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Haute Savoie : fire custom, 363
Haverfield, D. C. : Superstition regarding Chimney-Svveeps, 382
Hawthorn-tree : apparitions come from. Mayo, 334, 339; blossom gathered. May Day, Jersey, 243 ; as rag-tree. Mayo, 325 ; in trea- sure tale. Mayo, 337
Hay harvest, see Harvest
Hazel-tree : in folk-medicine, Jer- sey, 249
Headless Horseman : India, 382
Heart : as amulet, Spain, 206 {pi.), 208 (/>/.), 210-1 (/)/.); weak, cure for, 266
Heather, P. J. : Folklore from Kent, 366-7
Hebrides, see Coll ; Gigha ; Islay ; Jura; Mull; Outer Hebrides; Skye ; Tyree
Hedgehog : respected, Siberia, 48
Held im Deutschen und Russischen Mdrcheu, Das, by A. von Lowis of Menar, reviewed, 274-7
Helios, 125
Hemp seed : divination by, Jer- sey, 248
Hen : black, cure for demon pos- session, Abyssinia, 321 ^ in rhyme, 381 ; crowing, killed, Cambs, 366, as omen, Jersey, 246 ; at Holi, India, 61 ; in sitting, odd number lucky, Jersey, 247, Kent,
367
Henna : purifies and protects, Mor- occo, 502
Herbals : Their Origin and Evolu- tion, by A. Arber, reviewed, 265-7
Herb grace : in folk-medicine, Jer- sey, 250
Herbs, see Flowers and plants
Herefordshire : {see also Ledbury ; Newent) ; soul cakes, 287
Herring: in Hallowe'en charm,
259 Hertfordshire, see Abbots Langley ;
Berkhamstead ; Kings Langley ;
Watford Hidden treasure, see Treasure Highlands: "the keener," 84-91;
murderer's charm, 347 Hildburgh, W. L. : Notes on
Spanish Amulets (3rd Ser.),
206-12 {pi.) Hindus, see India Hiring fairs : Yorks, 375
Historical traditions : Ainu, 280 ; Baganda and Bushongo, 428- 56 ; evidential value, 428-56 ; Hausas, 138-9; Pokomo, 460-1 ; Swiss, 272
Hobbyhorse : Cheshire, 28?)
Hokkaido, see Ainu
Holi, The : a Vernal Festival of the Hindus, by W. Crooke, 55-83
Holika, in festival, India, 75, 77-8
Holland : charm for inflamed nip- ples, 385
Holly-tree : annual procession, VVestmor., 373
Holt : tale, 391
Holy Thursday : well custom, Ox- ford, 198
Holy wells : Banffsh., 343 ; guar- dian fly, Banffsh., 202-3 1 re- move after insult. Mayo, 325-6, Waterford, 119-20; Strowell, Ox- ford, 198, 201-2; wishing, Wor- cestersh., 370
Honey : in folk-medicine, Jersey,
249-51 Hooghh', see Tarakeswar "Hook-Swinging" in India: 69;
82 ; by J. H. Powell, 2, 147-97
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Hombill : in tale, Assam, 488
Horn, musical, see Siwa
Horns : wooden, to commemorate feast, Assam, 477
Horse : amulet for. White Ruthen- ians, 94 ; amulet to control, Cambs, 363-4 ; Devil as, Que- bec, 252 ; evil eye feared for. White Ruthenians, 95 ; giant, Waterford, 242 ; head in fire ceremony, Ireland, 66 ; kumiss festival, Siberia, 54 ; omens from Kent, 367 ; puca. Mayo, 329-30 ; respected, Siberia, 48 ; spirits with power over. White Ruthenians, 94 ; in tales, Ire- land, 338. Russia etc., 277 ; three-legged, Swiss, 274, zombi as, W. Indies, 371 ; white, in forest custom, Essex, 374 ; wor- shipped, Deccan, 196
Horse-shoe : amulet, Jersey, 248 ; in folk-medicine, Jersey, 250 ; prevents passage of witch, Kent, 367 ; spat upon, Cambs, 365 ; in tale, Waterford, 242
Hoshangabad : hook-swinging, 69. 173. i8i