Volunteers cleaning up an unused canal in Kent, UK, found an unusual package of items wrapped in a black cloth: a dozen coconuts, a dozen nails, and a package of lentils. The Thames and Medway Canal Association suggest that the items might be remnants from "ritual set by gurus or witch doctors," according to the Bucks Free Press. From the newspaper:
Up until now members have only found junk such as tyres, engine parts and an abandoned car. However, on April 25, they found an odd package containing 28 pounds of black lentils…
Association chairman Brian Macknish said the area does occasionally attract vandals but not ritual-holders.
He said: "It's bizarre. There has to be a good reason for it. I asked someone who said it could be something to do with gurus.
"They tell people to do things to bring them good luck.
"Somebody said to me they scoop out the coconuts, put ashes of the dead in and throw them in the river.
Link (via Fortean Times)
