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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. The Lustration, the external evaluation, the religious instruction, the church on the main square, the patriotic fiscal bill are just some parts of the Government's project that the Constitutional Court has either repealed or is on its way to do so. He believes that the lustration is a specific process for a democratic country and at the same time suspects that all this could be just politics. |
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