ysus, as child-god, 21;
winter festivals of, 169, 331

Dorstone, Hallowe'en at, 197

Drama, Christmas, in Latin, 121-7;
in English, 128-38;
in French, 128, 138-43;
in Spanish, 128, 148-50;
in German, 143-6;
in Italian, 147-8, 150;
survivals of, 150-4;
St. Nicholas plays, 220, 232;
pagan folk-drama, 298-302

Drinking customs, 36, 204, 285-6, 314-5, 327

Druids and mistletoe, 273

Duchesne, Monsignor, 20, 24

Durham, Candlemas at, 353-4

Duesseldorf, Martinmas at, 206

Dyzemas, 315

Eckhart, 42-3, 157

Edinburgh, New Year in, 325-6

_Eiresione_, 270

Encina, Juan del, 149

England, Christmas poetry in, 47-51, 76-86;
Midnight Mass in, 99;
possible survivals of the Christmas crib in, 118, 274;
the Nativity in the miracle cycles, 128-38;
"souling" in, 192-4;
Hallowe'en in, 195-8;
Guy Fawkes Day in, 198-9;
animal masks in, 199-201; |394|
Martinmas in, 203;
St. Clement's Day in, 211-2;
St. Catherine's Day in, 212-3;
St. Andrew's Day in, 213-4;
St. Thomas's Day in, 225-6;
Christmas Eve superstitions in, 234;
Yule log in, 257-8;
Yule candle in, 259;
pyramids and Christmas-trees in, 266-7, 270;
the Holy Thorn in, 268-9;
evergreen decorations in, 272-6;
Christmas boxes in, 279;
Christmas fare in, 283-6;
sacrificial survivals and Christmas games in, 292-3;
mummers and sword-dancers in, 297-301;
Feast of Fools in, 305;
Boy Bishop in, 220, 306-8;
St. Stephen's Day in, 292, 311-4;
Holy Innocents' Day in, 315;
New Year's Day in, 321-9, 332;
Epiphany customs in, 337-8, 345-8;
Candlemas in, 350, 353-5;
Rock Day in, 351;
Plough Monday in, 352

Ephraem Syrus, 31, 239

Epiphanius, 21

Epiphany, early history of the festival, 20-2;
in the Roman Church, 101-2;
in the Greek Church, 102-4;
Blessing of the Waters at, 102-4, 244, 246, 344;
Italian religious ceremonies at, 116-7;
in drama, 125-8;
old German name for, 243;
folk customs on, 293;
Twelfth Night cakes and kings, 337-41;
expulsion of evils, 341-2;
the Befana and the Magi, 343-4;
wassailing, 345-7;
"Haxey Hood," 347-8;
farewells to Christmas, 349-50

Erzgebirge, Christmas plays in, 144, 232;
St. John's tree in, 269;
_pfeffern_ in, 316

Eschenloh, _berchten_ at, 342

Esthonians, All Souls' Day among, 191

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