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Then the glow grew brighter: a holographic golden sickle with a few sheaves of wheat, rotating just above Meg McCaffrey.
A boy in the crowd gasped. "She's a communist!
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― The Hidden Oracle
― The Hidden Oracle
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The Scottish equivalent of Demeter is the Cailleach (Gaelic), or the Carline or Auld Wife (Scots), all signifying the old woman; whilst Persephone corresponds to the Maiden or Bride. This name Bride is given to the last sheaf in districts as far apart as Midlothian and the Mearns. In later times the distinction between the Cailleach and Bride was not everywhere maintained.
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― The Silver Bough, Volume 2: A Calendar of Scottish National Festivals - Candlemas to Harvest Home
― The Silver Bough, Volume 2: A Calendar of Scottish National Festivals - Candlemas to Harvest Home
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