First Readings in German Prose, Containing Selections From Rudolf Baumbach's ...
First Readings in German Prose, Containing Selections From Rudolf Baumbach's ...
Rudolf Baumbach
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7. n^M, \t\\\" God bless youf—i^.B, The custom of saying „@ott ^clfl" or ^^rofltl" or „®efunb]§cit !" or „2Bo^I be!omm c8 1" to one who sneezes, takes its rise from the plague of sneezmg in the year 558, when persons apparently in good health were suddenly attacked by fits of sneezing, which proved fatal. 8. tilt*fi^lttfen, to fall asleep. 9. your^ for the modem 3^r. Digitized byLjOOQlC 148 NOTES. Page 12. — l.lini.»-|er = tt)o^er. 2. >ct2lIte=bcrQltc ERann ; tit %ltt = ? U9 «tte = ? 3. aftou S...er^ta (= The White Lady). — N.B. This fairy in Southern Germany ans- wers to Hulda (= The Gracious Lady) of Northern G. ; but after the introduction of Christianity, when pagan deities were represented as demons, Frau Berchta lost her former character and became a bogie to frighten children. The little folks or spirits about her, called Heimchen, were thought to be the souls of children who died without being baptized. 4. N.B. The twelve nights (Yule-tide), from Dec 25th (Christmas) to Jan.
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