 | 1907 - 368 sider
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 | Sir John Sinclair - 1791 - 644 sider
...in the calf, although they now pafs from the aft of facrificing, and only comptl the demoted perfon to leap three times through the flames ; with which the ceremonies of this fcftival are clofed. The other cuftom is, that on All-Saints Even, they fct up bonfires in every village.... | |
 | Robert Forsyth - 1805 - 668 sider
...is little doubt of these inhuman sacrifices having been once offered in this country as well as in the east ; although they now pass from the act of...flames, with which the ceremonies of this festival is closed. That the Caledonians paid a superstitious respect to the sun, as was the practice among... | |
 | Robert Forsyth - 1806 - 656 sider
...is little doubt of these inhuman sacrifices having been once offered in this country as well as in the east; although they now pass from the act of sacrificing, and only compel the devoted person to leap three limes through the flames, with which the ceremonies of this festival is closed. That the Caledonians... | |
 | Robert Forsyth - 1806 - 652 sider
...these inhuman sacrifices having been once offered in this country as well as in the east ; althotgh they now pass from the act of sacrificing, and only compel the devoted person to leap three limes through the flames, with which the ceremonies of this festival is closed. That the Caledonians... | |
 | 1809 - 688 sider
...well as in the ea-.t, although they now pass from the act of sacrificing, and onlv compel the denoted person to leap three times through the flames; with...which the ceremonies of this festival are closed. " Bal-lein signifies the jire of Baal. BuiW, or Bull, is the only word in Gaelic lot t globe. This... | |
 | 1809 - 672 sider
...well as in the ea-t. although they now pass frottrlhe act of sacrificing, and only compel the dtected person to leap three times through the flames; with...which the ceremonies of this festival are closed. " Bat-tti« signifies the ßre of Baal. Btto/, or Ball, is the only word i« Gaelic (at aglobe. This... | |
 | 1811 - 768 sider
...is little doubt of these inhuman sacrifices having been once offered in this country, as well as in the East, although they now pass from the act of sacrificing,...leap three times through the flames ; with which the ceremonies'of this Festival are closed. " It would appear that some peculiar sanctity was also ascribed... | |
 | 1811 - 750 sider
...offered in this country, as well as in the East, although they now pass from the act of sacrificing;, ami only compel the devoted person to leap three times through the flames ; with which ihe eereuiouies of this Festival are closed. " It would appear that some peculiar sanctity was als»... | |
 | Wakefield, Edward - 1812 - 954 sider
...inhuman sacrifices having been once offered in this country, as well as in the east ; although they DOW pass from the act of sacrificing, and only compel...which the ceremonies of this festival are closed." The writer of this account says, in a note, •' Bal-tein signifies the Jfe of Baal. Baal or Ball,... | |
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Whoever draws the black bit is the devoted person who is to be sacrificed to Baal* whose favour they mean to implore, in rendering the year productive of the sustenance of man and beast. There is little doubt of these inhuman sacrifices having been once... 
