New Year's Day

Chapter XIV

St. Stephen's, St. John's, and Holy Innocents' Days

Horse Customs of St. Stephen's Day —The Swedish St. Stephen —St. John's Wine —Childermas and its Beatings.

Chapter XV

Principle of New Year Customs —The New Year in France, Germany, the United States, and Eastern Europe —“First-footing” in Great Britain —Scottish New Year Practices —Highland Fumigation and “Breast-strip” Customs —Hogmanay and Aguillanneuf —New Year Processions in Macedonia, Roumania, Greece, and Rome —Methods of Augury —Sundry New Year Charms.