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  2. Ziziphus mucronata - Wikipedia

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    Ziziphus madecassus H. Perrier. Ziziphus mucronata, known as the buffalo thorn, is a species of tree in the family Rhamnaceae, native to southern Africa. It is deciduous and may grow up to 17 metres tall. It can survive in a variety of soil types, occurring in many habitats, mostly open woodlands, often on soils deposited by rivers, and grows ...

  3. Natural burial - Wikipedia

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    It is sometimes advocated that the landscape is modified as little as possible, and in this case, only a flat stone marker was used. Natural burial is the interment of the body of a dead person in the soil in a manner that does not inhibit decomposition but allows the body to be naturally recycled. It is an alternative to typical contemporary ...

  4. Arbor Day - Wikipedia

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    A holiday celebrating trees. Celebrations. Planting, caring for and climbing trees, educating about the importance of trees. Frequency. Annual. Arbor Day (or Arbour Day in some countries) is a secular day of observance in which individuals and groups are encouraged to plant trees. [ 1 ] Today, many countries observe such a holiday.

  5. Funeral practices and burial customs in the Philippines

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    In rural areas of Cavite, trees are used as burial places. The dying person chooses the tree beforehand, thus when he or she becomes terminally ill or is evidently going to die because old age, a hut is built close to the said tree. [16] The deceased's corpse is then entombed vertically inside the hollowed-out tree trunk.

  6. Harris to mark Oct 7 attacks with memorial tree planting - AOL

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    Harris is expected to make remarks at the tree planting at 4:00pm. Emhoff is also scheduled to attend an event with the American Jewish Committee Monday. He's expected to recite a prayer at the event.

  7. Garden of the Righteous Among the Nations - Wikipedia

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    The Avenue of the Righteous. The Garden of the Righteous Among the Nations (Hebrew: גַן חֲסִידִי אוּמות הָעוֹלָם) is part of the much larger Yad Vashem complex located on the Mount of Remembrance in Jerusalem. Along with some two dozen different structures within the Yad Vashem memorial – which is the second most ...

  8. 7000 Oaks - Wikipedia

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    The Dia Art Foundation maintain 37 trees paired with stones in New York City and consider this installation of 7000 Oaks one of their 12 locations and sites they manage. [7] In 2007 the artists Ackroyd & Harvey visited Kassel to collect acorns from the original oaks. 100 trees grown from these acorns were exhibited at Tate Modern in London, UK ...

  9. Burial - Wikipedia

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    Burial, also known as interment or inhumation, is a method of final disposition whereby a dead body is placed into the ground, sometimes with objects. This is usually accomplished by excavating a pit or trench, placing the deceased and objects in it, and covering it over. A funeral is a ceremony that accompanies the final disposition.