Childermas (Holy Innocents' Day), the 28th day of December, Boy Bishop on, ix. 336, 337
Childless couples leap over bonfires to procure offspring, x. 214, 338
—— persons named after their younger brothers, iii. 332, 333
—— women divorced, i. 142;
their corpses thrown away, i. 142;
homoeopathic charm employed by, to ensure the birth of children, i. 157;
expect offspring from St. George, v. 78;
resort to Baths of Solomon, v. 78;
receive offspring from serpent, v. 86; resort to graves in order to secure offspring, v. 96;