over ashes of fire as remedy for skin diseases, ii. [2];
after a burial to escape the ghost, [18];
a panacea for almost all ills, [20];
as a protection against witchcraft, [40]
Leaping of women over the Midsummer bonfires to ensure an easy delivery, i. 194, 339
Leaps of lovers over the Midsummer bonfires, i. 165, 166, 168, 174
Leather, Mrs. Ella Mary, on the Yule log, i. 257 sq.
Lebanon, peasants of the, their dread of menstruous women, i. 83 sq.
Lech, Midsummer fires in the valley of the, i. 166
Lechrain, the divining rod in, ii. [68]