Make a wish
by Claudia M Photography
Title
Make a wish
Artist
Claudia M Photography
Medium
Photograph - Photograph - Photographs - Prints - Digital Images - Cards - Posters
Description
Throw a coin and make a wish! 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 idea that water housed deities or had been placed there as a gift from the gods, since water was a source of life and often a scarce commodity.
After uttering the wish, one would generally drop coins in the well. That wish would then be granted by the guardian or dweller, based upon how the coin would land at the bottom of the well. If the coin landed heads up, the guardian of the well would grant the wish, but the wish of a tails up coin would be ignored. It was thus potentially lucky to throw coins in the well, but it depended on how they landed.
The tradition of dropping pennies in ponds and fountains stems from this. Coins would be placed there as gifts for the deity to show appreciation.
Please note that the FINE ART AMERICA watermark will not appear on the final print! :)
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July 24th, 2016
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