{"id":54209,"date":"2015-01-19T00:09:19","date_gmt":"2015-01-19T08:09:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/?p=54209"},"modified":"2015-01-19T00:09:19","modified_gmt":"2015-01-19T08:09:19","slug":"spotted-in-a-scottish-woodland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/54209","title":{"rendered":"Spotted in a Scottish woodland …"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\tIf you were walking the woods of Scotland on Midsummer’s Day (June 24 in the U.K.), you might have spotted something few humans have seen … unicorns.<\/p>\n

Of course if you’re Scottish, you might not blink an eye. After all, the unicorn is the “national animal” of Scotland, along with the red lion, both of whom appear on its royal coat of arms.<\/p>\n

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Photo, Woodland Trust<\/p><\/div>\n

Scotland’s Woodland Trust<\/a>, an organization that protects and restores the country’s woodlands, likes to inspire people to visit forests, plant trees, and enjoy the many benefits that woodlands have to offer. And this year, they also inspired imagination and wonder as they held an event in the Ledmore and Migdale woods in Sutherland featuring the mythical, mystical unicorn.<\/p>\n

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Photo, Woodland Trust<\/p><\/div>\n

Needless to say, the event was a magical success, drawing fantasy lovers from around the area to marvel over the elusive unicorn.<\/p>\n

Although we think of the unicorn as pure myth, the ancient Babylonians, Persians, Romans, and Greeks all describe a horse with a single horn who\u00a0had magical properties that could heal any disease or illness.\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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