The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (Third Edition, Vol. 12 of 12)

by James George Frazer

collected on May Day, ii. 64, 65;

yellow and red, fastened to Midsummer trees, ii. 65;

collected at spring ceremonies, ii. 78;

begged for by singers or maskers at Whitsuntide, ii. 81, 84, 85, 91 sq.;

in purificatory rite, ii. 109;

offered at entering a strange land, iii. 110;

reason for breaking shells of, iii. 129 sq.;

reason for not eating, viii. 140;

charm to make hens lay, viii. 326;

charm to ensure plenty of, x. 112, 338;