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Wicker Mannoun
A giant effigy of a man used in Celtic rituals involving human sacrifice
Etymology: From wicker + man
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wicker man
A wicker man is a type of effigy.
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Wicker man
A wicker man was a large wicker statue of a human allegedly used by the ancient Druids for human sacrifice by burning it in effigy, according to Julius Caesar in his Commentarii de Bello Gallico. In the modern world, wicker men are used for various events. The figure has been adopted for festivals as part of some neopagan-themed ceremonies, without the human sacrifice element. Effigies of this kind have also been used as elements in performance art, as display features at rock music festivals, as thematic material in songs, and as the focal point of a cult British horror/mystery film, The Wicker Man. Much of the prominence of the wicker man in modern popular culture and the wide general awareness of the wicker man as structure and concept is attributable to this film.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of wicker man in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of wicker man in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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