Cernunnos

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Female Names NightSong FairyGlen PixieHollow Maple TulipTree Yoshino CherryBlossom DarkForest MysticElm EnchantedForest Daphne (Greek Mythology) Dryad ( Greek Mythology) Medienia Medeina or Medeinė (Lithuanian Mythology) (derived from medis (tree) and medė (forest)) Willow WillowWisp WilOwisp YuleTree EnglishHolly Holly Evergreen Yew Hazel Elm PeachBlossom AppleBlossom Blossom FairyGlen FairyElm Hawthorn Hazel Holly Mistletoe Witchwood Willow Peach Peaches FairyTree Hawthorn

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Male Names DruidSpell Sherwood Glen Grove Woodland Evergreen Oak BlackWalnut ArrowWood Ash Apple Alder Pine Poplar Rowan Spruce Sylvan Fir Yew Yarrow Hawthorne Thicket Forest GreenMan Herne (Forest)Gump Bud LifeIsABeech

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In Ireland, a Fairy Tree is usually a Hawthorn or an Ash tree which stands alone from any other tree or is the only one of its kind at their location. They are also sometimes refereed to at as the gentle bush, lone bush, or thorn bush. It's considered disrespectful to mention the fairies by name, and it is considered extremely bad luck to cut the tree down or harm it.

Oak, Ash and Thorn are called the 'Fairy Triad': Where they grow together, it is said that, fairies live. The Elm is considered a sacred tree.

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Celtic Astrology also used trees:



The Lunar Months.

Birch, 1st Moon of the Celtic Year – (Dec 24 – Jan 21)
Rowan, 2nd Moon of the Celtic Year – (Jan 22 – Feb 18)
Ash, 3rd Moon of the Celtic Year – (Feb 18 – March 17)
Alder, 4th Moon of the Celtic Year – (March 18 – April 14)
Willow, 5th Moon of the Celtic Year – (April 15 – May 12)
Hawthorn, 6th Moon of the Celtic Year – (May 13 – June 9)
Oak, 7th Moon of the Celtic Year – (June 10 – July 7)
Holly, 8th Moon of the Celtic Year – (July 8 – Aug 4)
Hazel, 9th Moon of the Celtic Year – (Aug 5 – Sept 1)
Vine, 10th Moon of the Celtic Year – (Sept 2 – Sept 29)
Ivy, 11th Moon of the Celtic Year – (Sept 30 – Oct 27)
Reed, 12th Moon of the Celtic Year – (Oct 28 – Nov 24)
Elder, 13th Moon of the Celtic Year – (Nov 25 – Dec 23)



Sacred Groves:

Examples of sacred groves include the Greco-Roman temenos, the Norse hörgr, and the Celtic nemeton, which was largely but not exclusively associated with Druidic practice.


Tree Spirits:

To the ancient Greeks and Romans, trees were thought to be inhabited by female spirits called Dryad (in oak trees) or Meliae (in ash trees). In Greek drys signifies 'Oak' from an Indo-European root *derew(o)- 'tree' or 'wood'. In Scottish folklore a friendly tree spirit, called the Ghillie Dhu, helps lost children find their way home. Japan is home to a rich tradition encompassing various tree spirits, generally called Kodama. Traditionally, foresters made offerings to the Kodama before cutting a tree down.