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With text from The Golden Bough.
"In
Upper Lusatia the figure of Death, made of straw and rags, is dressed
in a veil furnished by the last bride and a shirt provided by the house
in which the last death took place. Thus arrayed the figure is stuck on
the end of a long pole and carried at full speed by the tallest and
strongest girl, while the rest pelt the effigy with sticks and stones. Whoever hits it will be sure to
live through the year. In this way Death is carried out of the village
and thrown into the water or over the boundary of the next village. On
their way home each one breaks a green branch and carries it gaily with
him till he reaches the village."
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