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A wishing well is a term from European folklore to describe wells where it was thought that any spoken wish would be granted. The idea that a wish would be granted came from the idea that water housed deities or had been placed there as a gift from the gods, since water was a source of life and often a scarce commodity.
The Germanic and Celtic peoples considered springs and wells sacred places.Sometimes the places were marked with wooden statues possibly of the god associated with the pool. Germanic peoples were known to throw the armour and weapons of defeated enemies into bogs and other pools of water as offerings to their gods.
Originally posted by BrokenCircles
reply to post by Frocharocha
They are no less real than any other fictional deity.
Even if God was real, do you really think that he/she would care about video games and Pokemon?
Water was seen to have healing powers and therefore wells became popular with many people drinking, bathing or just simply wishing over it. Some people believe that the guardians or dwellers of the well would grant them their wish if they paid a price
Originally posted by Frocharocha
Originally posted by BrokenCircles
reply to post by Frocharocha
They are no less real than any other fictional deity.
Even if God was real, do you really think that he/she would care about video games and Pokemon?
Celtic Gods don't care what you wish for. Unless you provide them a price:
Water was seen to have healing powers and therefore wells became popular with many people drinking, bathing or just simply wishing over it. Some people believe that the guardians or dwellers of the well would grant them their wish if they paid a price
Originally posted by BrokenCircles
reply to post by Frocharocha
They are no less real than any other fictional deity.
Even if God was real, do you really think that he/she would care about video games and Pokemon?
Originally posted by gunshooter
So you're like what, 12 & 1/2 now or something?
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