How are Labyrinths Made and Used?
Both mazes and labyrinths can be created with many different materials. They can be cut into the ground such as turf Labyrinths, built with walls and rooms, or simply drawn into sand, on sidewalks or driveways with chalk, built with mirrors, rocks, corn stalks, hay bales, books or with different colored paving stones, string, sticks or paving tiles such as bricks. Permanent labyringth are created using concrete, marble or granite. Many semi-permanent labyrinths are grown using flowers, dwarf shrubs and other hedges or other foliage planted in a labyrinth pattern and maintained by gardeners. Labyrinths can also be drawn or painted on the outside walls of churches, frequently near the entrance ways. Some people make labyrinths by sewing fabrics and carpet materials together. Many stone labyrinths can be found in Lappland, Finland and Sweden. Labyrinths and mazes created out of crops or otherwise temporary and seasonal materials are frequently promoted as seasonal tourist attractions. Two
