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A wishing well is a term from European folklore to describe wells where it was thought that any spoken wish would be granted. The idea that a wish would be granted came from the notion that water housed deities or had been placed there as a gift from the gods.
Wishing Well, 1946 play by Eynon Evans; Wishing Well, a 2007 book based on the TV series Doctor Who; Wishing well (wedding), a donation box found at weddings Wishing Well (horse), American Thoroughbred racing mare
The wishing well is one of over 70 found at the excavation area – but the only well found with relics inside. The findings are extremely rare, archaeologist Jochen Haberstroh said in the release.
Moon blocks or jiaobei (also written as jiao bei etc. variants; Chinese: 筊杯 or 珓杯; pinyin: jiǎo bēi; Jyutping: gaau2 bui1), also poe (from Chinese: 桮; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: poe; as used in the term "poe divination"), are wooden divination tools originating from China, which are used in pairs and thrown to seek divine guidance in the form ...
Wishes written on red ribbons and tied to a tree in Beihai, Guangxi, China. Several cultures engage in customs that entail wish-granting, such as blowing out the candles on a birthday cake, praying, seeing a shooting star at night, [1] tossing a coin into a wishing well or fountain, breaking the wishbone of a cooked turkey, blowing a dandelion, or writing wishes on a ribbon or a sky lantern.
A coin wish tree can be found in Colby Woodland Garden. A coin tree is near the Tarr Steps in Exmoor. [8] A coin tree can be found in the grounds of Bolton Abbey. Ingleborough Nature Trail on the Clapham Beck in North Yorkshire has a yew as a coin tree. A coin tree can be found on the walk around Tarn Hows in the Lake District. The tree has ...
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These small blocks of wood can be put together easily to make a structure that, like stone, has insulation as well as thermal mass. Cordwood provides the rustic look of log cabins without the use of tons of lumber. An entire building can be constructed with just cordwood, or stones can be used to fill in the walls. [citation needed]