Bridging Appalachia

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“The feast of St. John is held on the twenty fourth of June. On the eve of St. John’s feast the people make a bone fire in honour of St. John. The young school boys go around to every house gathering turf and sticks for the fire. They also get oil from the people to light the fire. A bone fire is made in every village. The people of the village gather around the bonefire, When the people are going they bring a coal from the fire with them. On St. John’s nights the people shake holy water on the fields so that they will have good crops.”

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