Motif
Ceremonial cries and decorated crop focus at the last cut
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A motif of the Sacred Time and Ritual Cycle family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
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The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 1 of 2) MACAULAY. / CHAPTER II. THE PERILS OF THE SOUL. / HEINE. / CHAPTER III. KILLING THE GOD.; lines 9014-9054 confidence: medium
In Germany, cries of Waul/Wol/Wôld accompany cutting the last corn; the Waul-rye may include a flower-decked stick, fastened ears, hats removed, three cries, and whetstones clashed on scythes.
German reapers raise Waul/Wol/Wôld cries at cutting the last corn, with a flower-decked stick, fastened ears, removed hats, repeated cries, and tool-clashing in some places.
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