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Miles, Clement A.

"Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan"

Stephen's Day in, 292, 311-4;
Holy Innocents' Day in, 315;
New Year's Day in, 321-9, 332;
Epiphany customs in, 337-8, 345-8;
Candlemas in, 350, 353-5;
Rock Day in, 351;
Plough Monday in, 352
Ephraem Syrus, 31, 239
Epiphanius, 21
Epiphany, early history of the festival, 20-2;
in the Roman Church, 101-2;
in the Greek Church, 102-4;
Blessing of the Waters at, 102-4, 244, 246, 344;
Italian religious ceremonies at, 116-7;
in drama, 125-8;
old German name for, 243;
folk customs on, 293;
Twelfth Night cakes and kings, 337-41;
expulsion of evils, 341-2;
the Befana and the Magi, 343-4;
wassailing, 345-7;
"Haxey Hood," 347-8;
farewells to Christmas, 349-50
Erzgebirge, Christmas plays in, 144, 232;
St. John's tree in, 269;
_pfeffern_ in, 316
Eschenloh, _berchten_ at, 342
Esthonians, All Souls' Day among, 191
Ethelred, laws of, 21
Etzendorf, St. Martin's rod at, 207-8
Evans, Sir Arthur, 253-4
Eves, importance of for festival customs, 196
Expulsion rites, 104, 181-2, 217, 327-8, 341-2, 344

Fabriano, Gentile da, 148
Fare, Christmas, 283-91
Feasting, connected with sacrifice, 178-9, 284;
at Martinmas, 202-4;
at Christmas, 283-91;
at New Year, 321-3;
at Epiphany, 337-41
_Feien_, 231
Feilberg, Dr.


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