Lent, ceremony at Halberstadt in, [214];
perhaps derived from an old pagan period of abstinence observed for the growth of the seed, [347] sqq.
—— and the Saturnalia, [345] sqq.
Lenten fast, its origin, [348]
Leobschütz district of Silesia, [268]
Leprosy, Hebrew custom as to, [35];
Mexican goddess of, [292]
Lerwick, ceremony of Up-helly-a' at, [169]
Leti, island of, [199]
Leucadians, their use of human scapegoats, [254]