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	Corn dolly - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Corn dollies are a form of straw work associated with harvest customs.
		The Druids believed that the corn spirit lived amongst the crop, and the harvest made it effectively homeless.
		The corn spirit would then spend the winter in their homes until the "corn dolly" was ploughed into the first furrow of the new season.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Corn_dolly (668 words)

	The Ecclasian Fellowship - Articles - Mabon - Cornmother
		The Corn Dance is a celebration of harvest and a prayer for the new year, a feast of thanksgiving for the ripe crop and a prayer for rain for next year's crop.
		Corn converts more fully to energy than any other single grain--corn should only be given to horses in the winter, or they will overheat--corn fattens pigs faster than any other grain--corn nourishes us, for it is the flesh of the Mother.
		Corn, usually processed, touches almost all other foods: eggs, cream and butter are fed by corn; even baking powder, sugar and salt have contact with corn; commercial fresh fruit and vegetables, sprayed by insecticide, are touched by corn.
	members.aol.com /ecclasia1/cornmother.html (1817 words)

	~Pagan Hearth Recipes~
		The safe-keeping of this corn dolly over the winter insures fertility for the following harvest, provided that some portion of it is given to cattle and horses to eat, and some portion of it strewn in the field or mixed with the seeds for the next crop.
		In some localities, the corn dolly is made by the first farmer who finishes his harvest and then passed from farm to farm as each farmer finishes his harvest, ending up with the farmer who finishes last.
		In England, corn was wheat; in Scotland, oats; in the U.S., maize.
	groups.msn.com /PaganHearthRecipes/corndollies.msnw?pgmarket=en-ca (1724 words)

	Shadowplay Pagan & Magick Webzine - Idols of the Grain (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Corn is a word used to incorporate all types of grain, however the one most commonly used for weaving is wheat, because of its flexible yet durable qualities.
		In Suffolk the corn dollies are often made in the shape of horseshoes or whips, as horses were a prominent feature of that county.
		Corn Dollies became a dying art in the time of industrial harvesting, however it was fortunately revived in England in the 1850s.
	www.shadowplayzine.com /Articles/idols.htm (2329 words)

	Guardian \| The ears have it (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		A corn dolly can be made in almost any shape or form, provided it incorporates grain-bearing ears of a growing crop.
		Corn dollies are called kern babbies in this county and, traditionally, the village children circle around these harvest queens, curtsying and singing to her.
		In Cornwall an ill-saved harvest is said to be "ill-kerned" and in Devon the forming of the grain in the ear is called the "kerning" or "corning".
	www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4521881-103500,00.html (267 words)

	Corn dolly -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Corn dollies are a form of (Plant fiber used e.g.
		The (A pre-Christian priest among the Celts of ancient Gaul and Britain and Ireland) Druids believed that the corn spirit lived amongst the crop, and the harvest made it effectively homeless.
		"Dolly" is a corruption of (A material effigy that is worshipped as a god) idol.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/co/corn_dolly.htm (1282 words)

	Corn Dollies - a cultural symbol of Britain. - Stormfront White Nationalist Community (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Corn Dollies - a cultural symbol of Britain.
		Corn dollies made from wheat have deep pagan symbolic roots.
		Corn Dollies - a wider European tradition than at first thought?.
	www.stormfront.org /forum/showthread.php?t=174280 (416 words)

	British Culture - British customs and British traditions in October
		The last sheaf of corn to be harvested is made into a corn dolly, this is created by plaiting the wheat stalks to create a straw figure.
		This is because people believed that the corn spirit lived in the wheat and as the wheat was harvested, the spirit fled to the wheat which remained.
		Sometimes the corn dolly is hung up in the barn, sometimes in the farmhouse, and sometimes in the church.
	www.learnenglish.de /Temp/October/OctoberDates.htm (689 words)

	Miskin At Easter 2003 \| 18th - 21st April
		A corn dolly is created by plaiting the wheat stalks to create a straw figure.
		The corn dolly is kept until the Spring, because people believed that the corn spirit lived in the wheat and as the wheat was harvested, the spirit fled to the wheat which remained.
		By creating the corn dolly the spirit is kept alive for the next year and the new crop.
	www.miskinfolk.co.uk /2003/corn.htm (154 words)

	Echoed Voices: Craft Corner - Corn Dolly - August 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Corn Dolly was set in a place of honour at the harvest supper.
		In other traditions, the corn dolly was fed and watered throughout the winter and then burned in the fire at Beltane.
		In any case, the corn dolly was the embodiment of the spirit of the harvest and was thought to sleep throughout the winter.
	www.echoedvoices.org /Aug2002/Garden_Craft.html (544 words)

	Corn
		Corn is grown as food for both people and animals.
		Hybrid corn is developed through breeding to have exceptional vigor and produce high yields.
		Corn is raised as source of food and food products for people, livestock feed, and industrial products including ceramics, explosives, construction materials, metal molds, paints, paper goods, textiles, industrial alcohols, and ethanol.
	www.42explore.com /corn.htm (983 words)

	Green-Gold Serenity:CornDolly (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Being from the United States the word "corn" means a specific type of vegetable to me. Much of the rest of the world considers "corn" to be another word for "grain".
		I have seen beautiful corn dollies made from wheat and other grains, however to me, "corn dolly" will always means a doll made from cornhusks.
		Corn is the most common grain grown in my area, and the type I find most appropriate for my rituals.
	members.aol.com /eeluna/CornDolly.html (362 words)

	Beliefnet.com
		Corn dollies, horseshoes, certain ways of doing things that perhaps your Granny taught you...all of these are elements of Folk Magic.
		Small, simple rituals- from putting up a corn dolly to laying out a welcome mat- are the things that add richness to our lives.
		I have a corn dolly that was given to me in England.
	www.beliefnet.com /boards/message_list.asp?boardID=40550&discussionID=155950 (719 words)

	Corn (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		It really is a must have for people who owns corns, I have not read a book on corn snakes as...
		Jubilee Sweet Corn is an exceptionally high yielding sweet corn and a consistent performer.
		The Corn snake being the most popular with beginners and the more experienced alike, this book covers all the species that you are likely to ever see in the hobby.
	www.growinglifestyle.co.uk /uk/k178 (989 words)

	Corn (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Corn is one of the topics in focus at Global Oneness.
		It represents, the fertility of the Earth and the Goddess in Early European Agricultural rituals and is used in Wiccan Corn Dollies aren't made from cobs or husks, corn originally referred to any grain other than maize.
		CORN DOLLY: a human shaped formed from braided grain (not corn husks) stocks, with grain heads where the head is located.
	www.experiencefestival.com /corn (835 words)

	Hand Made Guardian Angels and Tooth Fairy Pillows (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		A Corn Dolly Angel at Christmas, an Angel in the garden, an Angel for whatever project may be on the go, to encourage or say well done.
		Our corn dollies are made in the traditional way and remain a popular gift.
		Corn dollies have been given to those friends and relatives we treasure for generations.
	www.combecrafts.co.uk /angels.html (157 words)

	BBC- Norfolk - Talk - traditions of Norfolk and Norwich, UK
		I was amazed when I saw the corn dollies, as I had been looking for them for years.
		Corn Dollies: I know it is not just a "Norfolk Thing", but I would love to get a couple of Norfolk corn dollies.
		Anyone who does know where Pam can get corn dollies can e-mail us here at BBC Norfolk Online and we'll pass it on to her.
	www.bbc.co.uk /norfolk/talk/talk_traditions.shtml (1050 words)

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		There are metal wire ornaments that look as if they are made like corn dollies with a series of wires being folded around a core to build up a sort of basket work cover for the core.
		asked me to describe corn dollies after I mentioned them in the context of viking textiles at Birka: These are ornaments made of plaited wheat which traditionally were produced in the British Isles from the first sheaf of wheat of the harveste There are marked variations between dollies from different english counties.
		Corn Dollies made with this plait can be made without a core, sometimes the plait is enlarged into bells and odd bulges, small plaits are twisted into hearts and other shapes, often ears of wheat are left on as decorative embellishments.
	sca.uwaterloo.ca /~fashion/archives/hcos93/n010.cl (2442 words)

	Happy Equinox! - www.ezboard.com
		The making of corn dollies from the last sheaf of corn that is harvested is a typical custom.
		She is kept until the spring - keeping the spirit of the corn, when she is ploughed back into the field to breath the life of the corn back into the soil.
		Case in point, "(t)he making of corn dollies from the last sheaf of corn that is harvested is a typical custom".
	p209.ezboard.com /fgaryjrfrm3.showNextMessage?topicID=418.topic (1287 words)

	Corn Dolly - Countrylovers.co.uk
		Straw from this last sheaf was woven or plaited into the complex shapes of the corn dollies - sometimes as a horn of plenty, or as horse shoes, knots, fans or lanterns.
		Ultimately the shape was dependent on local traditions, but in every case the symbolic 'dolly' graced the top table at the 'end of harvest' feast and was then carefully looked after over the winter months.
		After the spring crops were sown the dolly re-emerged to be carried round the fields to ensure that nature and corn goddess delivered up another good crop.
	www.countrylovers.co.uk /craf/corndoly.htm (225 words)

	Lammas by Natalie Harter published by New Worlds in issue NW034
		In Rome, redhaired puppies were sacrificed to influence the ripening of the corn, while in Egypt, red-haired men were buried alive as a sacrifice to the god of the corn and the dead, Osiris.
		Corn dollies, wheat straw shaped into human images or representations of the corn spirit, are a traditional custom this time of year for honoring the harvest goddess.
		These dollies are meant to preserve the spirit of the corn until the next harvest, thereby ensuring successful growth in the coming year.
	www.llewellyn.com /archive/nw/481 (1031 words)

	Candlemas and Saint Brighid - Pagan
		Corn dollies and Brighid’s Crosses are woven from wheat stalks to honor the Irish goddess associated with fire, hearth, fields, cows and childbirth.
		At Lammas, the last sheaves harvested in the fields are woven into a corn dollie, The Corn Mother.
		In some traditions, following the holiday, the corn dollie was plowed into the fields as part of the spring planting.
	www.bellaonline.com /ArticlesP/art27504.asp (382 words)

	Lughnasadh Preparation - A Pagan's Ritual Planner version 0.08 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		It is appropriate to have corn husks, corn dollies, wheat and grain decorating the altar and the quarters.
		Corn cakes and mead or ale is very appropriate, can use apple juice as a good non-alcoholic substitute.
		The corn necklace symbolizes the life giving grain, in the shape of the never ending cycle of life as symbolized by all circles.
	www.ladybridget.com /r/augp001.html (185 words)

	Imbolg (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Many craft ideas appropriate to this time of year are releated to Corn Dollies and Bride's Crosses.
		Corn Dollies can be made using corn husks (detailed instructions are given in Ancient Ways by Pauline and Dan Campanelli).
		The next morning mount the Corn Mother on your door to symbolize the Maiden's return.
	www.angelfire.com /moon/brennamor/Imbolc.html (688 words)

	Lughnasadh Introduction - A Pagan's Ritual Planner version 0.08 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The cakes for ritual are usually homemade corn muffins, or if you can find a pan shaped like a person (gingerbread man perhaps?) then you can bake your own John Barleycorn to share in circle.
		Corn husks are excellent to outline the circle area, and to burn in the cauldron after they have dried out.
		We use corn on the cob as part of our feast, to make corn necklaces from, and also to make corn dollies.
	www.ladybridget.com /r/augi001.html (727 words)

	Discovering Corn Dollies - a Shire Publication on antiques and collectibles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Corn dollies have played a significant part in rural folklore all over the world from earliest times.
		Most ancient cultures had myths purporting to explain the introduction of cereal crops as a gift of the gods, and it was considered necessary to make offerings to the relevant divinities to ensure a plentiful harvest each year.
		The making of figures and other objects from straw, especially from the last sheaf cut, is thought to derive from such offerings, and the art still flourishes in many areas.
	www.antiquesworld.co.uk /Shire/Corn_Dollies.html (146 words)

	All One Wicca (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Corn Dollies (made from local grain) are excellent altar decorations, but a candle can be used instead of the doll.
		In some parts of the county and in places where the primary grain is wheat, Lughnasa and The Autumn Equinox are "switched" with Lughnasa the "fruit" harvest and Autumn the "corn" harvest.
		This may be a legend, a news piece, a song, or any piece of vocal art that the coven wishes, preferably from a local source, After this, the leader and the group discuss the news of the season and their plans for Samhain.
	home.att.net /~all1wicca/book/book3i1.html (611 words)

	About Lammas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Altar decorations might include corn dollies or kirn babies (corncob dolls) to symbolize the Mother Goddess of the Harvest.
		Activities appropriate for this time of the year are baking bread, wheat weaving and making corn dollies or other god and goddess symbols.
		The corn dolly may be used as a fertility amulet and an altar piece.
	www.widdershins.org /vol9iss3/03.htm (552 words)

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