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religions of the wild tribes (as among American and African savages, Greeks, etc., etc.).]
[Footnote 56: The 'Easter bonnet' in Indic form.]
[Footnote 57: In sober contrast stands the yearly orthodox Craddha celebration (August-September), though Brahmans join in sectarian fêtes.]
[Footnote 58: Wilson draws an elaborate parallel between the Hol[=i] and the Lupercalia, etc. (Carnival). But the points of contact are obvious. One of the customs of the Hol[=i] celebration is an exact reproduction of AprilFool's day. Making "Hol[=i] fools" is to send people on useless errands, etc. (Festum Stultorum, at the Vernal Equinos, transferred by the Church to the first of November, "Innocents' Day").]
[Footnote 59: Stevenson, JRAS. 1841, p. 239; Williams, loc. cit.; Wilkins, Modern Hinduism, ch. III.]
[Footnote 60: The daily service consists in dressing, bathing, feeding, etc It is divided into eight ridiculous ceremonies, which prolong the worship through the day.)
[Footnote 61: The brilliant displays attracted the notice of the Greeks, who speak of the tame tigers and panthers, the artificial trees carried in wagons, the singing, instrumental music, and noise, which signalized a fête procession. See Williams, loc. cit.]
[Footnote 62: Such, for instance, is the most holy temple of South India, the great temple of Cr[=i]rangam at Trichinopoly. The idol car, gilded and gaudy, is carved with obscenity; the walls and ceilings are frescoed with bestiality. It represents Vishnu's heaven.]