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Showing posts with label Christmas. Show all posts
Monday, 24 December 2018
Season's Greetings
Seasons Greetings to all.
I'm currently pupating but The Crete Nature Blog will be back in the New Year.
I'm currently pupating but The Crete Nature Blog will be back in the New Year.
Sunday, 5 November 2017
Steve's Nature Quiz #23
In last week's #CreteNature blog we found a beautiful ivy hedgerow buzzing with life. Ivy has been associated with the Winter solstice since pagan times but in Germany they traditionally tie it to the outside of a church. Is this to protect it against
a) the devil
b) lightning
c) witches
Somewhat surprisingly the answer is lightning. Why this should be is a matter of speculation; perhaps someone observed that ivy covered trees did not get struck by lightning so often as bare trees? A similar thought was held by the druids who believed that Ivy's Christmas counterpart, Holly, if self seeded near a dwelling, would protect the inhabitants from fire, nightmares and, once again, lightning.
More seasonal nature notes and other trivia in this week's #CreteNature blog: The Springs of Paraspori
a) the devil
b) lightning
c) witches
Somewhat surprisingly the answer is lightning. Why this should be is a matter of speculation; perhaps someone observed that ivy covered trees did not get struck by lightning so often as bare trees? A similar thought was held by the druids who believed that Ivy's Christmas counterpart, Holly, if self seeded near a dwelling, would protect the inhabitants from fire, nightmares and, once again, lightning.
More seasonal nature notes and other trivia in this week's #CreteNature blog: The Springs of Paraspori
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