Folk Lore

ancient animals Baal baby baptism became belief Beltane Beltane day Bible boys bride burning cake called Candlemass cattle cause century ceremony charm child Child Rowland Christian Church common considered corpse cure custom dead death devil disease divining door Druids evil eye evil influence fairies favour feast festival fire fire worship first-foot funeral gift Glasgow God’s Hallowe’en hand heathen held Hogmanay honour instances John’s day John’s eve kindled legend living luck lucky marriage married means midsummer milk mistletoe moon morning mother nations neighbourhood neighbours night observed old woman omen origin Pagan party person Perthshire plant possessed practice present protection regarded religious Romans rose round sacrifices salt says Scotland seen solstice spittle stone stone circle Stonehenge supernatural superstition supposed survival taken told took tree tree worship unlucky village wart wife winter solstice witchcraft witches women worship wraith young Yule