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Fearnmhaighe, in foray of Queen
Meave, 238 Feasts, see Festivals February, see Candlemas Feet : backfootedness of heroes and
druidesses, 34, 348 ; omens from,
Jamaica, 94, 2IO, 213, 450, 454;
in proverbial phrase, Braemar, 1 04 Fender, omen from, Ireland, 462 Fenris the wolf, myth of, 366 Fercertne, candidate as High Ollamh,
Ireland, 16 Ferdiad and Cuchulainn, fight of
238 Fergus, lover of Queen Meave, 237-8 Fermanagh, not in foray of Queen
Meave, 238 Fermoy, not in foray of Queen
Meave, 238 Fern : decorations at Midsummer
with, Guernsey, 121 Festivals : fire, Armenia &c., 436-8 ;
firstfruits, Armenia, 430, 439, Ba-
Ronga, 229; Guernsey, 120; times
and observances taught, Maoris, 18 ;
water, Armenia &c., 429-30 Fetishism : Gold Coast, 229-30 ;
India, 223 Fetutoumal, man in folktale, Rotuma,
218 Fiacha, in foray of Queen Meave,
238 Fifeshire : {see also Buckhaven) ;
superstitions of fisher-folk, 95-8 Fig-tree : associated with Zeus, 299 ;
sacred, in magic, 362 File or poet, training of, Ireland,
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Findabair, in foray of Queen Meave, 238
Finger- rings, see Rings, finger
Finland : bibliography of folklore, 479 ; myths of chained monster, 366, and oak, 293
Fire : blessed on certain day, and other fires lighted from, Monmouth- shire, 221 ; bonfires. Candlemas, Armenia, 436-8, St. John's Eve, Kincardineshire, 105-6, in ritual of Zeus, 306-7, Bithynia, 273, and to feed sun, Greece, 369 ; brought by robin from heaven, Guernsey, 123 ; elemental, identified with Zeus, 265 ; extinguished by mistle- toe, 424 ; jumped over to free from duppy, Jamaica, 206 ; kitchen fire going out unlucky, Yorkshire, 478 ;
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before oak of Zeus, 307 ; perpetual, Greeks, 30S-10, 369, 373 ; sacred, kindled at Candlemas, Armenian Church, 436 ; unlucky to spit in, Jamaica, 21 1, or to take from house. May morning, Meath and Tipperary, 457 ; Zeus so named as god of tree used in fire-making, 265 ; Zeus and the fire-drill, Thurii, 270 Firefly : omens from, Jamaica, 207,
45i;455
Firestick : duppy laughs at seeing, Jamaica, 208 ; not given where a young baby, Jamaica, 454 ; moving from side to side lessens yield of nut oil, Jamaica, 455
Firstborn : {see also Birth customs and beliefs ) ; belongs to maternal grandparents, Basutos, 250 ; omens from feet of, Jamaica, 450
Firstfruits : feast of, Ba-Ronga, 229 ; festival, Armenia, 430, 439 ; paid to Delphi, from Attica and Delos, 409 : primitive sacrament, 442-3
Fir-tree : tell-tale transformed into, (Eta, 418
Fish in folklore : {^see also Cuttle-fish ; Dolphin ; Dugong ; Herring ; Mackerel ; Porpoise ; Rayfish ; Salmon ; and Sawfish) ; counting unlucky, Fifeshire, 97, Guernsey, 121 ; eating, prerogative of chiefs &c. , Raratonga, 21 ; evil eye no power over, Jews, 194 ; golden, Buddhist emblem, 333 ; sacred, Ourfa, 431
Fishing : {see also Sea beliefs and customs) : ceremonies before, Fife- shire, 97, Torres Straits, 357-8; lucky and unlucky words, deeds, animals, &c., Fifeshire, 96-7, Guernsey, 121
Five : in nursery rhyme, 283
Flesh in charms, Basutos, 246
Fhntshire, see Mold
Flour smeared on magic sticks, E. Central Africa, 70
Flowers in folklore, see Lotus ; a7id Marsh marigold
Fly : {see also Firefly ; atid Mosqui- to) ; in folktale. Upper Congo, 328 ; omens of rain from, Jamaica, 94 ; as totem, Australia, 472 ; used to free Whit Monday child from curse, Ireland, 347
Foal, see Horse
