Many thanks to @sureshniranam for directing me to information about Kalpavriksha - Divine Wishing Trees http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalpavriksha in different parts of Asia.
I have often wondered why coins were put in trees, it is quite common here too. There is one in the forest we go to in the 3rd term & it fascinates the children.
How interesting! The other thing I tried to find out more about was the tradition of pushing a horseshoe into the bark of a tree at a right angle. There was one in a tree near one of my childhood houses. We used to try and throw a stone through the horseshoe for good luck.
Sadly I couldn't find any information about this when I did an internet search. Maybe it was something my mum and her family made up.
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Many thanks to @sureshniranam for directing me to information about Kalpavriksha - Divine Wishing Trees http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalpavriksha in different parts of Asia.
I have often wondered why coins were put in trees, it is quite common here too. There is one in the forest we go to in the 3rd term & it fascinates the children.
How interesting! The other thing I tried to find out more about was the tradition of pushing a horseshoe into the bark of a tree at a right angle. There was one in a tree near one of my childhood houses. We used to try and throw a stone through the horseshoe for good luck.
Sadly I couldn't find any information about this when I did an internet search. Maybe it was something my mum and her family made up.
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