“—— Brooms” in Sweden, xi. 54
—— Day (St. John's Day), cattle crowned on, ii. 127;
ancient Roman festival of, ii. 272, x. 178;
ceremonies concerned with vegetation on, ix. 359;
charm for fig-trees on, x. 18;
water claims human victims on, x. 26 sqq.;
regarded as unlucky, xi. 29.
See also [St. John's Day]
—— Day or Eve, custom of bathing on, v. 246 sqq., xi. 29 sq.;
pagan origin of the custom, v. 249