Motif
burning animals or bones in the Easter fire
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A motif of the Sacred Fire and Divine Light family, within the sub-family Kindling, Rekindling, and New-Fire Making. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
comparative
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The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) / CONTENTS; lines 5716-5770 confidence: high
At Braunröde in the Harz Mountains, squirrels are burned in the Easter bonfire; in the Altmark, bones are burned in it.
The passage states that squirrels were burned at Braunröde and bones in the Altmark.
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