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Botanical name:
Crataegus monogyna
Other names: May, Bread and
Cheese, Hagthorn, Whitethorn
Folklore:
The Hawthorn tree is strongly
associated with Faeries. It is said that when the Oak, Ash and (Haw)thorn
grow close together it is a favourite haunt of the Fey people and
that solitary Hawthorns growing on hills or near wells were considered
to be markers to the world of Faeries.
Magickal
uses:
The Hawthorn is a potently
magickal tree. It long been associated with the festival of Beltaine
and is perfectly suited to use as a tool for spells connected with
love, fertility and Goddess rituals.
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