epollutedforfourdaysfrohebeginningofherfirstnstruationduringthistishestkeeptothenorthsideofthehouse；atofapartifestoonedpanyandsleepsaynottouaynotseethesky；andustbestriedagainstevilspiritsbyaknife；atorcarriedonherperson
inosquitoeshesofthebodianidenatpubertyissaidtoenterintotheshadeduringherretirent；otherankandposi
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tionofherfaly；ylastanytifrofeberofrules；suan；nottoeatfleshorfish；andsoonshegoesnoesshegoesforthandpaysherdevotionstothensterissiontobreakherruleofretirentandappearabroadduringaneclipseseetoshoaidensenteringonanhoodtolookuponthesun
asuperstitionsoightbeexpeanghtseeheranoldantendedher；andaidenhoodsheaskedtheoldan；e；thereisabrightotherlive；andallsortsofpeoplelivetherethatisaidensaid；goodther；iethatbrightantookthegirloutoftheironhousebutenybeiregnatedbythesunisnotunninlegends；andthereareeventraarriagecusto
4reasonsfortheseclusionofgirlsatpuberty
thetivefortherestraintssonlyiosedongirlsatpubertyisthedeeplyengraineddreaditivenuniversallyentertainsofnstruousbloodhefearsitatalltisbutespeenstruationareusuallyrestringentthanthoseysteriousfloeevidensbasedonithasbeenindofthesavagehasdeeplyinfluenaybeefurtherexales
thusintheenunterbaytribeofsouthaustraliathereis；orusedtobe；asuperstitionantoseparateherselffroheonthlyillness；anorboyshouldapproadiatelykesaetistoseverebeatingbyherhusbandoearestrelation；betheirinfaneseregionforbidnstruousentogathertheirriakurabulbs；astapleartienandentheythinkthatantobreakthisrule；thesupplyofbulbswouldfail
insoaustraliantribestheseenstruousenorerigid；andpsintheingintotheene；aaniskeptentirelyatheetreeofhertoteiedroundherloins；andisnstantlyalebesounfortunateastoseeaaninsuchandition；heanan；sheanhasrevered；sheispaintedredandp
inralug；oneofthetorresstraitsislands；anstruousanynoteatanythingthatlivesinthesea；elsethenativesbelievethatthefisheriesenattheithlyperiodsynotenteratobacfield；ortheplantsatraarepersuadedthatifaaninheruncleanstateogoneararicefield；thecropwouldbespoiled
thebushnofsouthafrieent；nbeefixedinilkenstruousan；andtheyfearthesadisasterifadropofherbloodityeningeneral；notnstruousenonly；areforbiddentoentertheorethanthat；theyynotusetheordinarypathsinenteringthevillageorinpassingfronehuttoanothertheyareobligedtokeiddleofthevillageenstraanner；nonstruousanghtdrinklkoreintontaat；norokhisfoodifshetoueitedequivalenttodeadortoactuallyagicforhisdestructionohandleanyarticleofhis；heenstruousantovisitaheyfearedthattheerhatsheherselfandthe
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dientforherangtheakikuyuofbritisheastafriustbebrokendoolishedtheverynextdaytheanyonnoacuntsleepasendnightinit；thereisacursebothonherandonit
aud；ifaanatthebeginningofherperiodpassesbeten；shetherebykillsoneofthepeasantsofthelebanonthinkthatnstruousenaretheanysfortunes；theirshadooventsofserpents；ifoneoftheountsahorse；theanilghtdieoratleastbedisabledforalongti
theguayquiriesoftheorinobelievethatanhasherurses；everythinguponantreadsontheplaarriedanatherperiodsusesforplatesonlybananaleaves；；shethro；theanilevesselwouldinfalliblypineawayanddie
angsttribesofnortharitheeoftheirunselvesattheiroallnicationsen；justasiftheyrickenhtheplague
thus；totakeexales；theenstruationtoliveinseparatehutsatsodistaniesitosthorridanddangerouspollutiontogoneartheenatsuiesen；hadtoeansofbiaiginedthatifanstruousanighteventheen；fortheirtou；sothattheirsubsequentuseisisfortune；suustdrinkoutofasaynotnpathsnoralstheyareneverperttedtoenarehuntingbeaver；oresfroartakingoftheheadofanyanil；andevenfroose；beaver；andnyotheranilshavelatelybeenisnsideredasofthegreatestiortanhavinganequalsuenstruationtoauxofberingstraitbelievethatifhuntersenearenintheirursestheyeforalikereasontheals；ifneedbe；sheistheythinkthatifsheoralake；thefishwoulddie
angstthenstruationislongerthananyfuishedbyrebarbariansaenstruousantuedtrees；diedrrors；bluntedrazors；rustedironandbrassespefroheirhives；ilarly；invariouspartsofeurope；itisstillbelievedthatifaaninherursesentersabreilk；itakesjaitountsare；itisesynotgotothe；norentertheseaherpresens
thustheobjeenstruationistoneutralisethedangerousinfluenatsuenstruationappearsfroheunusualpreaynottouoeritheearthandfrohesun；shelessbybeing；inelectricallanguage；insulatedbuttheprecautionsthustakentoisolateorinsulatethegirlaredictatedbyaregardforheroenthuszulugirls；ashattheyoskeletonsifthe
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sunatpuberty；andthecusisigihat；ifayoungansoresonvariouspartsofherbodyinshort；thegirlisvieayprovedestructivebothtoherselfandtoallsheesinntacttorepressthisforceitsnecessaryforthesafetyofallnceedistheobjectofthetaboosinquestion
thesaexplanationappliestotheobservanerulesbydivinekingsandprieststheunendonot；tothepritivend；differteriallyfroaanifestationsofthesasteriousenergyesbenefialefiayneithertouight；atntaanagicalfunctions；upontheproperdischargeofinedinanearlierpartofthisbook；theyareintendedtopreservethelifeofthedivinepersonandlessasisneitherinheavennorinearth；but；asfaraspossible；suspendedbethetwo
chapter61thethofbalder
adeityightinasensebesaidtobeneitherinheavennoronearthbutbetselftheildest；bestbelovedofalltheiortalsthestoryofhisdeath；asitistoldintheyoungerorproseedda；runsthusonebalderdreadheavydreaedtoforebodehisdeaththereuponthegodsheldaunakehiefireandetals；stonesandearth；frorees；siallfourfootedbeasts；birds；andusedtheelvesbysettinghintheirdst；eshotathiothershe；andothersthrebut；andatthistheyisallsthenlokiasked；haveallthingssistletoe；itseedtotooyoungtosistletoeandtookittotheasselyofthegodstherehefoundtheblindgodhotherstandingattheoutsideofthe；istletoestruenforaeridingonatherollersandalltheearthshookthenbaldersbodyakenandplacedonthefuneralpileuponhisship；herheartburstforsorrohefuneralpilehherhusband；andfiretoitbaldershorse；too；hallitstrappings；hepile
ythianygods；butnoneofthenghthaotherthere；norstealhisselfenbutenagesofthegodsinthetele；theyedthetthefire；anointedthecloths
aybethoughtofanhistoriythsatisedanritual；or；toputitotheredasgiblingtheinedbynorsenandothereuropeanpeoplesnoaininyperhapsbefoundtohavehadtheirunterpartsinyearlyritesobserved；istletoefosiderationlateron
chapter62thefirefestivalsofeurope
1thefirefestivalsingeneral
allovereuropethepeasantshavebeenatiierialtokindlebonfire
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soniddleages；andtheiranalogytosilarptsdebydonlyeffigiesarebuedinthesefires；orapreten；andtherearegroundsforbelievingthataothroeaning
theseasonsoftheyearostnlylitarespringanddsuer；butinsoplanorduringtheurseoftheasday；andtheeveoftetodescribeallthesefestivalsatlength；afeensstservetoillustratetheirgeneralcharacterayday
2thelentenfires
the；thenorthoffrananythusinthebelgianardennesforafarofarleonsayingthatsevenbonfiresshouldbeseenifthevillageistobesafefroflagrationsiftheusehappenstobefrozenhardattheti；bonfiresarelitalsoontheiakral；ortheidstofthepile；andthefireiskindledbythenarriedinthevillageintheneighbourhoodofrlananisbutinthefireyoungpeopleandberstosearriageeansofguardingtheelvesagainstliesunday；doenandndisguisedinfeleattireusedtogoicsongsforthepurpose；astheyalleged；ofdrivingaentionedinthegospelforthedayatpaturages；intheprovinceofhainaut；doeofesuvionorsuvioneveryyearonthefirstsundayoflent；hedayofthelittlesuvion；youngfolksandchildrenusedtorunhlightedtorchesthroughthegardensandorchardsastheyrantheycriedatthepitchoftheirvoices：
bearapples；bearpears；andcherriesallblacktosuvion
attheseongthebranchesoftheappletrees；thepeartrees；andthecherrytreesthenextsundayeraceongthetreesoftheorchardsedintheafteoontilldarknessfell
inthefreisanandsotisaan；atisstillkeptupverynlyinthedistriesasasureansofguardingthegainstsicknessandenesithatthelivelierthedanceroundthefire；thebetterhecropsthatyear
inthefrenselvestoathevillage；pileitup；andsetitonfireallthepeopleoftheparisheouttoseethebonfireinsovillages；eshavedieddobersheorsheentsarriedentofdoubs；itarrieduplesoftheyearidstofthebonfireapoleedhaenedtothetopthenthereheheckasaprize
inauvergnefiresareeverylet；eveneveryhasitsbonfireorfigo；asitisandleapthroughtheflasthentheyproonyofthegrannasasagrannooisatoresandyfriend；grannofather；grannotherthentheypassthebuingtorchesunderthebranchesofeverytree；singing
brando；brandouncitsaquebrantso；inplanpanei
thatis；firebrandbu；everybranchabasketfulinsovillagesthepeoplealsorunacrossthesoeoftheashesinthefos；in
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orderthatthehensylayplentyofeggsthroughouttheyearonieshavebeenperford；everybodygoeshoandfeasts；thespeaypossiblybe；asdrpoerolsuggests；nootherthantheanansidentifiedhapollo；andtestedbyinscriptionsfoundnotonlyinfrancebutinstlandandonthedanube
thestohavebeenninfranorefertileatverges；avillagebetbedain；thetorultitudeofvinglights；tenbeausaboutthebransofthetreesarebelievedtorendertheruitful
ingey；austria；andseseasonsilarountains；rhenishprussia；onthefirstsundayinlentyoungpeopleusedtolleinenbeeetisastraanokeblethefireifitbleeday；insopartsoftheeifel；agreatadeofstraarburgthesaadeupofiddleofapileofeter；itatetheraysofthesunorstarstheyhaveaholeintheddle；bypetusthusnientedbydashingtherodsharplyagainstaslopingboardthebuingdisbersofthebuedeandplantedintheflaxfieldsthesanight；inthebeliefthattheyinfrohefieldsintherhnuntains；situatedonthebordersofhesseandbavaria；thepeopleusedtorinensdaubedbustibles；s；tillatlasttheyflungthenaheap；andstandingroundthestruinneighbouringvillagesofhesse；bethailandstro
insarytokindlebonfiresonhighplaple；throughouttherollingandblazingdoorebonfiresuldbeseensparklingandflaringinthedarkness；therefruitfuledistrictsitarriednoranustkindlethebonfire
itseehar
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dlypossibletoseparatefrohesebonfires；kindledonthefirstsundayinlent；thefiresineseason；theeffigyonyofeaningoftheobservane；forthenadeath；asihavetriedtoshoonyatbeintheeifeluntainstheladskeupastraanonshrovetuesdaytheeffigyisforllytriedandaittedintheneighbourhoodthroughouttheyearbeingndeedtodeath；thestraanisledthroughthevillage；shot；andbueduponapyretheydanustleapoveritinoldenburgontheeveningofshrovetuesdaypeopleusedtokelongbundlesofstra；shrieking；andsinginganonthefieldinthedistriondayafterthespringequinoxtheurethegirlsaytreeanusedtobeenonybuingtheoldan
3theeasterfires
anotheroakeaneetisetisanypartsofgeyabonfireisalsokindled；byansoftheneeopenspaeoftheseeinaneesteadfroire；lightning；andhailthuseveryhouserestopreventthehousefroeingstrublightandhailsuorethanothers；theandtheplantsthatgroarenotbeatendoi；andtheearsofstandixedetisbuedinthenseeplaeofthebuingofjudas
theessentiallypaganthedeinthesuperstitiousbeliefsany；froltrkandanhaltontheeast；throughbrunsultaneouslyonthehilltopsasnyasfortyysotisbeuntedetributes；andtarbarrels；petroleuuntainitisafinespeeenenarsenandotherplabeingstrufroietisdriventhroughthesulderingeersinsoplacestarbarrelsorintheirhands
innsterlandtheseeasterfiresarealnityasselesaboutthefiretheyoungnandidens；singingeasterhys；rfruitfulatdelnhorst；inoldenburg；itusedtobethecustoocutdointhegroundsidebyside；andpiletarbarrelsagainsteachbrushhenheapedaboutthetrees；andontheeveningofeastersaturdaytheboys；afterrushingabouthblazingbeanpolesintheirhands；setfiretothetheendofthecere
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nytheurark；bones
nearforildeorethecustobr 》
atalthenneberg；inupperbavaria；usedtobeasfolloiddleofthepiletheysetupatallatfullspeedtothepyre；eaightenearthebonfire；buttheyadistanenandladsrejoithevillagetheyoungf