belief in, that strength of witches and wizards is in their hair, xi. 158
Europe, Eastern, great popular festival of herdsmen and shepherds on St. George's Day in, ii. 330
——, Eastern and Central, custom of beating people and cattle in spring in, ix. 266
——, mediaeval, belief in demons in, ix. 105 sq.;
human scapegoats in, ix. 214
——, Northern, human sacrifices in, iv. 214;
Corn-mother and Corn-maiden in, vii. 131 sqq.
—— South-Eastern, rain-making ceremonies in, i. 272 sqq.;
superstitions as to shadows in, iii. 89 sq.
European custom as to green bushes on May Day, ii. 56