| 单词 | Midsummer Eve |
| 例句 | Most of the clothes had been mangled on Midsummer Eve, but they found a few unshredded items for Grandma to wear in case they succeeded in transforming her. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z “They might have brought him to the house on Midsummer Eve,” Grandma prodded. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z “Redundancies in security are wise on festival nights. Particularly on a Midsummer Eve after all the recent commotion.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z You have not seen him since Midsummer Eve?” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z It was exciting to go back into the city, especially this Midsummer Eve. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z “The winter solstice and the two equinoxes. Midsummer Eve tends to be the rowdiest of them all.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z I shall not tell whom I saw walking on my Wild Thyme bank last Midsummer Eve. Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth 2012-03-06T03:00:22.850Z The superstitious inhabitants of the Isle of Man formerly, on Midsummer Eve, lighted fires to the windward side of fields, so that the smoke might pass over the corn. England in the Days of Old 2012-02-18T03:00:17.863Z It is the immemorial usage in Penzance, and the neighbouring towns and villages, to kindle bonfires and torches on Midsummer Eve.... Cornwall 2012-01-20T03:00:16.790Z The allusion to the Midsummer Eve Fire in Hone, reminds us of the “Fire of Bel” or Beltane of Scotland, a festival generally celebrated on May-day old style. Fishes, Flowers, and Fire as Elements and Deities in the Phallic Faiths and Worship of the Ancient Religions of Greece, Babylon, 2011-10-13T02:00:41.150Z "Midsummer Eve" is packed with fragrant beauty ... that creeps around the heart.... King Lear's Wife; The Crier by Night; The Riding to Lithend; Midsummer-Eve; Laodice and Dana? 2011-09-17T02:00:30.620Z It meant nothing to him that Midsummer Eve was fast approaching. Little Erik of Sweden 2011-06-07T02:00:12.210Z Midsummer Eve has ever been famous as a time suitable for love divinations, and surely a few notes on love-lore cannot fail to find favour with our fair readers. England in the Days of Old 2012-02-18T03:00:17.863Z It is Midsummer Eve, and the mountains are alive with fairies and spirits. The Alpine Fay A Romance 2011-02-11T03:00:27.700Z It has been remarked that the Pagan rites of the festival of Midsummer Eve, the Summer Solstice may be considered as a counterpart of those used at the Winter Solstice of Yule-tide. Fishes, Flowers, and Fire as Elements and Deities in the Phallic Faiths and Worship of the Ancient Religions of Greece, Babylon, 2011-10-13T02:00:41.150Z "Midsummer Eve," with its quiet, wind-blown pathos, is equally notable; and the quality of its verse shows Mr. Bottomley's talent at its highest and simplest. King Lear's Wife; The Crier by Night; The Riding to Lithend; Midsummer-Eve; Laodice and Dana? 2011-09-17T02:00:30.620Z Herr Banker assured her that they would be home two days before Midsummer Eve; and so she was satisfied. Little Erik of Sweden 2011-06-07T02:00:12.210Z It is supposed that it was originally made for some lover to give to his mistress on Midsummer Eve, as the orpine plant is connected with that time. England in the Days of Old 2012-02-18T03:00:17.863Z She was, and perhaps still is, worshipped on Midsummer Eve by the peasantry, who carried torches of hay and straw, tied on poles and lighted, round her hill at night. Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race They have three great festivals in the year—May Eve, Midsummer Eve, November Eve. Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry The finest as drama is "King Lear's Wife," though for sheer beauty and spiritual significance I should be inclined to place "Midsummer Eve" first. King Lear's Wife; The Crier by Night; The Riding to Lithend; Midsummer-Eve; Laodice and Dana? 2011-09-17T02:00:30.620Z This punishment of Herr Banker's would mean that he could spend Midsummer Eve with Greta and Nils. Little Erik of Sweden 2011-06-07T02:00:12.210Z Midsummer Eve appears to have been regarded as a period when the imagination ran riot, and many a curious superstition was associated with this season. Folk-lore of Shakespeare Even without the use of this plant treasures are sometimes said to bloom or burn in the earth, or to reveal their presence by a bluish flame on Midsummer Eve. Devil Stories An Anthology Now you must know that it happened to be Midsummer Eve, the summer fête day of the fairies. Fairy Tales from the German Forests "Midsummer Eve" is original, and the work of a poet.... King Lear's Wife; The Crier by Night; The Riding to Lithend; Midsummer-Eve; Laodice and Dana? 2011-09-17T02:00:30.620Z Oh, please, father, take Erik and me to Uppsala for Midsummer Eve. Little Erik of Sweden 2011-06-07T02:00:12.210Z Two years after, also on a Midsummer Eve, Mr. Lancaster saw some men there, apparently following their horses, as if they had returned from hunting. Clairvoyance And he remembered that it is only magic when you pluck it on Midsummer Eve. The Magic World The ceiling was the sky; the light was the light of thousands of stars, the same stars that we know, but shining with greater brilliancy for the fairies on Midsummer Eve. Fairy Tales from the German Forests Then what on Human Earth made you act Midsummer Night’s Dream three times over, on Midsummer Eve, in the middle of a Ring, and under—right under one of my oldest hills in Old England? Puck of Pook’s Hill It was the first time in his life that Nils had not welcomed Midsummer Eve. Little Erik of Sweden 2011-06-07T02:00:12.210Z On the Midsummer Eve of the fearful 1745, twenty-six persons, expressly summoned by the family, saw all that had been seen before, and more. Clairvoyance ‘And this is Midsummer Eve,’ he told himself, and put it in his buttonhole. The Magic World This is Midsummer Eve, you know,—when, as we think, all the spirits love to be abroad.” Feats on the Fiord The third book in "The Playfellow" The water of St. Mary's Well was good for the eyes, and within the memory of persons still alive pagan traditions were observed around it on Midsummer Eve. Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts Midsummer Eve will soon be—" But the chorus of voices shouting, "Please! Little Erik of Sweden 2011-06-07T02:00:12.210Z On Midsummer Eve, 1735, a farm servant of Mr. Lancaster, half a mile from the mountain, saw the eastern side of its summit covered with troops, which pursued their onward march for an hour. Clairvoyance The night was soft and warm; it was Midsummer Eve. The Magic World As sure of my being the demon as I am sure there is no cruel spirit here, though it is Midsummer Eve. Feats on the Fiord The third book in "The Playfellow" It was on one particular Midsummer Eve that Miss Muffet had her great adventure with the Spider. More Tales in the Land of Nursery Rhyme He also wanted to spend Midsummer Eve with Greta and Nils. Little Erik of Sweden 2011-06-07T02:00:12.210Z Green herbs called "livelong" were plucked by the children and hung up on Midsummer Eve. The Book of Hallowe'en Last night, being Old Midsummer Eve, some of us church porch, and didn't get home till near one.' The Haunters & The Haunted Ghost Stories And Tales Of The Supernatural The herd was all safe, however,—every cow as large as life, and looking exactly like itself; so that the good fortune of this Midsummer Eve had been perfect. Feats on the Fiord The third book in "The Playfellow" The farm people knew all about fairies, and on Midsummer Eve always put out a bowl of curds and whey for Miss Muffet in the true old-fashioned style. More Tales in the Land of Nursery Rhyme "Then let us be married on Midsummer Eve," said Baron Karl, and poor Greta felt a lump come into her throat. Little Erik of Sweden 2011-06-07T02:00:12.210Z On Midsummer Eve three girls are required to make a dumb cake. Weather and Folk Lore of Peterborough and District "You can't think what fun I had on Midsummer Eve, Nikolai!" she said, holding out the can by the handle towards him. One of Life's Slaves The fires on Midsummer Eve are still lighted in a few places in Wales, but are fast dying out. Vanishing England Of these cases, from the Roman Palilia, or Parilia, downwards, there is a useful collection in Brand’s Popular Antiquities under the heading ‘Midsummer Eve.’ Modern Mythology Midsummer Eve is one of Sweden's most festive occasions, for then the sun is at its highest. Little Erik of Sweden 2011-06-07T02:00:12.210Z Come," Howel said, "it is midday, and I for one would not be on these hills on Midsummer Eve. A Prince of Cornwall A Story of Glastonbury and the West in the Days of Ina of Wessex John's Eve, St., a festival celebrated with fires on Midsummer Eve; very universally observed and with similar rites throughout Europe, in the Middle Ages, and the celebration of it was associated with many superstitious practices. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge Even yet the fires are said to be lighted all over Norway on the night of June the twenty-third, Midsummer Eve, Old Style. Balder the Beautiful, Volume I. A Study in Magic and Religion: the Golden Bough, Part VII., The Fire-Festivals of Europe and the Doctrine of the External Soul The sunny, leafy week which followed the tender doings of Midsummer Eve brought a visitor to Fitzpiers's door; a voice that he knew sounded in the passage. The Woodlanders The pagans who lived in ancient times used to worship the sun, and the Swedish celebration on Midsummer Eve is as joyous and natural as those festivities which took place many years ago. Little Erik of Sweden 2011-06-07T02:00:12.210Z In the drawing called "Midsummer Eve" there is a mystery which is not merely the mystery of night and shadow. Imaginations and Reveries Besides it is nigh Midsummer Eve, and what should fairies reign for but to aid such a bright pair as this? Coningsby Various forms of divination are practised by people in the Azores on Midsummer Eve. Balder the Beautiful, Volume I. A Study in Magic and Religion: the Golden Bough, Part VII., The Fire-Festivals of Europe and the Doctrine of the External Soul In the early morning of Midsummer Eve, Hazel wandered up the hill-slopes. Gone to Earth As special good-luck was said to attend the individual who succeeded in obtaining this mystic seed, it was eagerly sought for—Midsummer Eve being one of the occasions when it could be most easily procured. The Folk-lore of Plants And now, on Midsummer Eve, the most beautiful time of all the year, she lay there and looked at the meadows and towards the wood, where the dove was singing its song. In Midsummer Days, and Other Tales An old woman described having tried the augury, having laid the plants in pairs on Midsummer Eve, naming them after pairs of sweethearts. John Keble's Parishes The same explanations of the Midsummer fires and of the custom of trundling a burning wheel on Midsummer Eve are given also by John Beleth, a writer of the twelfth century. Balder the Beautiful, Volume I. A Study in Magic and Religion: the Golden Bough, Part VII., The Fire-Festivals of Europe and the Doctrine of the External Soul But allow us to point out to you, Miss Joanna, that this is Midsummer Eve. Dear Brutus In Sicily it is customary, on Midsummer Eve, to fell the highest poplar, and with shouts to drag it through the village, while some beat a drum. The Folk-lore of Plants As Shropshire borders on Wales, the belief that the oak blooms on Midsummer Eve may be Welsh in its immediate origin, though probably the belief is a fragment of the primitive Aryan creed. The Golden Bough Last night, being Old Midsummer Eve, some of us went to church porch, and didn’t get home till near one.” Life's Little Ironies From the foregoing survey we may infer that among the heathen forefathers of the European peoples the most popular and widespread fire-festival of the year was the great celebration of Midsummer Eve or Midsummer Day. Balder the Beautiful, Volume I. A Study in Magic and Religion: the Golden Bough, Part VII., The Fire-Festivals of Europe and the Doctrine of the External Soul They say that on Midsummer Eve there is a strange wood in this part of the country. Dear Brutus And according to a Danish belief, any one wandering under an elder-bush at twelve o'clock on Midsummer Eve will see the king of fairyland pass by with all his retinue. The Folk-lore of Plants But the favourite time would seem to be Midsummer Eve or Midsummer Day. The Golden Bough Last Midsummer Eve by the Wishing-Well the Proud Rosalind forswore love if heaven would send her a man to strike a blow in her name for her fathers' sake. Martin Pippin in the Apple Orchard The Midsummer Eve fire was more for the harvest. Balder the Beautiful, Volume I. A Study in Magic and Religion: the Golden Bough, Part VII., The Fire-Festivals of Europe and the Doctrine of the External Soul At Penzance and elsewhere in the county the people danced and sang about the bonfires on Midsummer Eve. Balder the Beautiful, Volume I. A Study in Magic and Religion: the Golden Bough, Part VII., The Fire-Festivals of Europe and the Doctrine of the External Soul On Midsummer Eve the Greeks of Macedonia light fires after supper in front of their gates. Balder the Beautiful, Volume I. A Study in Magic and Religion: the Golden Bough, Part VII., The Fire-Festivals of Europe and the Doctrine of the External Soul This suggestion is confirmed by the analogy of the marvellous properties popularly ascribed to the mythical fern-seed, which is popularly supposed to bloom like gold or fire on Midsummer Eve. The Golden Bough And she remembered that this night was Midsummer Eve, and by the position of the ghostly moon she saw it was close on midnight. Martin Pippin in the Apple Orchard To the Midsummer Eve and Hallowe'en fires we shall return presently. Balder the Beautiful, Volume I. A Study in Magic and Religion: the Golden Bough, Part VII., The Fire-Festivals of Europe and the Doctrine of the External Soul Thus on Midsummer Eve the Berber tribe of the Beni Mgild burn three sheaves of unthreshed wheat or barley, "one for the children, one for the crops, and one for the animals." Balder the Beautiful, Volume I. A Study in Magic and Religion: the Golden Bough, Part VII., The Fire-Festivals of Europe and the Doctrine of the External Soul On Midsummer Eve people in Sweden make divining-rods of mistletoe, or of four different kinds of wood one of which must be mistletoe. The Golden Bough In Brie, Isle de France, a wicker-work giant, eighteen feet high, was annually burned on Midsummer Eve. The Golden Bough On Midsummer Eve the Queen comes with her court, and on Midsummer Day there will be a great tourney to open the revels that will last, so they say, all through summer. Martin Pippin in the Apple Orchard Bonfires are commonly kindled by the South Slavonian peasantry on Midsummer Eve, and lads and lasses dance and shout round them in the usual way. Balder the Beautiful, Volume I. A Study in Magic and Religion: the Golden Bough, Part VII., The Fire-Festivals of Europe and the Doctrine of the External Soul At Chester the annual pageant on Midsummer Eve included the effigies of four giants, with animals, hobby-horses, and other figures. The Golden Bough At Burford, in Oxfordshire, Midsummer Eve used to be celebrated with great jollity by the carrying of a giant and a dragon up and down the town. The Golden Bough In Brittany treasure-seekers gather fern-seed at midnight on Midsummer Eve, and keep it till Palm Sunday of the following year; then they strew the seed on the ground where they think a treasure is concealed. The Golden Bough In Serbia on Midsummer Eve herdsmen light torches of birch bark and march round the sheepfolds and cattle-stalls; then they climb the hills and there allow the torches to burn out. The Golden Bough All over Spain great bonfires called lumes are still lit on Midsummer Eve. Balder the Beautiful, Volume I. A Study in Magic and Religion: the Golden Bough, Part VII., The Fire-Festivals of Europe and the Doctrine of the External Soul Be that as it may, certain it is that the mistletoe, the instrument of Balder’s death, has been regularly gathered for the sake of its mystic qualities on Midsummer Eve in Scandinavia, Balder’s home. The Golden Bough In the Vosges it is still customary to kindle bonfires upon the hill-tops on Midsummer Eve; the people believe that the fires help to preserve the fruits of the earth and ensure good crops. The Golden Bough We have seen that many Hungarian swine-herds make fire on Midsummer Eve by rotating a wheel round a wooden axle wrapt in hemp, and that they drive their pigs through the fire thus made. The Golden Bough The practice of lighting bonfires on Midsummer Eve and dancing or leaping over them is, or was till recently, common all over Spain and in some parts of Italy and Sicily. The Golden Bough On Midsummer Eve, too, you can always see the devil, if you will go into a garden at midnight. Balder the Beautiful, Volume I. A Study in Magic and Religion: the Golden Bough, Part VII., The Fire-Festivals of Europe and the Doctrine of the External Soul The rule in Sweden is that “mistletoe must be cut on the night of Midsummer Eve when sun and moon stand in the sign of their might.” The Golden Bough Even yet the fires are said to be lighted all over Norway on Midsummer Eve. The Golden Bough |
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