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COIN WISHING TREES

Dating back to around the 1700's people believed that a person suffering from an illness could hammer a coin into a the tree trunk and then the tree would take the illness away, but if someone removed the coin, they themselves would become ill.
Whether some folks still believe this legend, or they do it simply because it’s fun is still a mystery, but the fact is this bizarre habit has spawned some pretty unbelievable sights that apparently unique to the UK.

Originally posted in the Bizarre Magick Facebook group.