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Used as a medicinal plant up to this day. Pier Andrea Mittioli in XV said: "The druids say that if a person rubs itself with it, they will be welcomed everywhere and will achieve what they desire"
Used as a medicinal plant up to this day. Pier Andrea Mittioli in XV said: "The druids say that if a person rubs itself with it, they will be welcomed everywhere and will achieve what they desire"
The main home protector of this night. Even tho meigas are considered good witches, many people feared them or confused them with bruxas (bad ones. This night was a pagan practice against meigas, that got christianizated in honor of San Xoán
The main home protector of this night. Even tho meigas are considered good witches, many people feared them or confused them with bruxas (bad ones. This night was a pagan practice against meigas, that got christianizated in honor of San Xoán
The herb to look for if you want love next year. There are more than seven herbas de San Xoán that you can use for that night, so people choose the seven they want, need or find (among the basic ones)
*One of the seven herbas de San Xoán
The herb to look for if you want love next year. There are more than seven herbas de San Xoán that you can use for that night, so people choose the seven they want, need or find (among the basic ones)
*One of the seven herbas de San Xoán
Meigas use the red oil that it segregates (that looks like blood) for their magical purposes
*One of the seven herbas of San Xoán
Meigas use the red oil that it segregates (that looks like blood) for their magical purposes
*One of the seven herbas of San Xoán
A type of mushrooms that grow in perfect circles. It is believed that Meigas used to celebrate their covens inside and their dance could create some type of enchanted madness and open parallel worlds
A type of mushrooms that grow in perfect circles. It is believed that Meigas used to celebrate their covens inside and their dance could create some type of enchanted madness and open parallel worlds
Fento love humid places, it is mostly linked with rain water. Meigas used it to make people invisible
*One of the seven Herbas de San Xoán
Fento love humid places, it is mostly linked with rain water. Meigas used it to make people invisible
*One of the seven Herbas de San Xoán
A toxic plant that is said to be useful against snake bites. It is also believed that where the abelurias grow is where the meigas dance at full moon nights
A toxic plant that is said to be useful against snake bites. It is also believed that where the abelurias grow is where the meigas dance at full moon nights
Part of the ritual on the day of San Xoán consists on boiling all the herbs in a cauldron, leaving them out and taking them in before the sun rise to clean your face in the perfumated water to purify yourself
*One of the seven herbas de San Xoán
Part of the ritual on the day of San Xoán consists on boiling all the herbs in a cauldron, leaving them out and taking them in before the sun rise to clean your face in the perfumated water to purify yourself
*One of the seven herbas de San Xoán
Highly associated with meigas, it is believed that it protects the place where it grows. Celtic druids also use this plant to create potions and their wands
*One of the seven Herbas de San Xoán
Highly associated with meigas, it is believed that it protects the place where it grows. Celtic druids also use this plant to create potions and their wands
*One of the seven Herbas de San Xoán
This plant can be toxic for animals but it's capacity to broom (since is also used to create brooms) can sweep away bad spirits
*One of the seven herbas de San Xoán
This plant can be toxic for animals but it's capacity to broom (since is also used to create brooms) can sweep away bad spirits
*One of the seven herbas de San Xoán
On the night of San Xoán people collect herbas (herbs) to protect their home. Popular tells believe that the dew water of this plants have magic properties. This herb is appreciated for it's fragance and used for cooking too
On the night of San Xoán people collect herbas (herbs) to protect their home. Popular tells believe that the dew water of this plants have magic properties. This herb is appreciated for it's fragance and used for cooking too
Meigas (good witches from Galicia, north of Spain) use this plant to create their broom, among other things
Meigas (good witches from Galicia, north of Spain) use this plant to create their broom, among other things
This thread talks about herbs used by meigas and by normal people on the night of San Xoán to scare away meigas.
*The plant names are in galego, not spanish
This thread talks about herbs used by meigas and by normal people on the night of San Xoán to scare away meigas.
*The plant names are in galego, not spanish