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又哈理孙女士著《古代艺术与仪式》(J. E.Harrison Ancient
Art and Ritual)中云,“在原始民族,鸟兽草木与人并未显然划分,四
时的周期律是共通的。这以人的社会的与地理的状况而异,使他特别在植
物或动物上看出周期的变化。假如他是游牧的,那么他将注意兽与人之循
环的生产,将要把这些去与阴历年相连结。但是在地中海一带,或者到处
也都是,这却是倚靠雨水而生长的植物之周期律最为引人注意。草在盛夏
死下去了,树木在秋天落叶,万物在冬天死或昏睡,到春天再苏醒过来。