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The popular superstitions and festive amusements of the Highlanders of Scotland

Chapter 1: THE POPULAR SUPERSTITIONS AND FESTIVE AMUSEMENTS OF THE HIGHLANDERS OF SCOTLAND.
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A systematic collection of Highland oral traditions, superstitions, and seasonal entertainments, describing beliefs about fairies, ghosts, household spirits, charms, omens, and folklore, and documenting dances, games, songs, and communal winter pastimes. The author records variants, local customs, and explanatory remarks, situating these practices within changing social conditions and arguing for preserving them before they fade under increased external influence. The work combines first-hand testimonies, language notes, and commentary to present an ethnographic portrait of rural Highland popular culture.

THE
POPULAR
SUPERSTITIONS
AND
FESTIVE AMUSEMENTS
OF THE
HIGHLANDERS OF SCOTLAND.

BY
WILLIAM GRANT STEWART.

NEW EDITION.

“Of Brownyis and of Bogilis full is this Beuk.”
Gawin Douglas.

LONDON:
AYLOTT AND JONES, 8, PATERNOSTER, ROW.
EDINBURGH: OLIVER AND BOYD. GLASGOW:
MUCKLEHOSE. DUBLIN: McGLASHAN. INVERNESS:
SMITH DOUGLAS. ELGIN: RUSSELL.