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- Why Jews smell bad. They rubbed Christ's body with garlic. A1662.1
- Flies on Christ's body rewarded. They look like nails and prevent more nails being driven. They may eat at the king's table. (Cf. A2545.1.) A2221.2.1
- Swallows lift Christ's crown of thorns from his brow: why their nests are not destroyed. (Cf. A2431.3.5.) A2221.2.4
- Markings on animals as recollections of Christ's life and sufferings. (Cf. A2412.) A2221.3
- Origin of rue: from drops of Christ's blood. A2611.7
- Indentations on plants from Christ's biting them at crucifixion. (Cf. A2751.3.1.) A2721.2.2
- Animals speak, praising God, on the night of Christ's Nativity. B211.0.1
- Animals rejoice at Christ's birth. B251.1
- Giant whale cast ashore on the night of Christ's Nativity: "fifty men were on the upper parts of its head, and (there was) the limit of vision between each two of them. Such was the amount of ground which the animal occupied. B874.3.2
- Christ's coat of mercy protects Pilate from punishment. D1381.4.1
- All fetters loosed on the night of Christ's Nativity. D1395.8
- Blood from Christ's wounds restores sight. D1505.8.1
- All locks opened on the night of Christ's Nativity. (Cf. D1557.1.) D2088.0.1
- Vineyard in full fruit and blooming palm found in winter on the night of Christ's Nativity. (Cf. V211.1.) D2145.2.2.1
- Wild huntsman released from wandering by mould from Christ's grave. E501.17.7.1
- Miraculous cure for leprosy. Rage at hearing for first time of Christ's passion causes cure. (Cf. F950.3.) F955
- Death from excitement at news of Christ's crucifixion. F1041.1.3.9
- Devil exorcised at time of Christ's Nativity. G303.16.19.10
- Christ's disciples did not pass the examination. Ignorant student unable to pass his examination thus consoles himself. J1263.1.4
- Baptized wine. Christ's making wine from water has made all landlords try to do it too. Man prefers Jewish wine to the baptized kind. J1312.3