Torches interpreted as imitations of lightning, i. 340 n. 1

——, burning, carried round folds and lands at Midsummer, i. 206;

applied to fruit-trees to fertilize them, 340

—— of Demeter, i. 340

——, processions with lighted, i. 141, 141 sq., 233 sq.;

through fields, gardens, orchards, and streets, 107 sq., 110 sqq., 113 sqq., 179, 339 sq.;

at Midsummer, 179;

on Christmas Eve, 266

Torres Straits Islands, seclusion of girls at puberty in the, i. 36 sq., 39 sqq.;

dread and seclusion of women at menstruation in the, 78 sq.;