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Cat : amulets for, Palestine, 70 ; at 'The Carter's Race,' Scotland, 337 ; in Lent Monday sport, Sweden, 337-8; threat to child, Jerusalem, 56

Catalonia : water sprites imprison girl, 274

Catamenia : agriopetalida as an em- menagogue, Greek islands, 329 ; taboos during, Arunta tribe, 408, Greek islands, 330

Cat's cradle, 112-6, 325-9

Cattle, see Bull ; Calf ; Cow ; and Ox

Caul : prepared as amulet, Greek islands, 330

Cauldron : magic, in Mabinogion &c. , 144, 148, 152

Caves : Cotton Grotto, Jerusalem, 73-4 ; holy places, Palestine, 68-9 ; inhabited by saints &c., Palestine, 69 ; sacrifice to spirits of, Palestine, 66

Celtchar, death story of, 229-31

Celts: The Celtic Other-World, by A. Nutt, 445-8 ; The Development of the Idea of Hades in Celtic Literature, by Miss E. Hull, i, 7, 121-65, 339-40> 445-8; sky-god,

24-53 Central America, see Yucatan Central India, see Bhilsa ; Kandhs ;

and Sanchi Cet the champion, 228 Ceylon; isle of goblins, 13; Jataka,

traditions of, 13 ; story telling, 16 Chad : in legend of St Levan, 257 Chalchihuitlicue, Mexican deity, 261-

2, 270 Chaldeans : cycle of 12 animals, 1 19 Changelings : come from water spirits,

Germany and Hungary, 274, or

underground beings, Oldenburg,

275 Channel Islands, sec Guernsey Charms and spells : (see also Amulets and talismans);

against : — baldness, Greek is- lands, 330 ; blood flowing, Ireland, 348 ; casting of calves, Shropshire, 437 ; children's ailments, Servia, 256, Syria, 256 ; demons, Ireland, 348 ; eye diseases, Ireland, 348 ; insects, Italy, 188-9; journey dangers, Ireland, 348 ; love, Greek islands, 330; plague, Ireland, 348 ; toothache, Ire- land, 348, Italy, 188-216;

waterspout, Greek islands, 33 1 witchcraft, Ireland, 348, Syri a 256; animals, to protect, Greek is- lands, 331 ; baby, to make speak soon, Greek islands, 330 ; chickens, to strengthen, Greek islands, 331 ; for collection of jungle-produce &c., Malay tribes, 455 ; hymns used as, Ireland, 348-9 ; love, Aristotle, 215, in Greek islands, 330; milk, to promote flow of, Greek islands, 330 ; milking cows, for, Ireland, 348 ; rain, to obtain, Germany, 277-8 ; spitting, Greek islands, 330; sunrise breaks spells, jatakas, 21

Charon : god of mallet as, Gaul, 139

Chicken, see Fowls

Childbirth customs and beliefs, see Birth customs and beliefs

Children : (see also Birth customs and beliefs ; and Twins) ; charm to give baby speech, Greek islands, 330 ; not corrected or suckled at doorstep, Palestine, 59 ; riding on donkeys gives big teeth, Greek islands, 330 ; Kidd's Savage Childhood reviewed, 343-6 ; not to sleep at midday, Greek islands, 330 ; toes not kissed, Greek islands, 330

Children and Wells, by Dr. D. M'Kenzie, 251, 253-82

Children's games, see Games

Children's rhymes, see Nursery rhymes

China : (see also Tibet) ; animal cycle, 119; dead not removed through usual entrance, 373 ; Fo, birth of, 271 ; folktale, 20 ; mourning customs, 402, 406-7 ; sacrifices to manes, 403

Chivili, see Bavili

Choiak month : festival, Egypt, 223

Chota Nagpur : memorial stones, 240- I ; peculiar hoe, 240

Chretien de Troyes : Percez>al of, 284-5, 288, 292-3 ; Yvain of, 35-8

Christmastide : carol, England, 357-8; sausages eaten, Penn., 357

Chucky-stones, game of, Palestine, 73

Churning customs and beliefs : Shet- lands, 440

Cilicia, see Tarsus

Cinaed lia Ilartacdn, 227-8

Cinderella, by Miss M. Roalfe Cox, 191-208

Circe : Marsi descend from, 187

Circumcision ; Palestine, 65-6