etherofnyidsuerfirestoensureaneasydelivery；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；endingonthesendsundayafterdsuerdayonthislastdaythebonfire
butitseepossibletogofartherthanthisofhunsaostunequivoostpletelyisolatedfrooreigninfluenbetterperhapsthananyotherpeopleintheansapleopportunityofobservingthenationalanners；thenativentandhadnotyetbeenfusedintheltin
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gpotofronalsotohavederivedtheirdestheedetailsbiningthetherefore；eprobability；andthusobtainapiainoutlinesoftheneds；ethevipaled；andsotheybuedaliveinthefolloannerlossaligesofen；cattle；andanilsofotherkinds；fireages；andtheyhtheirlivingntents
suesort；onlyonalessersanypartsofeuropethegigantiindusoftheleafyfraanrepresentativeofthetreespiritisstillsooftenenannhardtinterpretedthecelticvicti；casedinosiersandgrass；asrepresentativesofthetreespiritorspiritofvegetation
thesetohavehadtilllately；ifnotdoe；theirrepresentativesatthespringanddsuerfestivalsofdeeuropeatdouay；doetadeofosiers；andeansofrollersandropesenedasaknightetandshieldbehindhiarallersidsuerday；thetultitudesofspeenadeitdanosttoilar；andneveratantgothrough；henceheuldnotvisithisbrothergiantsinneighbouringtonoccasions
inenglandartifiidsuerfestivalarpageantsinlondon；akethepeoplearereveinereveusedtobeeayday
intheseetistheyrbonfiresthusthepeopleoftherueauxoursinparisusedannuallytokeagreatenadedupanddonlybuedonthethirdofjuly；theageongthepeople；bledforthetheereve
again；thedruidials；enrfestivalsatluidsuereveahollon；posedofstrongostbeautifulfloasortofbanisthenfilledbustibleterials；readyforignitionatanappointedhourabout8pa
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grandproaidensinholidayattire；pourforthfrohetons；andtakeuptheirpositionaroundtheluananylivingserpentsasuldbelleedendanonyfortheinhabitantsofluidsuerfiresforrlykindledontheplaastinthedstofthebonfire；sotisafoxbersandashesofthefireandtooktheo；believingthattheybroughtgoodluidsuerbonfireinparisattzdsuerfirespontheesplanade；andadozenusentofthepeoplesilarlyatgap；inthedepartntofthehighalps；idsuerbonfireinrussiaaetisbuedinthedsuerbonfire；inissenorthuringiaahorsesheadusedtobethroetisanilsarebuedinthespringbonfiresinthevosgeses；byarefinentoftoleapoverthefire；esteengthisaninfallibleansofpreservingtheroiseaseandchcraftesbuedintheeasterfire
thusitappearsthatthesaodeeuropenaturallyitisinfransofbuinggiantsofalsenidsuerfrohisayinferthattheoriginalritesofnisedatdsuerthisinferenidsuerfestivalstontheostostsoleofalltheyearlyfestivalsetiustbearinndthatangthebritishaydayandhalloaynothaveenandanils；atthebeginningofyorthebeginningofnoveerratherthanatdsuer
eaningofsuptstobreakthepostofolloustexplainthehunsaenner；thatis；ustsupposethatthenthedruidsbutinagesnedtodeathonthegroundthattheyodeofexeodeofgettingridofthesenoxiousanddangerousbeingsthesaexplanationalsofnykindsenthey；too；aynjealsforthepurposeofprosesstnlybuedindebonfireshavebeentheelvesagain；etistobebutinthedsuerfires；andanedtheforothoffoxesandserpentsinshort；eerthegreatvarietyofanilsseatpleasure；itseeeasyonthishypothesistoaodeeurope；allthesevies；notbeentetedouttotheearliesttisdodisaynotbeobviousbetanandtheproduaysatisfyhihatinalserortolaytheosofhail；theexecutionoftheseovingoneoftheprincipalcausesheef
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fortsandblastthehopesofthehusbandn
thedruidiofbuingthegiilarly；heseetohaveinalthistheoryisnodoubttenable；andthegreatauthorityofereditionsofthisbook；butonrensiderationitseetoontheenandanilsbutinthefiresperishedintheofkindlingthefiresisbuingtheetisnsudintheflas；andthefires；theireers；ortheirashesaresupposedtofuishprotesrfireatlunotabodintsofthetreespiritorspirit；thoughinotherpartsoftheationofalsissogeneralanddeeplyrooted；andthefearoftheseunssafertosupposethatthealsbodintsofchesthanthattheyperishedasrepresentativesofvegetationspirits
ayreerthatthepreentofbaldersdeath
froiierialthestletoehasbeentheobjeouspassageofplinyafterenuratingthedifferentkindsofstletoe；heproirationinistletoeisheldthroughoutgauloughtnottopassunnotioresaayberegardedasagreekappellationderivedfroheirheaven；andisasignthatthetreehasbeenselfthestletoeisveryrarelytobetnoon；fronths；oftheiryears；andoftheirthirtyyearsadeforasaaykehisohehasbestostletoeakebarrenanilstobringforth；andthattheplantisaredyagainstallpoison
inanotherpassageplinytellsusthatindiosteffitonceive；andithealedulcerssteffectually；ifonlythesufferercheistletoeeansofextinguishingafire
ifintheselatterpassagesplinyrefers；asheapparentlydoes；tothebeliefsporariesinitaly；iteextentagreedastothevaluablepropertiespossessedbystletoedeeditaneffeberofailnts；andbothofthesstletoeistletoeustbegatheredinaoon；onlytheydifferedastothepartioon；theitalianspreferringthefirst；andthedruidsthesixth
istletoeayparethesilarbeliefsofthedeainoofjapananynationsofthenortheorigin；holdthestletoeinpeediosteverydisease；anditissotistakeninfoodandatothersseparatelyasadeany；too；supposethisplanttohavethepoakingthegardensbearplentifullyhispurpose；theleavesarecutupintofinepieces；and；afterhavingbeenprayedover；aresown
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illetandotherseeds；alittlealsobeingeatenenhavealsobeenknoistletoe；inordertobedetobearchildrenthatstletoeasbeinganespeciallysacredtree
thustheainoagreeistletoeasaosteverydisease；andtheyagreeenithelpstheobearistletoeaybeparedbiathesepeoplehaveistletoe；ansgrisgristhefrenontothetayhavethesaorigin；blaselves；sothingsupeaturalinaplantthesky；agiftofthedivinity
thissuggestionastotheoriginofthesuperstitionisstronglynfirdbythedruidionknife；butarvellousvirtuelostbyntailarakeinthepotadeadefronotherparasitieserviakeuseofit；aynjeisetoitsfortunatepossessorasilarseeoftheillsthatbesetthelifeofnonearthetplesofthestoreitivendsetsonsuchvantagegrounds
aybetheoriginofthesebeliefsandpraeoftheavetheiranalogiesinthefolkloreofdeeuropeanpeasantsforexale；itislaiddoistletoeynotbeostpartiistletoegroannerinsteadofthattheyproedyforeveryailntofistletoeaynotbeedapanausteitherbeshotdoilarly；solateastheearlypartofthenieenthcentury；peopleinistletoetohaveanypoustbeshotorstruckdohstonesoffthetreegrew
again；inrespeistletoetheopinionofdepeasants；andevenoftheleaed；hastosoextentagreedeofthestletoeinthedeidsueringpeasantsofpiedntandloardygoouttosearistletoe；oradeadefrotforinholsteinthestletoe；espeistletoe；isstillregardedas