game of ball on, ix. 183;

dances to promote the growth of the crops on, ix. 239, 347;

effigies burnt on, x. 120;

straw-man burnt on, xi. [pg 460] 22;

wicker giants on, xi. 35;

cats burnt alive on, xi. 40;

the divining-rod cut on, xi. 68;

custom of striking a hen dead on, xi. 279 n.

Shrovetide Bear, the, iv. 230, viii. 325 sq.

—— custom in the Erzgebirge, iv. 208 sq.;