Celtic Symbolism
The natural world


Native Tree Species
Native tree species play an important role in both ancient and present-day Ireland. Evidence suggests that Ireland was once covered in old growth oak forests. What is left of these trees still connects people to a Celtic Ireland today. Hawthorn, Oak, and Hazelnut are believed to have played roles in nature-centered paganism. Many Irish stories and traditions still cite trees as being crucial to a connection to both the earth and the otherworld. Traditions that include tying an item of a departed loved one to a tree next to a holy well to insure that they are cared for in the afterlife, using Ogham sticks (made of very specific branches from very specific trees) to look into the future, tying wishes to faerie trees (usually hawthorn), and more have kept the connection to the old way of Ireland alive in present day culture.
Earth centered decision making
CELTIC Fusion - Celtic Calendar


Celtic Calendar & Graphics designed and illustrated by Sophie Gavin