Tree of the day, if you're keen
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#ThickTrunkTuesday: Le Chêne Eon or Chêne A Guillotin stands now on the outskirts of the famous wood Brocéliande, that plays such a prominent role in #Arthurian Legend. #Celtic #TreeOfTheDay #treetime #treeday #LifesBetterWithTrees #BetterWithForests

#ThickTrunkTuesday #Celtic: `Ash cured earthly as well as #Otherworldly diseases. As a protection against rickets, children were passed through young ash branches slashed in two, after which the branches were sutured up and left to heal. Should such healing not occur, which in the hardy ash was uncommon, the child was thought doomed to be as twisted as the tree. Ashwood was believed to be a general charm against evil.` #TreeTuesday #TreeOfTheDay
Source: P. Monaghan `Encyclopedia of #Celtic #Mythology and #Folklore`
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#ThickTrunkTuesday #Celtic: „In the beginning, long before the existence of the country we now call France, or the land before that called Gaul, there was no time, gods or people, only the sea and the land. Where the sea met the land, a white mare made of sea-foam was born, called Eiocha.
On the land grew a huge oak tree, and, in order to stay alive, Eiocha ate the sea-foam seeds from that tree…“ #TreeTuesday #TreeOfTheDay
Here’s the full creation myth: https://hear-me.social/@NeuKelte/113085255839298909
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#ThickTrunkTuesday #Celtic: `In #Irish #mythology, the #HillOfUisneach is described as the sacred centre of #Ireland, the burial place of Irish gods such as #Lugh and the Dagda, the site of a sacred tree (the Bile Uisnig), and a place of assembly (the mórdáil Uisnig) associated with the #druids, which, according to later tradition, was held during the festival of Beltaine.`
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hill_of_Uisneach
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#ThickTrunkTuesday: `A bíle, which is said to be between 700-800 years old. Probably the oldest yew in #Ireland.
The yew was revered by our ancient #Celtic ancestors for its longevity, and because it remained green and vibrant, thriving in the harshness of winter when all other trees succumbed.
Through its roots, the tree secreted toxins and thus ensured that not much grew near it. These natural open spaces were perfect places for pagan rituals and ceremonies. Therefore, the yew was considered a "sacred" tree.`
Source: https://aliisaac.substack.com/
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A #TreeOfTheDay contender for your consideration.
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A view to #TreeOfTheDay from a #FensterFreitag in an old schoolhouse turned gallery in Thames, Coromandel in Aotearoa New Zealand.

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