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Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan · Clement A. Miles — chapter 12 of 47 · ~45 words · public domain

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NEW YEAR'S DAY 319

Principle of New Year Customs--The New Year in France, Germany, the United States, and Eastern Europe--"First-footing" in Great Britain--Scottish New Year Practices--Highland Fumigation and "Breast-strip" Customs--Hogmanay and Aguillanneuf--New Year Processions in Macedonia, Roumania, Greece, and Rome--Methods of Augury--Sundry New Year Charms.

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