#hawthorne
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYhG02O5mIw
The #folklore and folk #magic associated with the #Whitethorn.
Part of a series of videos on the sacred trees of Britain and Ireland, their associations in the #Ogham ' #Celtic' #Tree #Alphabet and their symbolism, folklore, #mythology and practical and magical applications in #history and today.
The #May-Tree, or #Hawthorne or Whitethorn is sometimes thought of as the sister tree to the Blackthorn.
It is an ambivalent tree with both positive and negative associations in the Old Ways. A lot of this is to do with the #fairy folk, the good people or the Sídhe.
In the Ogham, it represents the letter #H ( #Huath) and denotes fear and horror.
Other associations include #healing, #fertility, sexuality, #protection, boundaries and #death.