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162, 169-71 ; ancestors, 163 ; marriage, 105 ; myths relating to social organisation, 320-31 ; race Mousterian, 121 ; religion, 107-10

Austro-Hungary, see Bosnia ; Magyars ; Moravia ; Salzburg ; Tyrol

Avebury, Lord : Lord Avebury on Marriage, Totemism, and Religion ; a Reply to Mr. Lang, 103-111, 376-8

Avening : aversion to strangers, 333 ; calendar customs, 444, 446, 450, 453-5 ; menhir, 340 ; well, 335

Ayrshire : divination, Oct. 31, 420

Axe : double, 74 ; in dance, Kafirs, 270

Axo, see Hasakeui

Baal, deity, Palestine, 277

Babies, see Birth

Babylonia : deities as cattle, 276 ; Sabbath, 242

Backwards : no looking b. after funeral, Muppans, 42

Bactria : channel of Greek in- fluence, 268

Badagas : ceremonies, 140; milk taboos, 290

Badger : detecting, Japan, 193 ; in magic, Japan, 186

Baessler-Archiv noticed, 406

Baganda, The, by J. Roscoe, re- viewed, 132-9

Baiame, All Father, Australia, 107- 9, 162, 376

Bakongo noun classes, 144

Balance Sheet, 13

Bali : ghi not offered, 288

Balkan Peninsula, see Albanians ; Bosnia ; Bulgaria ; Greeks ; Servia ; Turks

Ballads, see Folk-songs

Ballinahown : fort, 204 ; under- ground passage, 207

Ballinalacken : fort, 204

Ballyganner : basin stone dolmen, 92

Ballykelly : long grave, 92

Ballynahown : cow myth, 89 ; giant's grave, 92

Ballysheen : rock markings, 90

Bamboo : in charm, Japan, 193

Bampton : parsley and asparagus not transplanted, 350

Bana : string games etc., 406

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Bangala, see Congo Cannibals

Banks, Mrs. M. M. : Scoring a Witch above the Breath, 490

Banks' islands : spirit-beings, 163

Bantu : [see also under tribal names) ; categories, 144 ; cow etc. respected, 275 ; god and spirits, 162

Banyoro : traditions, 135

Baptism : gift after, Northumber- land, 354-5 ; lay, Gaels, 499

Barefield : burial place, 210

Barley : preparing seed, Gaels, 501

Barra : new moon custom, 499

Barrenness, see Birth

Basil : in Hindu ritual, 58-9 ; as offering, Manipur, 184

Bataks : myths, 141-3

Batwals : firstfruits, 287

Bauhinia purpurea : as totem, India, 498

Bavaria : amulets, 146

Baverstock : game and rhyme, 203

Bavili noun classes, 144

Beadnell : name taboo, 355-6

Beads, see Rudraksha beads

Beans : in charm, Japan, 190 ; sown Good Friday, Glos., 444

Bear : devil as. Savoy, 127 ; in folk-tale, Armenians, 221-3 ; ^.s totem, India, 498

Beating the bounds : Glos., 452

Beaver : in folk-medicine, 495-6

Bed : not turned, Friday and Sunday, Kent, 354

Bedford : Gu}^ 418

Bedfordshire : {see also Bedford ; Dunstable Downs) ; folk-medi- cine, 62

Bee : dead becomes, Assam, 466 ; omen from, Oxon., 357

Beech-tree : not struck by light- ning, 480-1 ; twigs gathered, Apl. I, Glos., 450, May, Glos.,

451

Beeswax : candle of, in ceremonies, Assam, 465

Beetle : in charm, Donegal, 478 ; feared, Melos, 218

Belemnites, 45-6, 60-3, 71

Belgium, see Liege

Bells : Clare, 207, 209 ; omen from, Kent, 354 ; ringing cus- toms, 421-2, Glos., 444, 457

Benares : stone pillar, 304