Society

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• Color worn signifies rank. P632.4
• Precedence shown by position of shield (flag). P632.4.1
• Long hair prized by Irish heroes. P632.5
• Young not to precede old. P633
• Feasts. P634
• Customs connected with eating and food. P634.0.1
• Feast (hospitality) endures for three days and three nights. P634.1
• Feast (hospitality) endures for seven days and seven nights. P634.2
• Injured husband will not kill a naked man. P641
• Only the brave to wear beards. P642
• With only opponent's arms. Hero goes to encounter unarmed except for the arms he wrests from his opponent. P643
• Hero unwilling to answer questions before he is dressed. P644
• Customs concerning bells. P651
• Bells hung at every corner of ship. P651.1
• Bells on horse's mane. P651.2
• Bells rung backward as alarm. P651.3
• Hut for invalid to prevent noxious odor. P661
• Custom: boasting of sexual prowess. P665
• Woman veils self as expression of surprise. P671
• Pulling a man's beard as an insult. P672
• Fur made of beards of conquered kings. P672.1
• Cutting off a man's (woman's) hair as an insult. P672.2
• Rubbing shaved head of hero with cow dung as insult. P672.3
• Insult: lighting lamp with king's moustache. P672.4
• Footwashing as sign of reconciliation. P673
• Old person commits suicide when strength fails. P674
• Touching head as sign of acceptance of bargain. P675
• Feet (legs) seized in supplication. P676
• Customs connected with dueling. P677
• Duel: shooting and catching arrows in turn. P677.1
• Pulling out hair as sign of grief. P678
• Tearing garments as sign of grief. P678.1
• Mourning customs. P681
• Greeting customs. P682
• Greeting in God's name. P682.1
• Voyagers have right to ask landsman first question. P682.2
• Nations. P710
• Patriotism. P711
• Wolves of his own country dearer than dogs of another. P711.1
• Mother of invalided soldier says of his limping: "Every step will remind you of your virtue." P711.2
• Common citizen saves the honor of his country. Gives his own funds. P711.3
• Scipio plunges into burning pit to save Rome from destruction. P711.4
• Roman undertakes to kill Hannibal. Kills another by mistake. Burns off his hand for having failed. P711.5
• National unity preserved by expulsion of all foreign elements. P711.6
• Aristotle rises from sick bed to rush into battle for his country. P711.7
• Aversion to burial in foreign soil. P711.8
• Patriotism: king learning that nation will triumph whose king dies in battle, allows self to be killed. P711.9
• Particular nations (races). P715
• Jews. P715.1
• Population. P720
• Diseases (plague) invoked to combat overpopulation. P721