"Another widespread belief suggests that trees are inhabited by guardian spirits, which control the natural forces responsible for weather conditions, that can cause the crops to flourish or to fail.
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Since fertilizing rain is paramount to ensuring the fruitfulness of the earth, fertility festivals centered on trees were usually held in the spring or prior to the rainy season. Even in Europe, until quite recently such festivities were quite common and can still be found today as folkloric remnants in many rural areas. "
- Kat Morgenstern
- Kat Morgenstern
Beautiful. These trees are definitely alive with spirits. I love how you have made the ground look so full of life, as if everything is ready to burst forth from the earth.
ReplyDeleteThank You Catherine! It helps to get an objective point of view--am still a little too close to it
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