Motif
Ritual fire used after spirit expulsion
ritual_fire_used_after_spirit_expulsion
A motif of the Sacred Fire and Divine Light family, within the sub-family Purifying, Protective, and Boundary Fires. 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 3705-3746 confidence: medium
Minahassa men, some masked or blackened and armed, return at the priest's signal, rush through the village yelling and striking houses to drive away devils; priests and people then carry holy fire around houses and ladders and keep it burning in kitchens for three days.
In the Minahassa rite, holy fire is carried repeatedly around houses and ladders and then kept burning in kitchens for three days after the devils are driven away.
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