helps cows to calve, 250, 338;

in England, 255 sq.;

in Wales, 258;

among the Servians, 258 sqq.;

a protection against witches, 258;

in Albania, 264;

privacy of the ceremonial of the, 328;

explained as a sun-charm, 332;

made of fir, beech, holly, yew, crab-tree, or olive, ii. [92] n. 2

Yule Night in Sweden, customs observed on, i. 20 sq.