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Wishing Well (other)
Wishing well is a type of well in European folklore. Wishing Well may also refer to: Music * Wishing Well (album), ''Wishing Well'' (album), a 2001 album by Monte Montgomery * "The Wishing Well", an album by Connie Dover, 1994 * The Wishing Well (band), a folk rock band from Melbourne, Australia Songs * Wishing Well (Free song), "Wishing Well" (Free song), 1972, covered by many other bands and artists * Wishing Well (Terence Trent D'Arby song), "Wishing Well" (Terence Trent D'Arby song), 1987 * Wishing Well (Phantom Planet song), "Wishing Well" (Phantom Planet song), 2004 * Wishing Well (Juice Wrld song), "Wishing Well" (Juice Wrld song), 2020 * "Wishing Well", a song by The Airborne Toxic Event from their The Airborne Toxic Event (album), self-titled debut album (2008) * "Wishing Well", a song by Anastacia from ''Not That Kind'' (2000) * "Wishing Well", a song by Angra from ''Temple of Shadows'' (2004) * "Wishing Well", a song by Ben Moody from ''All for This'' (2009) * "Wishing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wishing Well
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 notion that water housed deities or had been placed there as a gift from the gods. This practice is thought to have arisen because water is a source of life, and was often a scarce commodity. History Germanic and Celtic traditions 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. Water was seen to have healing powers, and wells became popular, with many people drinking the water, bathing in it, or simply wishing over it. Some people believed that the guardians or dwellers of the well would grant them their wish if they paid a price. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
