Note 23 — Chapter V · DEITIES OF THE EARTH AND GROWTH PROPER (continued 2)
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At the festival of Demeter, with whose worship the serpent was connected, the earth was struck with rods by the priest who called upon the goddess. This is also done during the act of divination among the Zulus, when they call upon spirits. See Callaway, Izinyanga Zokubula, p. 362. ↑