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Cloths, ribbons and offerings tied to a tree.
Also known as: Clootie tree, Wish tree, Rag tree
Trees marked with tied cloths, ribbons or coins are documented across Celtic, Turkic, South Asian and Japanese traditions independently. The practice is not a single tradition that spread, and treating it as one is a common error in popular accounts.
Marks a tree as significant by tying cloths, ribbons or coins to its branches or driving coins into its trunk.
Contexts: Religion
Is documented independently across Celtic, Turkic, South Asian and Japanese traditions rather than deriving from a single origin, which popular accounts frequently assume.
Contexts: Religion
A tree hung with strips of cloth and ribbon tied to its branches, sometimes with coins hammered into the bark.
A fuller structured visual breakdown is not yet documented for this symbol.