Wishing on a Well
Posted by Colin Fisher on Dec 6th, 2017 in Archaeology, Folklore
This has been a week for Christmas fairs and Christmas shops. And in among all the seasonal glitter and gaudiness, I came across something that made me realise that even amidst our hyper consumerism and materialism, older practices still have a tendency to bubble to the surface – namely, an impromptu ‘wishing well.’ At the weekend we found ourselves in the …