'I did some detective work and discovered that trees were sometimes used as "wishing trees" . In Britain it dates back to the 1700s - there is one tree in Scotland somewhere which apparently has a florin stuck into it.'

He said that a sick person could press a coin into a tree and their illness would go away.

'If someone then takes the coin out though, it's said they then become ill. We haven't publicised it at all, it's just happened,' he added. 'It's quite amazing really.'

In Scotland, there is also a legend about a kissing tree. If a young man could drive a nail into a tree with one blow, he earned a kiss from his sweetheart.

众所周知，天上不会掉馅饼，树上也不会长钱，但在遍布英国的林地里，却长满了神秘的嵌满硬币的“摇钱树”。

从英国皮克区到苏格兰高地，粗糙的老树干的外皮上嵌满了硬币，这种情况十分奇特。

这些硬币通常是路人用石头敲进采伐木的树干的，希望以此带来好运。

“摇钱树”的树皮中深埋的硬币有些已有几百年历史，由于年代久远，已经有些扭曲。

通过许愿树给神明献上祭品的习俗可以追溯到几百年前，但自然和人工如此相结合的方式比较罕见。

旧时人们相信神灵住在树上，于是便将糖果和礼品系在树枝上，就像如今装饰圣诞树。

这使人想起其他的祈福方式，比如向池塘内投入钱币以求好运，或是恋人在桥上或者栅栏上绑“同心锁”，象征爱情长久。

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