'The Holly Bears a Berry'
The Holly has been associated with Christmas (& other pagan/religious festivals) since the middle-ages. It used to be planted near homesteads to ward off lightening and keep away witches.
I love it.
The Holly has been associated with Christmas (& other pagan/religious festivals) since the middle-ages. It used to be planted near homesteads to ward off lightening and keep away witches.
I love it.
The berries ripen red in autumn through to spring unless taken by birds - but are poisonous to humans.
The wood is used for turnery and marquetry, printing blocks and chessmen, and a substitute for boxwood (and ebony when dyed black)
The wood is used for turnery and marquetry, printing blocks and chessmen, and a substitute for boxwood (and ebony when dyed black)
The Holly Blue butterfly's larvae feed predominantly on the flower buds, berries and terminal leaves of Holly (in the spring generation (Ivy in the summer generation).
What a fine combination!
What a fine combination!
"The Holly Bears a Berry" - traditional Cornish Christmas carol. Early 1900s
All folks songs of every country are lit.
All folks songs of every country are lit.
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