Kalėdos antra diena: Šventasis Steponas, Blukvilkis

Blukvilkis — labai senovinė apeiga. Per kaimus su didžiausiu triukšmu
velkamas blukas, senas kelmas, kuris vėliau sudeginamas. Sakoma, kad
sudeginami senieji, blogi metai. Šis paprotys paplitęs ir Latvijoje,
bei daugelyje kitų Europos tautų.

{Mano vertimas - my translation, deliberately literal so that those who
are interested can follow the Lithuanian.} Blukvilkis is a very old
tradition. [Blukas — 'worn out' - see what follows; 'vilkti' – to
drag.] Through the villages with very great commotion is dragged a
weather-worn old tree-trunk, which [is] later to be burned. It is
said that [thus] is burned away the old, bad year. This custom is
spread around in Latvija too, also in several other European nations.

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