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Esoteric Festival Omens and Rituals
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  • 1. Ordinarily inert object believed to hold protective festival magic
  • 2. Mock parade to shame domestic misdeeds during folk festivals
  • 3. Threshold state between worlds exploited in seasonal rites
  • 4. Masked figure in carnival lore, symbolizing deceptive protection
  • 8. Slavic water spirit whose festival presence portends misfortune
  • 11. Paradoxical ritualistic pain-inflicted pastime linked to dark celebrations
  • 12. To torment with unattainable offerings—linked to festival deprivation
  • 16. Basque witches' sabbath, said to defy conventional festivity
  • 18. Moment of sudden revelation marking a festival’s spiritual climax
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  • 5. Characteristic of festive subversion and symbolic inversion of order
  • 6. Study of lakes, whose waters are believed to hold mystical festival meanings
  • 7. Ceremonial pouring of liquid to appease unseen forces
  • 9. Fruit used in Southeast Asian festival superstitions to repel curses
  • 10. Describes charms intended to turn away evil during celebrations
  • 13. Vessel swinging aromatic smoke believed to sanctify the air
  • 14. Resin used in rituals to ward off malevolent spirits
  • 15. Ancient word for festive month linked to protective rites
  • 17. Festival involving symbolic ashes to cleanse evils
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