History of the Scarecrow

[moviemaster]

I've heard that the practice of using a scarecrow actually comes from the ancient (and no longer used) tradition of sacrificing a man and putting him up on a stick in the fields for a good crop. Is there any truth to this, and what culture was it?

[SteveD]

Maybe:

http://www.scarecrowland.co.uk/history.html

[jno]

there may be some link, but my guess would be that all the sacrifices in the world won't keep the crows off; a straw man would be a good way of doing it.

[VINNY100_2]

Here's a living one here... moviemaker...(:)

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