If no lamp is lighted in a house for a period of fourteen days, ghosts take it for their dwelling

Motif

If no lamp is lighted in a house for a period of fourteen days, ghosts take it for their dwelling.

The dead. · Ghosts and other revenants. · Ghosts and revenants – miscellaneous. · Miscellaneous actions of revenants. · view the constellation · filed as E593.3

Filed across the traditions

India Thompson-Balys.

Within the index

Filed under Ghost takes things from people.

Filed beside it

Ghost steals collar of priest. Evil therefore befalls priest Ghost steals book from priest Ghost takes bones from grave Ghost steals food and treasure

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