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btatpresentthedireesisregardedrelyasanauguryoftheodeofinfluenerelythattheskeandflasprognostiesaightblosoinsouthafrionthofapril;thetabeleslighthugefirestotheoke;bypassingovertheongthezulusalsodinantofthebeliefinthequiaybeargued;reappearsinthenotionthateerstakenfrohebonfiresandinsertedinthefieldsotethegroaybethoughttounderlietheaketheseedsthrivetheopinionthattheflaxorheesriseorthepeopleleapovertheelongseoselle;iftheblazinglyanonyentitledthevillagerstolevyataxupontheoightbetakentorepresentanunightpassforapayntforthesunshineilarlyinthevaleofglarganablazingrday;andifthefiree;thefarrslookedforrhere;again;itisnaturaltosupposethattherusticndtracedadirectnnexionbethefireofthehefireofthesun;onhecropsaredependent
butinpopularbeliefthequiitedtothevegetablealsthisplainlyappearsfroheirishidsuerfires;frohefrenbs;andkidsastherearesparksstruthefrenthegepraixingtheashesofthebonfiresaketheanilsthrivefurther;thereareanfeotedbythegenialheatofthefiresinroidsuerbonfireitisanirishbeliefthatagirlpsthriidsuerbonfirearryandbeethetherofnyidsuerfirestoensureaneasydelivery;invariouspartsoffrananandan;leapingoverthedsuerfiretogether;esotheronths;theflashavenottouaybeareplastobelongtothesapartto;thefireagenerativeandfertilisinginfluencethenpracticeofloversleapi
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ngoverthefireshandinhandyveryarriageotivearriedarkedthedsuerongtheesthonians;astheyonaydayangourselves;yhavesprung;notfrohereliakers;butfroysteriousbondantotheursesoftheheavensatthistuingpointoftheyear
atthefestivalsofkindlingbonfiresisnlyassoely;thebenefitsthefire;boundtoapplyitalsotothetorareansofdiffusingfarandesareafeebleitationinfavourofthisvieaybesaidthatsotisthetor;andeintentionlivealsfrohebonfiresaresotisplaen;en;andiinultiplipartingfeagihattheretheiatheysaythatthesintotheaioraresuaybethoughttoeodythesaideainastillregraphi;sinerelyitslightandheatrepresentedbytorofalsthroughthebonfire;andifthebonfireisasunustbesoalso
3thepurificatorytheoryofthefirefestivals
thusfaraybesaidforthetheorythatattheeuropeanfirefestivalsthefireiskindledasaanandbeast;forandfruitsitreinstonsideraybesaidagainstthistheoryandinfavourofthevieployednotasaents;aterialorspiritual;enacealllivingthingshdiseaseanddeath
first;then;itistobeobservedthatthepeoplesappeaevertoallegethesolartheoryinexplanationofthephatiisnevertoberejestobenoadequatereasonforrejepleandobviousthatituldhardlyesanationofthesun;oratalleventsaslinkedtoitbyabondofphysitoproduptingtoexplainpopularonyofthepeopletheelvesnoetisgraphiberthegreatholdindinallages;aysuspeitiesthatbefalln;theircattle;andtheircrops
thissuspiediheevilsforedyforest;perhaps;angtheseevilsayreilkfroheayperhapsberegardedastheparentoftheperiodiedyforarrainorotherdiseaseofofkindlingtheneedfiregoesbaeaninnypartsofeurope;andeansofbanningtheothangslavoni
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uonyairatheratrepellingthesebalefulbeingsthanataterialtheiortantthingtoobserveisthatangtheslavstheneedfire;onialfiresno;buteansofprotealefiightbuorscareals
again;thebonfiresareoftensupposedtoprotesarefrequentlythoughttobeonlykeptinthehousestoguardthegainstnflagration;andthoughthisyperhapsbedoneontheprinoeopathiaybetokeepessteadilyinordertopreservetheireyesingoodhealth;andbothliany;andprobablyelseaidsuerfiresortofeelingpainsinhisbackatreaping;andingeysuchpainsarecalledchshotsandascribedtochcraft
butifthebonfiresandtorarilyasesprobablethatthesaexplanationappliesnotonlytotheflangdisissiles;s;afterthestheyflitpastoverheadinthegloohesouthslavonianpeasantbelievesthat;saying;otherisaheathen;daedofgodandfetteredthroughtheredeersbloodalsohebringsoutapotofgloakeaskethefusaresupposedtoasayhurttheelvesveryupsothattheaybreakherlegsonthelegsofthefroheclouds
onthisvieofbonfires;torerelyanindirethefatalobstruayholdgoodalsoofthefertilityofthehunsexesthebonfiresaresupposedtoproterriageandtoproayfollothepoovethoseobstaclesanandwife
ontheonialfiresappearsreprobableandreinacrdancehtheevidencethantheopposingtheoryoftheinexionhthesun
anbeingsinthefires
1thebuingofeffigiesinthefires
eaningofbuingeffigiesinthefireatthesefestivalsafterthepreetisisrelyasubstituteforbuingtheenandentheelves;sinoeopathiritativegiostprobable
yetitybethatthisexplanationdoesnotapplytoalltheyadtandevenrequireanotherinterpretationfortheeffigiessobued;asihavealreadyrerked;rbonfires;suseexplanationitsoforjustasthefragntsofthesoetislaidonthefieldsinthebeliefthattheyinfrohearriedbridestleapoverthefireinanisbuedonshrovetuesday;isprobablyintendedtokeherfruitfulbut;asenptionthatthebuingeffigyoverustleapisarepresentativeofthefertilisingtreespiritorspiritofvegetationthisostunstakableposedofanunthreshedsheafoforisveredfroeadtofoothfloistobenotedthat;insteadofapuppet;trees;eitherlivingorfelled;areso
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tisbuedbothinthespringanddsuerbonfiresnoanshape;itishardlyrashtosupposethatetisatreeandsotisaneffigyisbuedinthesefires;theeffigyandthetreeareregardedasequivalenttoeaedbyobserving;first;thatsotistheeffigyultaneouslyerbeingetistiedtoalivingtreeandbuedetisbeforgotten;isnaturaltheodesofthoughttoeseintitoidentifyitastheeffigyofpersons;;onvariousgrounds;theyregardedhaversion;suchasjudasiscariot;luther;andach
thegeneralreasonsforkillingagodorhisrepresentativehavebeenexanedinapreeatleast;vegetationshallhaveplentyofsunitybeobjeplytoseagiinpointoffaesdoneinrussia;asidsuerfire;butrelythepassageoftheigethroughthefire;ifitisnotsilyapurifiaypossiblybeasunodeofkillinghiydrobutusuallypeoplehavenotthoughtitnecessarytodra;andtheybiheseadvantagesinaroughandready
2thebuingofnandanilsinthefires
inthepopularansaessreasonabletoregarditasatigatedsurvivalofanolderthusinaaandythenuponthedsuerbonfiresilarlyatthebeltanefiresinstlandthepretendedvies;andforsotiafterasdeadagain;inthehalloayperhapsdeterbonfire;yperhapsindaysofoldhavedisannhardtisprobablyrightinregnisingtraofbuingaleaferday;aboypletelyhousetohouse;acpaniedbyanoisycreinghebonfireashegetsthewoodhesings:
foresttreesiilkfor;butbeerandanbejollyandgay
insopartsofbavaria;also;theboyshousetohouselleidsuerbonfireenveloponeoftheiuerfroeadtofootingreenbranbyaropethroughthe;inberg;thefestivalofstjohnsfireusuallylastedforfourteendays;endingonthesendsundayafterdsuerday