Weird dolls hanging on neighbours tree?

[sandyfroglets]

Unsure what this is for but they keep adding more rag dolls to their tree in their front garden. It's really creeping my children out.

They are hanging with other objects like wooden rings and ribbons. Is it some kind of pagan thing? No idea but it's bloody weird...

Aibu to ask them what it's for!? We live in a quiet little part outside of a city. Nothing unusual goes on here!

Can you take a photo?

Like this?

Pagan.

No I will upload a pic of them- unsure if I'm allowed to or not

So I tried to crop as much as poss but there's another two as well

Ooh that’s creepy!

Isn't it!? Started off with just one, now there's more. My children think it's very creepy!'

Rod Stewart and Su Perkins? 😱

Definitely creepy!

That's hilariously awful.

Tell the kids the creepy dolls are just the guardians of the elf on the shelf or helpers of Santa or whatever.

For a laugh, I bet. To freak people out. Seems to be working!

That is really spooky! I don't know enough about pagan to say one way or another, but the bunting type rags make me think it could be.

That's exactly what I thought re the bunting!!

I've come across this a few years ago in Albania - not just dolls but stuffed toys too - all left hanging to rot in the elements. I never got round to asking about it at the time but I'm planning to return soon and will make sure I ask about it then; not least to salve my own curiosity, which may or may not be connected to yours.

😂😂

what.the.actual.fuck

How odd. I know historically people protested the 1891 Stamp Act by hanging dolls in trees that were meant to scare off the tax collectors. Time travelling neighbours? The dolls do appear to be dressed old fashioned…

Definitely creepy.

We live in such a quiet suburban part of town too; it's just really odd!! I'll have to see if anymore are added.

Pagan here. I’ve never heard of hanging dolls on trees as part of the pagan belief system and it’s certainly not something I’d be doing!

Thank you for clearing that up! I'm so curious. I have done some Googling but just can't find much!

Weird and creepy. Probably child murderers

Knock on the door and ask (in the morning). Say the kids are creeped out and you want to tell them what it is. Unless the dolls have the kids faces on, then call the police.

Sorry, wrong Stamp Act, 1765 was the one but here is a drawing, it was US Colonists that did it when still part of GB and they called it a liberty tree. it was a protest against taxes.

Yes, do this. You won't look at all demented and have the door slammed in your face.