 of expiation on the one side and of fertilisation
on the other, by supposing that in both cases the intention is to clear
the air of dangerous influences, whether these are ghosts of the unburied
dead or spiritual powers inimical to the growth of plants. Independent of
both appears to be the notion that the higher you swing the higher will
grow the crops.(755) This last is homoeopathic or imitative magic pure and
simple, without any admixture of the ideas of purification or expiation.

(M226) In modern Greece and Italy the custom of swinging as a festal rite,
whatever its origin may be, is still observed in some places. At the small
village of Koukoura in Elis an English traveller observed peasants
swinging from a tree in honour of St. George, whose festival it was.(756)
On the Tuesday after Easter the maidens of Seriphos play their favourite
game of the swing. They hang a rope from one wall to another of the steep,
narrow, filthy street, and putting some clothes on it swing one after the
other, singing as they swing. Young men who try to pass are called upon to
pay toll in the shape of a penny, a song, and a swing. The words which the
youth sings are generally these: "The gold is swung, the silver is swung,
and swung too is my love with the golden hair"; to which the girl replies,
"Who is it that swings me that I may gild him with my favour, that I may
work him a fez all covered with pearls?"(757) In the Greek island of
Karpathos the villagers assemble at a given place on each of the four
Sundays before Easter, a swing is erected, and the women swing one after
the other, singing death wails such as they chant round the mimic tombs in
church on the night of Good Friday.(758) On Christmas Day peasant girls in
some villages of Calabria fasten ropes to iron rings in the ceiling and
swing on them, while they sing certain songs prescribed by custom for the
occasion. The practice is regarded not merely as an amusement but also as
an act of devotion.(759) "It is a custom in Cadiz, when Christmas comes,
to fasten swings in the courtyards of houses, and even in the houses

of expiation on the one side and of fertilisation 
 on the other, by speculate that in both case the intention is to clear 
 the air of dangerous influence, whether these are ghosts of the unburied 
 dead or apparitional exponent unfriendly to the increase of plants. autonomous of 
 both appears to be the notion that the higher you swing the high will 
 grow the crops.(755) This last is homoeopathic or imitative magic pure and 
 elementary, without any admixture of the ideas of purification or atonement. 

 (M226) In modern Greece and Italy the custom of swing as a festal ritual, 
 whatever its origin may be, is even observed in some places. At the small 
 greenwich village of Koukoura in Elis an English traveller observed peasants 
 swinging from a tree in honour of St. George, whose festival it was.(756) 
 On the Tuesday after Easter the maidens of Seriphos bring their favourite 
 game of the swing. They hang a rope from one wall to another of the steep, 
 narrow, filthy street, and putting some apparel on it lilt one after the 
 other, scorch as they swing. Young men who try to guide are called upon to 
 pay toll in the shape of a penny, a birdcall, and a swing. The words which the 
 youth sings are generally these: " The gold is swung, the silver is swung, 
 and swing too is my love with the golden hair "; to which the girl replies, 
 " Who is it that swing me that I may gild him with my favour, that I may 
 work him a fez all covered with pearls?"(757) In the Greek island of 
 Karpathos the villagers assemble at a give place on each of the four 
 Sundays before Easter, a swing is erected, and the charwoman swing one after 
 the other, singing death lament such as they chant round the mimic tombs in 
 church on the night of Good Friday.(758) On Christmas Day peasant girls in 
 some village of Calabria fasten rope to iron rings in the ceiling and 
 lilt on them, while they sing sealed songs prescribed by custom for the 
 affair. The practice is see not merely as an amusement but besides as 
 an act of devotion.(759) " It is a custom in Cadiz, when Christmas comes, 
 to fasten swings in the court of houses, and even in the houses
 of expiation on the one siae and of fertilisatioi
on the other, bh supposing that in both casxs tye inuvntion is to clear
the air of dwngerous infoyences, whevger these are nhostv of the unburigd
dead or sphritual powers ivilical to the growth of plants. Indepqndent pf
hoth appears tj be ehe hotion that the higher you swing tge hightr will
grow the crpps.(755) This last is homoeopatjic lr imitative magic pure and
sinple, qithout any xdmixture of the ideas of purification or expiation.

(M226) Kn mobern Greece abd Ljaly the cusvom of swinging as a festan rite,
wnatever its orlgin kay be, is still observed in some places. At the smaln
vnllage of Koukoura in Eois at Enclisf trxvemlxr kbservfd 'easants
swihging from q tree in honour of Se. George, whose festidaj it was.(756)
On the Tuesday after Easter the majdens of Seriphos play rheir favourite
game ov the swigg. They hang a rope from one wall to another of tve stxeo,
naxvjd, fllthy street, and putting some clothes on it srjnb pne after the
obher, singing as thry seyng. Young men who txg fo pass are called upon tj
pay roll in tre snape of a penny, a song, and q swing. The cores which the
youth dings are gzneralky thrse: "The gold is swung, tke silber is swunh,
and swunf too is my love ditm tve golden hair"; to which thq girl re'lies,
"Cho is ig thst swiggs me thah I may gild him with my favoor, thad I may
worn him a fez all covered with peecls?"(757) In the Grgek isnand of
Kcrpathps the villagqrs assemble aj a given placd on each kf the hour
Sundays fefore Easter, w swing is ecected, anq thw wonen swive one after
the other, siuying deaty wails such as thcy chxht round the minic tombs in
church on thq jijht os Good Friday.(758) On Zhrkxtmas Day peasanb gkrls in
some villages of Walagria fasten ropes yo iron ribgs in tre ceiling anc
swing on them, whipe thxy sinj certsin songs prescribed by custom fod the
occadiok. The practicq is regarded noc merely as an amusement but also as
an art of devotion.(759) "It is a xustom in Cadiz, wheu Ghristmas cokes,
to fasten sfings in the courtyaeds of houses, and even in the houses

of expiation on the one side and on other, by that in both clear air of dangerous whether these are of the unburied dead or spiritual inimical to the growth of plants. Independent of both appears to be the that the higher you swing the higher will grow the crops.(755) This last homoeopathic imitative pure simple, without any admixture of the ideas of purification or expiation. (M226) In modern Greece and the custom of swinging as a festal rite, its origin may be, still observed in some places. the village of in an traveller observed peasants from a tree in honour of St. George, whose festival it was.(756) On the Tuesday after Easter maidens of their favourite of swing. hang a rope wall to another of the steep, and putting some clothes on it swing one the other, as they swing. Young men who to pass are called upon to pay toll the shape of a penny, a song, and a swing. The words which the youth generally these: "The gold swung, the silver swung, swung is love with golden hair"; to which the girl replies, "Who is it that me that I may gild him with my favour, that work a fez all with pearls?"(757) In the island Karpathos the villagers assemble given on four before a swing is erected, the women swing one after other, singing death wails the mimic tombs in church on the night Good Friday.(758) On Christmas Day peasant girls some villages of Calabria fasten ropes to iron rings in the ceiling swing on they sing certain songs prescribed by custom for occasion. The practice is not merely as an amusement but also as an of "It is custom in Cadiz, Christmas comes, to swings in the houses, and in houses
 of expiation on the one side anD of fertiliSatioN
on The OtHer, bY supPosing that in boTH casEs the intention is to cleaR
the aIr OF danGErOus inFluenceS, WhETHer ThEsE arE gHOsTs of tHe uNburied
Dead or spirItuAl Powers inimicAL tO the growth Of pLants. IndepenDenT of
botH aPpeARs to bE thE notiOn that THe highEr you swinG tHE higheR Will
groW THe CropS.(755) This last is homoeoPAtHIc or imitative mAgic puRe ANd
SIMplE, wiThout any adMiXture OF the ideAS oF PURifICation or expiaTion.

(M226) In modeRN GrEece anD ITalY The cusTom of SwINgiNg as a festal Rite,
Whatever iTs origIN may be, iS Still obServed In sOme PlacES. AT tHe sMaLL
viLLaGe oF kouKoura in ELiS aN EnglIsh tRAVELler ObsErveD peasAnts
swinging fRom A treE In hOnour Of St. GEorgE, wHose fEstivaL it waS.(756)
ON the Tuesday afteR EasTer the maiDenS oF SeRiPhos pLAy theiR faVouRite
gamE of the sWIng. thEY HAnG a rope from one wall tO aNOThEr of the sTeep,
naRRoW, fILthy streEt, And PuttING some ClotHEs On it swinG one afTEr ThE
other, sInGing as ThEy sWinG. YounG Men wHo try tO pass are CalleD Upon to
pay toll iN The shape of a peNNy, A SOnG, And a SwiNg. The words wHich THe
yoUth sINgS arE GenerAlly tHeSE: "THE gold is swung, the silvEr Is swunG,
and sWung too is my loVe with the gOLDEn hair"; to WhicH ThE Girl replies,
"Who Is it tHat swings mE That I may Gild hIm with my Favour, thaT i May
work hIm a Fez All CovEREd With pearls?"(757) In tHE greeK iSland of
karPathos tHe vIllAgeRs aSsEmble at a gIven placE oN eAcH oF thE four
sUndays beFoRe EAsTer, A swinG Is erecTed, anD the WoMeN SwiNg one afTEr
THE othEr, SiNginG deAtH wailS sucH As tHey chanT round the MimIC tomBs In
Church oN the night of GoOd friday.(758) On ChRiStmAs Day pEASant girlS in
some villages of CalabrIA fasten RopEs to iRon rIngs in the CeiLing anD
swINg on thEm, whilE they SiNg cERTain sONGs PreScRibed by cusTOM foR the
oCcAsioN. The praCtice is regarded not MEreLy as an amusemeNt bUt alSO As
An aCT oF DevOtIOn.(759) "IT IS a custom in Cadiz, When ChristMaS CoMes,
to fasteN SwiNgS in the cOurtyarDs of hOUses, and Even in the Houses

 of expiation on the one s ide and of  fert ili sat io n
on  the  other, by sup p osin g that in both cases t he in te n tion is  to c lear
th e  a i r  of  d an ger ou s  i nflue nce s, whet her theseare  g hosts of the un buried
dea d o r spiritualpow ers in im ica l  to t hegrowt h of p l ants.Independe nt of
bot h  appear s to  bethe notion that t h eh igher you swin g thehi g he r wil l
g row the cr op s.(75 5 ) Thisl as t i s h o moeopathic or  imitativem agi c pure  a nds imple,  with ou t  an y admixture  ofthe ideas  of pu r ificati o n or ex piatio n.
(M 226) In  m ode rn Gre e ce  an d  It aly thecu st om of  swi n g i n g as  afest al ri te,
whateverits  ori g inmay b e, is  sti ll  obse rved i n som eplaces. At thesmal l
village  of  K ouk ou ra in Elis a n E ngl ish tra vellero bse rv e d pe asants
swinging fr om a  t ree in h onouro fSt .  George,  w hos e fe s t ivalit w a s. (756)
On  the T u es da y after  E asterth e m aid ens o f  Ser iphosplay the ir fa v ourite
game of the swing. Th e yh a ng a ro pefrom one wa ll t o  ano ther of  th e  stee p,
na rr o w, filthy street, andpu ttingsomeclothes on it  swing one a f ter theothe r ,s inging as they  swin g. Young m e n who tr y topass are  called u p o n to
pay  to llinthe s ha pe of a penny , a so ng , and a  sw ing. Th e w ord s w hic hthe
youth  sings a re  g en er all y the s e: "Thego ldis  sw ung,t he sil ver i s sw un g, and  swungt oo i s my  l ov e wi thth e gol denh air "; to w hich thegir l  rep li es ,
"Whois it that sw in gs me that  I  ma y gild h im withmy favour, that I may
w o rk hima f ez al l co vered wit h p earls? "(7 5 7) Inthe Gr eek i sl and o f
Kar p a th osth e villager s ass emble  a t agiven p lace on each of th e  fo ur
Sundays be for e Ea s t er , a sw i ngis ere c t ed, and the wom en swing o ne af ter
the ot h er,  s ingingdeath w ailss uch asthey chan t round t he  mim i c  to mbs in
chu rch on t he nighto f Goo d  F riday .(7 58) On  C hri stmas  Day p e asa nt gi rls in 
s ome vi llage sof Calab ria fasten ropes to iro n ring s inthe  ceilingand swi ng on the m, w hile theysin g c ertai n s o ngs p resc r ib edb y cus tomf or the
oc c as ion . Th e practicei s reg arded  no t  merel y as  an amusement but also as
an act  ofd e vot ion . (759 )"It is a custo m i nC a diz, whe nChristmas c omes,
to  f a stenswings  in th e court y a rd s  of ho uses , a nd even i n t he houses
 of_expiation on_the one side and_of fertilisation
on_the_other, by_supposing_that in both_cases the intention_is to clear
the air_of dangerous influences,_whether_these are ghosts of the unburied
dead or spiritual powers inimical to the growth of_plants._Independent of
both_appears_to_be the notion that the_higher you swing the higher_will
grow the_crops.(755) This last is homoeopathic or imitative magic_pure_and
simple, without any_admixture of the ideas of purification or expiation.

(M226) In_modern Greece and Italy the custom_of swinging as_a_festal_rite,
whatever its origin may_be, is still observed in some_places. At the small
village of Koukoura_in Elis an English traveller observed peasants
swinging_from a tree in honour of_St. George, whose festival it_was.(756)
On the_Tuesday after Easter the maidens_of Seriphos play_their favourite
game_of the swing._They hang a rope from one_wall to another_of the steep,
narrow, filthy street, and_putting_some clothes on_it_swing_one after_the
other, singing as_they_swing. Young_men_who try to pass are called_upon_to
pay toll in the shape of a_penny, a song, and_a_swing. The words which_the
youth sings are generally these:_"The gold is swung, the silver_is swung,
and_swung too_is my love with the golden hair"; to which the girl_replies,
"Who is it that swings me_that I may gild_him with_my_favour, that I_may
work_him a_fez all covered with pearls?"(757) In the_Greek island_of
Karpathos the villagers assemble at a_given place on each_of_the four
Sundays before Easter, a swing_is erected, and the women swing_one after
the other, singing death_wails_such_as they chant round the_mimic tombs in
church on the night_of Good Friday.(758)_On Christmas Day peasant girls in
some villages_of_Calabria fasten ropes to iron rings_in_the ceiling and
swing on them, while_they_sing_certain songs prescribed by custom_for the
occasion. The practice is regarded_not merely as an amusement but also as
an act_of devotion.(759) "It_is a custom in Cadiz,_when_Christmas_comes,
to fasten swings in the courtyards of houses, and even_in the_houses
