the Easter candle a talisman against, x. 122;
brands of the Midsummer bonfires a protection against, x. 166 n. 1, 183;
flowers thrown on roofs at Midsummer as a protection against, x. 169;
charred sticks of Midsummer bonfires a protection against, x. 174, 187, 188, 190;
ashes of Midsummer [pg 347] fires a protection against, x. 187, 188, 190;
torches interpreted as imitations of, x. 340 n. 1;
bonfires a protection against, x. 344;
a magical coal a protection against, xi. 61;
pine-tree struck by, used to make bull-roarer, xi. 231;
superstitions about trees struck by, xi. 296 sqq.;