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rhinestonemaiden
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|  Posted 05-11-2003 at 09:53
On All Hallows Eve in the neighbourhood of Long Compton we saw little strips of white cloth had been tied to tree branches .. are they to represent the souls of the dead? null
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Andy B
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|  Posted 05-11-2003 at 22:37
Hello dear maiden, 
They are called clouties, traditionally left as offerings to the spirits at holy wells. See
http://www.bath.ac.uk/~prsrlp/kernunos/england/madron.htm
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Andy
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Anonymous
User not Registered |  Posted 06-11-2003 at 12:20
If only those who made Swallowhead Springs look so tatty could have limited themselves to white cloth 
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Andy B
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| Posted 08-11-2003 at 08:08
I agree, modern versions of this tradition have mutated to include tying all sorts of non-biodegradable rubbish like plastic bags anywhere people feel like. Not good.
Andy
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| Posted 08-11-2003 at 22:36
In the U.S., they have shoe trees.
And now....the bra tree!
Bra Tree
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