Lightning, charred sticks of Easter fire used as a talisman against, i. 121, 124, 140 sq., 145, 146;

the Easter candle a talisman against, 122;

brands of the Midsummer bonfires a protection against, 166 n. 1, 183;

flowers thrown on roofs at Midsummer as a protection against, 169;

charred sticks of bonfires a protection against, 174, 187, 188, 190;

ashes of Midsummer fires a protection against, 187, 188, 190;

torches interpreted as imitations [pg 356] of, 340 n. 1;

bonfires a protection against, 344;

a magical coal a protection against, ii. [61];