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...Libations of milk were poured for her, especially on selected stones; this veneration may be linked with older fertility customs. The glaistig has been described

...customs of Pagan Basques and adopting Christianity and, specifically, the veneration for St. Michael. For the rest, it is very similar to other European legends

==Germanic veneration of trees==

...bian Mesoamerican cultures was the were-jaguar. It was associated with the veneration of the jaguar, with priests and shamans among the various peoples who follo

...e necks. In the Serpent's tail a sword was found that to this day commands veneration in the Great Shrine of Atsuta. These events took place on the mountain form

...sometime in the past. Alternatively, the prohibition may arise from their veneration of the Peacock Angel and an unwillingness to usurp His color.

...traditional lore about all of the saints which were officially held up for veneration at the time of its compilation. De Voragine typically begins with a fancif

...or alternately as a bearded head; most of these likely originated from the veneration of saint's relics, while the idol of Baphomet was thought to have been an O

...if buried out of the Holy Land, is a specifically Jewish corollary to the veneration of Jerusalem. Or, again, the belief that any piece of iron will turn rusty

...iven the honor of victory in the natural order; thus the rise of Christian veneration of the archangel Michael, beginning at [[Monte Sant'Angelo sul Gargano|Mont

...ing the early Middle Ages, the cult of [[relic]]s as objects not only of [[veneration]] but also of supernatural power arose. Miraculous tales were told of the

...hierarchy, with criteria set up for validation of mystical experiences and veneration of those who achieve that status. In other cases, mystical paths follow a s