Comparative mythology corpus

Protective And Purifying Fire Or Smoke

1 appearances across 1 tradition groups.

Evidence

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TraditionSourcePassageConfidenceEvidenceRecord
Comparative The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) / CONTENTS; lines 5858-5932 high Midsummer fire-festivals are set at the summer solstice; a medieval writer lists bonfires, torch processions around fields, and wheel rolling, says smoke drives away harmful dragons, and explains the wheel by the sun's highest point and descent; Frazer says the features match spring festivals. record