Motif
burning of a human-shaped effigy
burning_of_a_human_shaped_effigy
A motif of the Sacrifice and Offering family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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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
Village lads collect firewood and carry it to a corn-field or hilltop, pile it, and fasten in it a straw-wrapped pole with a cross-piece resembling a man with outstretched arms, called the Easter-man or Judas.
A straw-wrapped pole with a cross-piece is made to resemble a man, named Easter-man or Judas, and burned in the Easter fire.
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