This reminded me of The Arbor Tree in Aston-on-Clun. https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/436200174
It is decorated annually on Oak Apple Day (29th May). It is decorated with flags these days but it goes a log way back so I assume it was simpler cloths at one time. https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5642115 Phil (trigpoint) On Sun, 2024-03-03 at 20:48 +0000, Anne-Karoline Distel via Tagging wrote: > > Hello there, > > does anyone have any opinions about how to map what is called > clootie/ cloughtie/ cloutie trees in Scotland and rag trees or > raggedy bushes in Ireland? I have used place_of_worship=rag_tree (to > avoid the many different spellings) in combination with natural=tree, > but there is also a category on Wikimedia called "Prayer trees". But > for some prayer trees, you stick coins in the bark instead of tying > rags or ribbons (or other votive offerings) to the branches, so I > think rag trees should be mapped different to coin ones. They're not > historic, but still very much in use in Ireland, the UK (by Neo- > Pagans and Christians alike), and I believe there are other cultures > like Hinduism who use them. > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clootie_well > > To my knowledge, "clootie tree" is not used in Ireland at all and > wasn't in the past either (only in the wikimedia category). In > Ireland, the tree is also usually not necessarily connected to a > well. There is one at the Hill of Tara, for example. > > If you like fairy tales, I think there is one in Cinderella, at least > in the Brothers Grimm version. As far as I remember, the dress for > the ball appeared in the tree. > > Anne aka b-unicycling > > > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing list > Tagging@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
