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Lustration
magical religious rites which, in the minds of believers, protect against disease and other calamities. Among many peoples supernatural cleansing power was ascribed especially to fire. It was a widespread practice to fumigate people, cattle, and dwellings with a torch lit from “live fire” (obtained by friction) and later, from candles lit in church on Thursday of Holy Week or during a wedding. The practice of lustration is also the source of the custom of jumping through fire during the night of Ivan-Kupala. The purifying effect was also ascribed to water, salt, and iron. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | He said he hoped that the lustration process would help Macedonia lustrate itself from this "gangrene" that does not let normal development of the new system. Some people in our institute think that if we lustrate everyone we need [to] according to the law, it might last longer than 10 years," she said. Il tavolone rettangolare con le zampe a testa di leone, che riprendevano le zampe a testa di leone delle sei sedie disposte attorno ad esso, era gia apparecchiato per due: tovaglia immacolata e inamidata, e ancora con le piegature della stiratura, tovaglioli ricamati a mano, posate d'argento lustrate di fresco, piatti e scodelle con ghirigori dorati della Ginori, bicchieri di cristallo, uno a calice per il vino e uno a cilindro per l'acqua. |
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