr. E, K., 5, 125, 299-300, 302-7, 348 |
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Charlemagne, coronation of, 96 |
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Charms, New Year, 182, 195-8, 321-34 |
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Cheshire, Old Hob in, 199 5 poultry specially fed at Christmas, 289 |
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Chester plays, 128, 133-4 |
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Chesterton, Mr. G. K.., 85-6 |
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Children's festivals, 205-7,218-20,223-4, |
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Chios, Christmas rhamna in, 270 |
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Christkind as gift-bringer, 205, 230, 277-8 |
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Christmas, pagan and Christian elements |
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