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andensuregoodcrops
bonfiresostallthehaetsofpoitouontheeveofstjohnpeoplerthriandnutsaes;thenutsulleintoproteinthehouseasapreservativeagainstthunderortosaryontheeveofstjohntotrundleablazing
intheuntainouspartofnges;aprovinidsuerfireisdebysplittingopenthetrunkofatalltree;stuffingthebupaladderandbringthefloedistriidsuerbonfiresnsistoffuelpiledintheusualustbeputtogetherbynarriedsincethelastdsuerfestival;andeachofthesebenedictsisobligedtolayahofflohetopofthepile
inprovendoortodoorbeggingforfuel;andtheyareseldoentetyaerlythepriest;theyor;andthealdeusedtoblyrinalking;angtheyouthforhisskillinshootingatapopinjay;presidedoverthedsuerfestivalheseleanderoftheknightsofstjohnonstjohnsday;therightofhunting;andsoldiersghtnotbequarteredinhishouseatrseillesalsoonthisdayoneoftheguildschoseakingofthebadacheordoubleaxe;butitdoesnotappearthathekindledthebonfire;onybythepréfetandotherauthorities
inbelgiuheidsuerbonfireshaslongdisappearedfrohegreatoratestjohnsevesopeoplesaythatthefiresofstpeter;likethoseofstjohn;arelightedinordertodriveaanidsuerbonfire;andthefigureofaanpeoplejuoverthedsuerbonfiresasapreventiveoflibreakingout
theidsuerhasbeenobservedinnypartsofouroinidsueredneerevepeopleintheisleofnokeghtpassoverthe;andtheyfoldedtheirseveraltisinirelandidsuerfiresarefefroallingsick
thepraidsuereveanddanis;oalloverspainandinsopartsofitalyandsiereve;forrlythegrandsteroftheorderofstjohnusedonthateveningtosetfiretoaheapofpitofkindlingfiresonstjohnseveandjuingoverthessaidtobestilluniversalonereasonassignedforitisathefleasaysinsbehindinlesbosthefiresonstjohnseveareusuallylightedbythrees;andthepeoplespringthri;eanosthedsuerfireissupposedtoensureabundanceintheingyearasfleasthepeopledanceroundthefiressinging;hstone
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sontheirheads;andthenjuovertheblazeortheglobershefireisbuingloakecrossesontheirlegsandthengostraightheinthesea
theidsuerdayorondsuereveisongthehaedanpeoplesofnorthafrionbothtotheberbersandtonyofthearabsorarabiationgtheplantsusedforthepurposearegiantfennel;thy;rue;;andpennyroyalpeopleexposetheelves;andespeoke;anddriveittoeplaesreovertheytakebuingbrandsfrohefiresandigatethetheypassthingsthroughthefire;andbringthesieplaselvesofallsfortune;andthatoroidsuerforthegoodoftheelves;theirfallinguntilyandtheyigihatbyrubbingapasteoftheashesontheirhairtheypreventthehairfroallingofftheirheadsinalltheseroen;anils;fruittreesandcrops
theidsuerfestivalbyhaedanpeoplesispartidanedanfeasts;beingpinnedtotheon;slidegraduallyinarythroughthestoprovethatangthehaedanpeoplesofnortheafriidsuerfestivalisquiteindependentofthereligion
6thehalloweenfires
froheforegoingsurveyayinferthatangtheheathenforefathersoftheeuropeanpeoplesthestpopularandreveordsuerdaytheinersolstiedtherriteshadobservedthesolstieextentbyastronocalnsiderations
butayberegardedasfairlyodetisandeventoouroinglytidber;andfellatanintervalofsixnths;onebeingaydayandtheotheronallhallonlyittedtotheearth;andberopens;theharvesthaslongbeenreapedandgaered;thefieldsliebare;thefruittreesarestripped;andeventheyelloberrktuingpointsoftheyearineurope;theoneushersinthegenialheatandtherir;theotherheralds;ifitdoesnotshare;theldandbarrennessofparativelylittlenttotheeuropeanhusbandn;dodeeplynan;foritisontheapproarthathedriveshissnotirobablethattheatiainlyapastoralpeople;dependentfortheirsubsistenesteadinearlysuerandretuedtoitagaininearlyotefroheregionnoilarbiseaybeaydayanditseveber;aynjerandthebeginningofer
bethatasity;thetberor;tobereaccurate;theevesofthesetbleeachotherinthe
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nneroftheirpresseduponboth;betrayareteandpurelypaganoriginthefestivalofydayorbeltane;astheeacuntoftherrespondingfestivalofhallohearrivalofer
ofthetoreiortant;sinitratherthanfroeltaneintheisleofn;oneofthefortressesinber;oldstyle;hasbeenregardedasneesthusnxersusedtogoroundonhalloanaysonghain;andfrohissahainorallsaintsdaythefirstofnoveerasneostnaturallyatthebeginningoftheyear;inorderthattheblessedinfluenaylastthroughouttheonthsanothefirtionoftheviethefirstofnoveerisfuishedbythenifolddesofdivinationnlyresortedtobyensandaugurieshallostohavefarsurpassedbeltaneintheiginationofthehallostanontenaututostohavebeenofoldthetiofyearesinordertotheelvesbythefireandtoforttheelvesinthekitrpasturesintheforestsandonthehillstobefedandcaredforinthestalls;ongthesanandthegoodeheygavetothews
butitisnotonlythesoulsofthedepartedntoischief;soss;othersgallopingalongtheroadsontabbycats;freelyabout
yetourofsteryandaindsoftheodetis;bynoansofaprevailingglooerrypastis;ongstthethingsantiinenanyenenedanexay;thehallotohavebeenkindledstnlyintheperthshirehighlandsintheparishofiliesinterestedinthebonfirenexting;ifanyofthesestonesadesurethatthepersonrepresentedbyitonthsfrohatdayatbalquhidderdohalloedistriersalikesthavetheirfireinthevillagestheboyshousetohouseandbeggedapeatfroaaterials;andsettheselfdooketorolloverhitheothersranthroughtheskeandjuedovertheirprostrateradeost
inthenorthepartofaryforeveryfalytokeagreatbonfireissing;theyhadanotionthatthepersonhreherhalloosirjohnrhys;thehabi
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tofeerhoostthesaying;assirjohnrhysjustlyrerks;iliesthatoriginallyoneofthepanybeerbonfiredoubtlessthere;asinensoflifeanddeathhaveatoiorotherbeendrathepositionandstateofthepebblesontheingofallsaintsdaytheongthreeseparatebranaperiodbeforetheirdispersion;oratleastfrotiethe
intheisleofnalso;anotheresbythekindlingoffires;acpaniedoniesdesignedtopreventthebanefulinfluenceoffairiesandches
7thederfires
iftheheathenofaneranyplaidranddoreteitivennothingghtseeoreappropriatethantokindlefiresonearthatthetontsinaryinheavenbegintoowax
indeongthesouthslavs;atleastthefullestaefrohesequartersthattheyulelogidsuerbonfire;kindledentanyquaintsuperstitionsattabutestion;anddancedandderryroundittogether
doiddleofthenieenthanythusinthevalleysofthesiegandlahntheyulelog;aheavyblockofoak;ainsoftheoldoneotethegroevillagesofotieuptheyuleloginthelastsheafcutatharvest
inseveralprovinoftheyulelogortréfoir;asitanyplaaseveandntinuetoputonthefireforalittlefireandthunder;thatitaladies;thatifapieildew
insopartsofflandersandfranberofthefalyusedtotakeapieaketheenkeeppieagihattheyanychickensastherearesparksthatflyou