Today, June 28, is the official Day of the Tree. In Rome in 1969, the World Forest Congress decided to celebrate the 28 of June as the global Day of the Tree. As that same congress, the month of July was designated as “Celebration of the Forest” month. The purpose of these celebrations is to remember the importance that plants and forests have for all the inhabitants of this planet.
The tree in the picture is an 2500 year old elephant tree in Zapotitlan, Puebla. It is thought that if one hugs these trees, that they will absorb negative energy and fill one with renewed and positive energy. Here's an earlier post about Zapotitlan.
Also, too, a wonderful story from today Noticias about the ancient trees to the north in Santiago Comaltepec. We are definitely going!
2 comments:
I'm happy to learn about another day to appreciate trees and all they give. I have celebrated "Arbor Day," the last Friday in April, for many years with my classes. We sing songs like: Trees, The Ash Grove, The Sweetheart Tree, I Talk to the Trees, etc. Among many other tree-related things, I also read aloud a wonderful book by Shel Silverstein called "The Giving Tree" and play "Magnolia" or "Willow" by Eric Tingstad, Nancy Rumbel, and David Lanz, as background music. I love seeing the marvelous elephant tree and tree hugging in action! Did you feel "renewed and positive energy"?
Both my friend, Henry Wangeman of Amate Books, and I felt changed by hugging the tree. All I will say is that it sure worked for me..... and the emperor of Japan came all the way to Zapotitlan to hug it, so there must be something to it.
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