...with the placing of wreaths on the waters, and with circle dances and fire festivals.
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...protective dragon that defends the people of Catalonia and the Eucharist's festivals of Patum de Berga.
...irit of the Eucharist festival at the end of the XIXth century. During the festivals, large representations of the dragon were built in the town squares, spitti
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...is to keep watch over the bones of the dead. She presided over the ancient festivals of the dead, which evolved from Aztec traditions into the modern ''Day of t
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...ow haunt the house that was formerly theirs. Sacrifices, death dances, and festivals are all attempted to appease the Tase. If they do appear, the people make a
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...their heads, the Knaak twins were exhibited by their parents at fairs and festivals throughout Germany. In 1953 their father, postman Kurt Knaak, learned of th
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...perchten (the beautiful Perchten). These come during the Twelve Nights and festivals to "bring luck and wealth to the people." The other form is the Schiachperc
...als (such as the Carnival Fastnacht). The wooden animal masks made for the festivals are today called Perchten. In the Pongau region of Austria large procession
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...therefore this is seen as a time special to the aos sí, as are some of the festivals such as Samhain and Midsummer. The aos sí are generally described as stunn
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To pacify Sekhmet, festivals were celebrated at the end of battle, so that there would be no more destru
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...ties in this role were to maintain the laws, protect suppliants, to summon festivals and to give prophecies (his oldest and most famous oracle was at Dodona, in
...which were held every two years, were to honour Zeus. There were numerous festivals throughout Greece: in Athens they celebrated the marriage of Zeus and Hera
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...cantado are curious about human society, and they are particularly fond of festivals and parties where they can enjoy music and dancing. It is not unheard-of fo
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...n the eve of the Dragon Boat Festival, White and Xu Xian drink some of the festivals special realgar wine together (spiked, as some versions have it, by the mal
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...ographically, one migrating to India and the other to Persia. At important festivals, perhaps for new-year celebrations, it is postulated that two clans or sub-
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The '''Dionysia''' and '''Lenaia''' festivals in Athens were also dedicated to Dionysus.
...men and celebrations took place five times a month. The notoriety of these festivals, where many kinds of crimes and political conspiracies were supposed to be
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...ink tha thtey most often come to shore on these days to participate in the festivals.
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...d between the former Mycenaean city-states of Argos and Mycenae, where the festivals in her honor called ‘’Heraia’’ were celebrated. "The three cities
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...Kappa are also said to be afraid of fire, and some villages hold fireworks festivals each year to scare the spirits away.
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Wiccans may worship a Goddess and a God, or just a Goddess; they observe the festivals of the eight [[Sabbats]] of the year and the full-moon [[Esbat]]s; and they
...[Lammas]] (or Lughnasad, which is pronounced LOO-nah-sah). The four lesser festivals are the [[Summer Solstice]] (or [[Litha]]) and [[solstice|Winter Solstice]]
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Hecate was worshipped by both the Greeks and the Romans who had their own festivals dedicated to her. According to Ruickbie (2004:19) the Greeks observed two d
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