A panacea

The monks of Doyd believed that the parasitism could cure almost all kinds of diseases. The Japanese Ezo people (also known as the Ainu, the indigenous people of Hokkaido and Sakhalin in Japan) also believe that the mistletoe is a cure for almost all diseases, and in the eyes of the Ezo people, the mistletoe is a medicine, sometimes they eat it as food, and sometimes use it as a single medicine. Swiss farmers believe that mistletoe is a cure-all, at least when used on sick children. Production is conceived

The monks of Doids believed that the medicine prepared by the parasitism of the mistletoe could give birth to infertile cattle; The ancient Italians believed that women wearing mistletoe parasitism could help them conceive. Both sides believe that in order for the mistletoe to have its medicinal effects, it must be collected on a specific day and in a special way. The Ezo people speculate that the alderie parasitism has the power to make the garden abundant. Therefore, the leaves were chopped up and, after prayer, most of the leaves were sown with millet and other seeds, and a small part was mixed with food and eaten. Like the Italians, the Ezo people believed that mistletoe could give birth to infertile women, and infertile Ezo women ate it to have fertility.

Treatment of sheep madness

The Roman scholar Pliny once mentioned that the mistletoe growing on the oak tree has the greatest medical effect. Some superstitious people believe that oak oak oak parasitism picked on a specific day has a special function and can treat epilepsy in sheep.

Treatment of stomach ulcers

Legend has it that it can be used to treat stomach ulcers, and the treatment is to have the stomach ulcer sufferer chew part of the beeroe and lie on top of the rest of the beeroe parasitism to obtain the best results.

Treatment of knife wounds

On the morning of the summer solstice, the inhabitants of Piedmont and Lombardy go out in search of oak leaves, which are said to heal all stab wounds in a medicine called "St. John's Oil". "St. John's Oil" may have originally been just a boiling medicine for or from mistletoe.

detoxification

The monks of Doyd believed that mistletoe parasitism could cure all kinds of poisons. In Lacaine (southern France), peasants put mistletoe on the stomach of a poisoned person or give him a drink of martletoe.

amulet

The Walos people of Senegambia revere a type of mistletoe they call tob, and they go out with a mistletoe leaf in the hope that it will work and protect them from injury.

In Holstein (northern Netherlands), the mistletoe is a talisman that ensures success in hunting.

Fire prevention and extinguishing fires

The ancient Italians thought that the mistletoe could extinguish fires. The Swedish peasants did the same, and they parasitized a few bunches of oak oak oak on the ceiling of their houses to avoid general evil, and especially to prevent violent fires.

Lightning protection

The people of the Swiss canton of Aargau call the "thunder broom" and believe that the "thunder broom" is born by a bolt of lightning, so in Bohemia (western Czech Republic) people burn the "thunder broom" to prevent the house from being struck by lightning. According to their thinking, since the "Thunder Broom" itself is a product of lightning, the "Thunder Broom" is like a lightning rod based on same-sex repulsion, which can avoid electric shocks. Ward off evil

Mistletoe is resistant to witchcraft and magic. Therefore, the Austrians placed the parasitic shoots of the mistletus on the threshold to prevent nightmares. Nothing destroys milk and cream more completely than witchcraft, and mistletoe is safe from witchcraft and magic, so in the past, dairy farmers in northern England would feed bundles of mletletoe to the first cow to give birth after the new year in order for their dairy farms to prosper. In Wales, in order to ensure good luck on dairy farms, it was customary to feed the first cows to give birth after 1 a.m. in the new year.

In ancient times, when there was not enough mistletoe, the Welsh farmer would say, "There is no good luck without mistletoe." If the mistletoe grows in abundance, they expect a good harvest of cereals as well. In Sweden, on the eve of St. John's, people actively searched for the troll, believing in its incredible qualities, believing that by attaching its twigs to the ceiling of a home, in a stable or in a cow's trough, the troll (a dwarf who lived underground or in a cave, skilled in craft) lost all of his mana and could not harm people or livestock.

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Legend has it that the mistletoe is a master key that can open all locks.

In Tyrol (somewhere adjacent to Austria and Italy), it is said that the mistletoe can make the bearer invisible.

Hanging in stables, houses, and barns is a ward against bad luck, fire, and witchcraft; Hanging it in the doorway will prevent witches from entering the house.

The Welsh people of England put it under their pillows to foreshadow dreams.

The Swedes used mistletoe as a probe rod to find gold veins.

Oak oak

Sacred and magical

Witches often hold ceremonies or gatherings in the oak grove, and under the oak trees is also the place where they dance at midnight. In addition, elves will also gather on oak branches.

Ancient Westerners believed that oak trees had religious significance or healing magic, so folklore has it that cutting down oak trees would knock down large friezes. The English and Germans believed that if you walked around the oak tree, you would be cured of a minor ailment, because the oak tree would turn your ailments on the birds that were good at dying and just flew by.

In addition, the oak tree is associated with the undead, and it is a common plant in cemeteries. Oak wood can be used as a coffin and as a cremation pyre. On the summer solstice bonfires and at Christmas, oak trees are used to make fires and make Christmas firewood (firewood that is burned in the furnace on Christmas Eve).

Wearing acorns helps to be prolific, youthful and free from disease. Hanging it on a window protects the house. Westerners in the Middle Ages used acorns for various divinations.

Rose rose

A symbol of the old secrecy

The Romans decorated the tombs of the deceased with roses, believing that this custom would protect the dead from evil spirits. The rose is the flower of the German goddess Holda and the sacred flower of gnomes and elves. The ancients believed that the collection of roses had to seek the consent of the goddess Holda and the dwarf king, otherwise the frieze would fall.

Legend has it that when the rose is in hand, but the petals wither, the bearer of the flower will die. If the roses bloom in autumn, the bad luck will continue into the next year. Drinking rose tea can be used for divination dreams.

Roses symbolize love, red roses symbolize true and unswerving love, yellow roses symbolize friendship only, and white roses represent purity. The flowers and thorns of roses are said to have many beneficial energies, such as divination, spells and potions for love. Wearing roses attracts true love, and dreaming of roses indicates good luck and indicates success in love, with the exception of white roses.

Love divination

The night before the summer solstice, wrap a rose in clean white paper and keep it until Christmas, and if the rose is still intact by then, pin it in the button hole and the first man to praise it will be your husband.

Rosemary rosemary

Flowers for joy and mourning

Magic of rosemary

The Netherlands once called rosemary a pixie leaf, believing it to be a special favor of elves. Its fragrance is said to ward off all evil, and a twig placed under a pillow will ward off nightmares. Rosemary is suitable for marine ceremonies and marine magic. Washing hands with rosemary infusions before doing so can be used as an alternative to ritual cleansing.

Rosemary was once seen as a preventive medicine against plague and was worn to aid memory and learning. Drinking rosemary tea before exams and interviews can make the heart