bonfires and May-poles at Midsummer in, ii. 65;
Midsummer Bride and Bridegroom in, ii. 92, v. 251;
cattle crowned in spring in, ii. 127 n. 2;
Frey and his priestess in, ii. 143 sq.;
customs observed in, at turning out the cattle to graze for the first time in spring, ii. 341 sq.;
oaks and pines in the peat-bogs of, ii. 352;
dramatic contest between Winter and Summer on May Day in, iv. 254;
Maypole or Midsummer-tree in, v. 250;
kings of, answerable for the fertility of the ground, vi. 220;
marriage custom in, to ensure the birth of a boy, vi. 262;