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INDEX
in, i. 120; story of a warrior’s shadow, i. 142, 143
Man-god, two types of, i. 12
Mania, i. 6
“Manii, there are many at Aricia,” explanation of the proverb, ii. 82, 83
Manius Egerius, traditional founder of the Arician Grove, etc., i. 5; ii. 84
Maori ceremonies on entering strange territory, i. 156; the Maoris and dead bodies, i. 169; fear of the blood of women, i. 186; sacredness of the head amongst the, i. 191, 192; ceremony at hair cutting, i. 196, 197; fishing custom, ii. 120; offerings of first-firuits, ii. 381, 382
Mare, the corn-spirit as a, ii. 24-26
Marimos, human sacrifices by the, i. 383, 384
Marktl, harvest ceremonies in the neighbourhood of, ii. 16, 17
Marquesas Islands, men deified in their life-time in the, i. 37, 38; the Marquesans and the soul, i. 123; shaving of the head in the, i. 195
Mars, chariot race on the field of, ii. 64-66
—— the old, ii. 208-210
Marseilles, human scapegoat in, ii. 212
Masuren, midsummer fire festival in, ii. 265, 266
May bride, i. 98
—— Day carols, i. 75, 76
—— Day customs, i. 72-86, 88, 89, 94, 95, 9S-101; ii. 181, 182, 254, 255, 257, 258
—— king, i. 90, 91
—— poles, i. 78 sq., 230, 308; ii. 66
—— queen, i. 93, 94
—— sleeping bridegroom of, i. 95
—— trees, i. 74-82, 90, 91, 243, 247, 268, 269; ii. 8, 251
Mayenne, May Day custom in, i. 76
Mecklenburg, reaping custom in, i. 376
Meiningen, Ash Wednesday custom in, ii. 29; sowing time custom, ii. 48
Melanesia, sunshine making in, i. 24; bringing back the soul in, i. 136; Melanesian stones and a man’s shadow, i. 142
Meleager, ii. 305
Men eaten to obtain their qualities, ii. 88, 89
Menstruation, seclusion of women at periods of, ii. 238-242
Menstruous blood, primitive dread of, ii. 238, 241
Mentawej Islands, precautions against strangers in the, i. 152
Meroe, Ethiopian kings of, killed, i. 218
Metz, midsummer fires in, ii. 283
Mexican sacraments, paste images of the god eaten, ii. 79-82; festivals, ii. 80-84
Mexico, oath of kings at accession in, i. 49; sacrifice of new-born babes in, i. 307; human sacrifice at harvest festival in, i. 381; incarnate gods slain in, ii. 218-222
Miaotse, ceremony of driving away the devil by the, ii. 151
Mice, charm for ridding lands from, ii. 131
Mid-Lent customs, i. 82, 93, 254, 261-263, 268, 269
Midsummer customs, i. 78 sq., 89, 101, 272, 290-294; ii. 366, 367
—— European fire festivals at, ii. 258-267, 282, 283; burning of effigies in the midsummer fires, ii. 266, 267
—— Eve superstitions, ii. 286, 287; magic plants gathered on Midsummer Eve, ii. 286-288
—— omens, i. 294
Mikado, description of the life of the, i. 110-112; cooking of his food, i. 166, 167; effects of wearing his clothes without leave, i. 167; cutting his hair and nails, i. 197; not allowed to touch the ground, ii. 224, 225
Miklucho-Maclay, Baron, ceremony on his entering a village on the Maclay coast, i. 156
Milkmen worshipped by the Todas, i. 41
Minahassa, rain-charm used by the, i. 17; blood drinking at festivals by the, i. 35; custom in time of sickness, ii. 84; driving away devils by the, ii. 158, 159
Mingrelia, rain-getting in, i. 15
Minnetaree Indians and the resurrection of the bison, ii. 122, 123
Miris, tree superstition of the, i. 63; tiger’s flesh eaten by the, ii. 86
Mirrors, covering up of, i. 147
Mistletoe, the, worshipped by the Celts and gathered by the Druids, ii. 285, 286, 288, 289, 295; gathered on Midsummer Eve, ii. 2S6 sq.; qualities of, ii. 289; viewed as the seat of life, ii. 295; life of the oak in the, ii. 360, 361; not allowed to touch the ground, ii. 361; a protection against witchcraft, ii. 362; the Golden Bough the, ii. 363, 368; reason it was called the Golden Bough, ii. 365; why called golden, ii. 366, 367; divining rods made from, in
