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Listening at church door on Halloween to hear the names of those to die in the coming year. (Cf. D1825.6.)

Magic. · Magic powers and manifestations. · Manifestations of magic power. · Lasting magic qualities. · Magic sight and hearing. · view the constellation · filed as D1827.1.1

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The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

  • WalesBaughman.
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Filed under Magic hearing of noises which portend death. (Cf. D1812.)

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Sounds heard before death; the sounds are later repeated in connection with the death or funeralNoise warns of approaching deathSounds heard from distance at time of death
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Magic power to "see" who will die during coming year

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