cattle driven between two fires to rid them of vampyres, x. 285;
of the fire-festivals explained as sun-charms, x. 329, 331 sq.;
explained as purificatory, x. 329 sq., 341 sqq.;
the burning of human beings in the, xi. 21 sqq.;
the solstitial, perhaps sun-charms, xi. 292;
extinguished and relighted from a flame kindled by lightning, xi. 297 sq.
See also [Fire], [Bonfires], [Need-fire]
——, the Beltane, x. 146 sqq.;
cattle driven between, x. 157
——, ceremonial, kindled by the friction of oak-wood, ii. 372