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The singing procession first went to church in order to bless
the wreath and thank God for the crop, and then proceeded
to the festival host. The host received the wreath from the
leading woman reaper, kissed the bread with reverence and
partook of it. The wreath was carefully stored in a hall or barn
until the next spring and the grains that were shelled from it
were always added to bags with seed grain. next |
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