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Re: la Pierre Clouise by lafemmedepierre on Monday, 17 July 2017

Hello !

Well, here comes the same remark than the one about la Pierre à Glissade du Gros Mahaux :
"A sliding stone (or sliding rock) is a megalith that is the object of a fertility belief that, for a woman, to slide from top to bottom is a rite to heal or prevent infertility . Most of the time, the rite specifies that she must remove her panties to do so. Other times, it is the wedding in the year that is promised ...
The stone, natural or not, must have a sufficient inclination and size for the slide.
_ According to wikipedia, which quotes 14 for France.
For my part, I have spotted a score of them for now ..."

The Pierre Clouise is probably the best example of a "pierre à glissade" or "sliding stone" in France. It is registered as Historical monument since 1889. It is altogether a stone with legends and several kinds of fertility rites and has given a lot a work for the Church to make people abandon them...

In answer to loz, this stone has never been part of any kind of construction... other than that of many legends !

Cordially,

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