Fairy Ring Dance
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rhe little people come out at night and dance and make merry, leaving a trampled circle of grass as evidence of their nocturnal activity.
The rings have associations with witchcraft and sorcery and it was often considered bad luck to enter such a ring in case one came under the thrall of the elves or fairies.
The truth is more prosaic, and the rings and their blooming fungi are the result of the outward march of the underground mycelium. In Britain the Marasimus oreades fungi is still commonly known as the Fairy Ring Champignon, in recognition of its' exotic history. It is also a fine edible species.
The rings have associations with witchcraft and sorcery and it was often considered bad luck to enter such a ring in case one came under the thrall of the elves or fairies.
The truth is more prosaic, and the rings and their blooming fungi are the result of the outward march of the underground mycelium. In Britain the Marasimus oreades fungi is still commonly known as the Fairy Ring Champignon, in recognition of its' exotic history. It is also a fine edible species.
