there is a small island…of the coast of Loire…inhabited by the women of the Samnitae, and they are possessed by Dionysus…it is a custom of theirs once a year to unroof the temple and roof it again the same day before sunset, each woman bringing her load to add to the roof; but the woman whose load falls out of her arms is rent to pieces by the rest, and they carry the pieces around the temple with the cry "Evah", and they do not cease until the frenzy ceases…

Strabo, 4,4,6

The Celtic Guide to Paradise

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