英国惊现“摇钱树”
<p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="trees">trees</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="certainly">certainly</span> <span word="appears">appears</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mysterious">mysterious</span> <span word="coin">coin</span>-<span word="studded">studded</span> <span word="trunks">trunks</span> <span word="dotted">dotted</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="woodland">woodland</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="strange">strange</span> <span word="phenomenon">phenomenon</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gnarled">gnarled</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="trees">trees</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="coins">coins</span> <span word="embedded">embedded</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="bark">bark</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="spotted">spotted</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="trails">trails</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Peak">Peak</span> <span word="District">District</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Scottish">Scottish</span> <span word="Highlands">Highlands</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="coins">coins</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="knocked">knocked</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="felled">felled</span> <span word="tree">tree</span> <span word="trunks">trunks</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="stones">stones</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="passers">passers</span>-<span word="by">by</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="fortune">fortune</span>.</p><p><span word="These">These</span> <span word="fascinating">fascinating</span> <span word="spectacles">spectacles</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="coins">coins</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="centuries">centuries</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="buried">buried</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="bark">bark</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="warped">warped</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="passage">passage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="offerings">offerings</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deities">deities</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="wishing">wishing</span> <span word="trees">trees</span> <span word="dates">dates</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="combination">combination</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="man">man</span>-<span word="made">made</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="rare">rare</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="divine">divine</span> <span word="spirits">spirits</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="trees">trees</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="festooned">festooned</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="sweets">sweets</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gifts">gifts</span> - <span word="as">as</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="reminiscent">reminiscent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tossing">tossing</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="ponds">ponds</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="luck">luck</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trend">trend</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="couples">couples</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="attach">attach</span> '<span word="love">love</span> <span word="padlocks">padlocks</span>' <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bridges">bridges</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fences">fences</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="symbolise">symbolise</span> <span word="lasting">lasting</span> <span word="romance">romance</span>.</p><p><span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="pubs">pubs</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Punch">Punch</span> <span word="Bowl">Bowl</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Askham">Askham</span>, <span word="Cumbria">Cumbria</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="beams">beams</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="splits">splits</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="coins">coins</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="luck">luck</span>.</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="felled">felled</span> <span word="tree">tree</span> <span word="trunks">trunks</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="coins">coins</span> <span word="pushed">pushed</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="picturesque">picturesque</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Portmeirion">Portmeirion</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Wales">Wales</span>.</p><p><span word="Meurig">Meurig</span> <span word="Jones">Jones</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="estate">estate</span> <span word="manager">manager</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tourist">tourist</span> <span word="destination">destination</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="BBC">BBC</span>: '<span word="We">We</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="noticed">noticed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tree">tree</span> <span word="trunk">trunk</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="filled">filled</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="coins">coins</span>.</p>
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