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Flowers found at Cornish Sites

Submitted by yo on Monday, 13 August 2001  Page Views: 3799

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We have just visited the Merry Maidens, St.Piran's Round and The Hurlers, all sites in Cornwall. At each site, in the centre, were small bundles of flowers, tied with grass. Who leaves them? And why?..........
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AB: I think it's a minority of Pagans. Slightly better than leaving non biodegradable things like coins or crystals or - HORROR - digging or lighting fires! Better and more respectful to leave nothing than a tidier site than the one you found...

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Contributor Bio for yo: Based in UK, contributing since 2001.

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Re: Flowers found at Cornish Sites by Anonymous on Saturday, 14 August 2004
I agree with the last comment. They`re effectively `votive` offerings. It`s nice to see it continued, provided, as you said, that whatever they leave is biodegradable
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Re: Flowers found at Cornish Sites by ellgraine on Friday, 23 August 2002
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I too have visited the maidens at various times and have found the flowers bound by grass . I feel regardless of whoever leaves them they reflect that even in this day and age we have people who respect the old ways . they must feel that the site is sacred in some way as do I and the flowers represent an offering of thanks to whatever power resides there . I therefore added a small gift of my own in the way of wild flowers . I see no reason to question this act it seemed perfectly natural


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    Re: Flowers found at Cornish Sites by Bran on Monday, 18 November 2002
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    I live close to the Merry Maidens and spend a great deal of time there every year tidying up the junk that is left behind.The non-biodegradable stuff is deposited close by in one of the stone hedges and the bio degradeable stuff is removed to a safe place(some of it could be dangerous to the cattle that graze the field) ,but one wonders if the litter bugs in their own little world think it is removed by the Piskeys
    I am a pagan myself and cannot understand the mindset of other so called pagans that visit these sites and leave what can only be regarded as litter rather than offerings at these sites.
    CHANGE NOTHING AT THESE SITES ---- JUST LET THE SITES CHANGE YOU, LEAVE NOTHING BEHIND BUT YOUR LOVE this should be the the way to apreciate thes places
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      Re: Flowers found at Cornish Sites by Walrus on Friday, 31 January 2003
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      I sympathise, I live up country but I've spent a lot of time in your area & seen the problems. Hope it's all ok in mid Feb-I'll be staying in Lamorna for a week!
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Re: Flowers found at Cornish Sites by Enki on Friday, 24 August 2001
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While I was visiting the Merry Maidens in Cornwall last month, a lady arrived with a group and went round unceremoniously laying flowers at each stone, from a bunch that she had obviously bought.
Later, at The Hurlers, I found a small altar in the central circle that looked as though it had started as a small fire and been added to with stones, flowers and other offerings.

I don't mind biodegradable offerings too much, but otherwise I think 'leave the place tidier than you found it'.
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Re: Flowers found at Cornish Sites by Dorn on Saturday, 18 August 2001
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The "dont change the place let the place change you" springs to mind.
while I sometimes smile at some offerings at sites I just as often get a little niggly that someone is imposing their beliefs upon a site. whereas I would like to see it in its 'raw' state.....As a great big question mark on the landscape!
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