Editing Aos Sí (section)

==''Creideamh Sí''==
[[File:Crataegus monogyna - Common hawthorn.jpg|thumb|right|[[Crataegus monogyna|Hawthorn]] tree, considered in local Irish lore (and [[Irish mythology|Celtic folklore]] in general) to be sacred to the ''aos sí'']]
''Creideamh Sí'' is [[Irish language|Irish]] for the "Fairy Faith", a term for the collection of beliefs and practices observed by those who wish to keep good relationships with the ''aos sí'' and avoid angering them.<ref name="Wentz" /> General belief in the Celtic otherworld, the existence of ''aos sí'' and the ability of the ''aos sí'' to influence the local area and its people are all beliefs characteristic of the ''Creideamh Sí''. It is characterised as an aspect of Irish popular religion and exists syncretically with folk Christianity. <ref> {{cite journal |last1= Ó Giolláin|first1=Diarmuid|date= 1991 |title= The fairy belief and official religion in Ireland|url=https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=hsPXQIYAAAAJ&citation_for_view=hsPXQIYAAAAJ:d1gkVwhDpl0C |journal=The Good People: New Fairylore Essays|pages= 199–214|access-date= 2024-04-09}}</ref>

Effort is made by those who believe to appease local ''aos sí'' through food and drink. The custom of offering milk and traditional foods—such as baked goods, apples or berries—to the ''aos sí'' has survived through the Christian era into the present day in parts of Ireland, Scotland and the diaspora.<ref name="Wentz" /> Those who maintain some degree of belief in the ''aos sí'' also are careful to leave their sacred places alone and protect them from damage through road or housing construction.<ref name="Wentz" /><ref>{{cite book| last = Lenihan| first = Eddie|author2=Carolyn Eve Green| title = ''Meeting the Other Crowd; The Fairy Stories of Hidden Ireland''| publisher = Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin| year = 2004| location = New York| isbn = 978-1585423071| no-pp = true| page = chapter comments}}</ref>