Etruscan Roman remains in popular tradition (1892)
Leland, Charles Godfrey, 1824-1903 · London, T. F. Unwin · leaf 175
I confess that this puzzled me much,and often till I heard this explanation of it. Those who took the goat-ride werenot wizards, but the mere dupes or victims of the stregoiti. Still, they had enjoyedthe frolic, and were willing to have such dreams again. What the basis for it allwas I do not know,… … CHAPTER IX. Il Spirito del Scalding. URING the reignof Charles theSecond it wasoften said inEngland thatthe women ofHolland becamepregnant simplyfrom their habitof carrying andkeeping undertheir petticoats asmall receptacle,or hand-stove, inwhich burningcharcoals wereplaced. Thesehand-stovesmade of…
Folklore · Superstition
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