#clooties

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Ffynnon Wnda Holy Well in Pembrokshire is a healing well where pilgrims coming from the north stopped to drink the water on their way to St. David’s.

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Promises #midnighthaiku

Wishes on the wind

Ephemeral promises

Made and forgotten

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Meant in the moment

Without true dedication

Tradition withers

The tradition of tying pieces of cloth to a tree, especially when it grows close to a holy or healing well, is an ancient one. The strips of cloth are usually called clouties (or clooties). They were once strips of fabric, dipped in the water of the well and tied to the tree.…

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