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05-Dec-19, 22:10
The Caithness Arts Index (http://arts.caithness.org) has posted the following article:
Wishing The Wind Winter Exhibition At Lyth
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The ancient folklore tradition of ‘buying the wind' was common across Caithness and the fishing routes of the North Atlantic. The tradition involved sailors purchasing 3 knots of thread, rope or fabric, to be undone as wind is required, but the mariner is instructed on no account to untie the third knot, as it may start a hurricane. [Read Full Article (//arts.caithness.org/article/2181)]
Wishing The Wind Winter Exhibition At Lyth
//arts.caithness.org/image_cache/na2181_tn.jpg
The ancient folklore tradition of ‘buying the wind' was common across Caithness and the fishing routes of the North Atlantic. The tradition involved sailors purchasing 3 knots of thread, rope or fabric, to be undone as wind is required, but the mariner is instructed on no account to untie the third knot, as it may start a hurricane. [Read Full Article (//arts.caithness.org/article/2181)]