Re: Winter Solstice | Forum — The Modern Antiquarian

CianMcLiam Jan 3, 2006 16:55:24

Replying to FourWinds

Same at Ballynoe circle on New Years eve, a large star made of twigs with leaves and berries lashed around it and some tealights. Does it just not occur to these people that they are littering or do they not care? Fair enough if they bring it home with them but just leaving it there really annoys me too, no one has an entitlement to litter no matter what they think they are marking/commemorating/offering. I'm sure it must piss farmers off no end and is likely to be one of the reasons they are stopping people access sites. Besides I'm often worried someone will see me at a site think I'm the ignorant f*****!

fitzcoraldo Jan 3, 2006 17:34:24

Replying to CianMcLiam

http://www.bath.ac.uk/~prsrlp/kernunos/kaslan2.htm

Despite the flowery language I reckon the Aslan Charter just about covers it

rocknicker Jan 4, 2006 10:42:42

Replying to CianMcLiam

Found a whole pile of things at Long Meg when there on NYD. Along with the usual holly, twigs, coins etc were several tealights (incl. three glass jars to hold some of them) and an impressive array of fruit - including the well-known native varieties of orange and pomegranate!

I didn't have a bag with me either... but luckily the prettiest tealight holder fitted just nicely inside my pocket. Sadly, no pebbles had been left.

During another recent visit was to a large local cemetery, it'll never fail to amaze me how people can think that plastic bags and cellophane wrapping can be a suitable tribute (was all that was left on some graves)