 | John Brand, Henry Ellis - 1900 - Počet stránok 886
...the first of May, in the Highlands of Scotland, the herdsmen of every village hold their Bel-tein. " They cut a square trench in the ground, leaving the...fire, breaks off a knob, and, flinging it over his shoulders, says : ' This I give to thee, preserve thou my horses;1 ' This to thee, preserve thou my... | |
 | James George Frazer - 1900 - Počet stránok 512
...butter, oatmeal and milk ; and bring besides the ingredients of the caudle, plenty of beer and whisky ; for each of the company must contribute something....fire, breaks off a knob, and flinging it over his shoulders, says, ' This I give to thee, preserve thou my horses ; this to thee, preserve thou my sheep... | |
 | James George Frazer - 1900 - Počet stránok 522
...cake of oatmeal, upon which are raised nine square knobs, each dedicated to some particular l>eing, the supposed preserver of their flocks and herds,...fire, breaks off a knob, and flinging it over his shoulders, says, ' This I give to thee, preserve thou my horses ; this to thee, preserve thou my sheep... | |
 | John Brand, Henry Ellis, William Carew Hazlitt - 1905 - Počet stránok 374
...caudle, plenty of beer and whisky : for each of the company must contribute something. The rites begin by spilling some of the caudle on the ground, by way...fire, breaks off a knob, and, flinging it over his shoulders, says : — ' This I give to thee, preserve thou my horses ;' ' This to thee, preserve thou... | |
 | William Carew Hazlitt - 1905 - Počet stránok 360
...caudle, plenty of beer and whisky : for each of the company must contribute something. The rites begin by spilling some of the caudle on the ground, by way...fire, breaks off a knob, and, flinging it over his shoulders, says : — ' This I give to thee, preserve thou my horses ;' ' This to thee, preserve thou... | |
 | John Brand, Henry Ellis, William Carew Hazlitt - 1905 - Počet stránok 366
...ground, by way of libation : on that, every one takes a cake of oatmeal, upon which are raised Dine square knobs, each dedicated to some particular being,...fire, breaks off a knob, and, flinging it over his shoulders, says : — ' This I give to thee, preserve thou my horses :' ' This to thee, preserve thou... | |
 | George Henderson - 1911 - Počet stránok 368
...knobs, each dedicated to some particular being, the supposed preserver of their flocks and herds, and to some particular animal, the real destroyer of them....fire, breaks off a knob, and flinging it over his shoulders, says, 'This I give to thee, preserve thou my horses ; this to thee, preserve thou my sheep... | |
 | Lewis Spence - 1921 - Počet stránok 358
...each dedicated to some particular being who is supposed to preserve their herds, or to some animal the destroyer of them. Each person then turns his face...over his shoulder, says—' This I give to thee,' naming the being whom he thanks, ' preserver of my sheep,' etc.; or to the destroyer, ' This I give... | |
 | Lewis Spence - 1921 - Počet stránok 394
...each dedicated to some particular being who is supposed to preserve their herds, or to some animal the destroyer of them. Each person then turns his face...and, flinging it over his shoulder, says—' This 1 give to thee,' naming the being whom he thanks, ' preserver of my sheep,' etc.; or to the destroyer,... | |
 | 1900 - Počet stránok 592
...which are raised nine square knobs, each dedicated to some particular being, the supposed perserver of their flocks and herds, or to some particular animal,...fire, breaks off a knob, and flinging it over his shoulders, says : « This I give to thee, preserve thou my horses » ; « This to thee, preserve thou... | |
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The rites begin with spilling some of the caudle on the ground, by way of libation: on that, every one takes a cake of oatmeal, upon which are raised nine square knobs, each dedicated to some particular being, the supposed preserver of their flocks and... 
