Makes me wonder whether decorating Xmas trees goes back to that tradition. Since Martin Luther introduced them who was dead against Paganism, it is doubtful, but maybe he only introduced the tree, and the decorations came later.I'm learning towards "sacred tree" now, there are quite a few tree
On 4/3/24 07:48, Anne-Karoline Distel via Tagging wrote:
Hello there,
does anyone have any opinions about how to map what is called clootie/
cloughtie/ cloutie trees in Scotland and rag trees or raggedy bushes
in Ireland?
There are things like 'Fairy Bridge on the Isle of Man ' mapped a
Strange that the tags aren't on the actual bridge, though.I'm sure there are trees with other things than rags, I think I've seen pacifiers, which might be a votive offering be to help with fertility.However, I wouldn't mind having a general tag like place_of_worship=sacred_tree and then subca
Trees with cloth ornaments are common in the southwest of England, an area
with a celtic background. Much of what I've heard is already written down
in the Wikipedia page for Clootie_Well . Usually they are small stand out
trees, in a woodland setting near a spring or well. I've heard them named
as
