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- Animals speak to one another at Christmas. B251.1.2
- Cows speak to one another on Christmas. (Cf. B215.) B251.1.2.2
- Cows kneel in stable at midnight of Eve of Old Christmas. B251.1.2.3
- Tabu: speaking while gathering fernseed to make wishes come true, at midnight on Christmas Eve when fernseed ripens and falls immediately. C401.5
- Devil takes man waiting for water to turn to wine at midnight on Old Christmas Eve. D477.1.1
- Woman loses eye when she goes to well at midnight on Old Christmas Eve when the water turns to wine. D477.1.2
- Man attacked on Christmas night by dancing ghosts. E261.3
- Wild hunt appears between Christmas and Twelfth Night. E501.11.2.2
- Spirits set fire to mill. Meet on Christmas (Easter) night. Cease to meet after mortal spies upon them. F416
- Trolls steal fish at Christmas. F455.6.3.1
- Trolls visit people Christmas Eve. F455.6.5.1
- Knockers hold midnight mass deep in mines on Christmas Eve. (Cf. E492.) F456.1.2.3.1
- Knockers (ghosts of Jews) are compelled to sing carols in mines at Christmastime. F456.1.2.3.2
- Giants and men fraternize at Christmas. F531.5.1.2
- Apples at Christmas. Tree bears apples only at Christmas. Blossoms at midnight and is full of apples by morning. F971.5.2
- [First Edition (Additions and Corrections): F971.5.3. Flowers blooming at Christmas.] F971.5.3[1st ed.]
- Devil in woods to gather nuts on Christmas Eve. G303.8.13.3
- Until the log burns out: time given servant for Christmas holidays. Soaks the log so that it burns a week. K197
- Man goes to well at midnight on Old Christmas to see water turned into wine. Just as it turns into wine the devil takes him, or injures him. M211.1.1
- Treasure reveals itself only on Christmas at midnight (or Christmas Eve). N541.1