AC 00085 - Bottle Trees
May 01, 2023•40 min•Season 1Ep. 86
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Episode description
You've probably seen them around the southeastern United States: natural or artificial trees decorated with blue and green glass bottles attached to their branches. But did you know they're a practice from folk magic with over a millenium of history behind them? Join Michael and Charlie on a deep-dive into these and other, similar glass "decorations" with a magical kick!
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- "A House with Bottle Trees" (Eudora Welty photograph)
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