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Frankincense Boswellia carteri tree that produces frankincense, growing inside Biosphere 2. Frankincense, also known as olibanum (/ oʊ ˈ l ɪ b ə n ə m /), [1] is an aromatic resin used in incense and perfumes, obtained from trees of the genus Boswellia in the family Burseraceae. The word is from Old French franc encens ('high-quality ...
In the West B. frereana is called "Coptic Frankincense" as this is the type and grade used by the Coptic Church of Egypt. 80% of B. frereana production is sold to Saudi Arabia where it is traditionally brought home by Muslim pilgrims. The remaining 20% is sold all around the world. [citation needed]
B. carteri var. undulatocrenata Engl. B. undulatocrenata (Engl.) Engl. Boswellia sacra , also known as Boswellia carteri and others, and commonly called the frankincense tree or the olibanum tree , is a tree in the genus Boswellia , in the Burseraceae family, from which frankincense , a resinous dried sap, is harvested. [ 5 ]
Boswellia is a genus of trees in the order Sapindales, known for its fragrant resin.The biblical incense frankincense is an extract from the resin of the tree Boswellia sacra, and is now produced also from B. frereana. [3]
Its name, in Hebrew, is derived from its color, which is a pale-white. According to Jeremiah 6:20, frankincense (Boswellia carteri, syn. Boswellia sacra) was imported into the land of Israel from Sheba, a country generally acclaimed to be Marib in Yemen, or more specifically, the district of Shihr in Yemen. [85]
"Io di te non ho paura" (transl. "I am not afraid of you") is a song recorded by Italian singer Emma. It was released on 22 January 2016 through Universal Music Italy as the third single from her forth studio album Adesso. [1] [2] The song was featured in 2017 as the theme song for the film Girotondo directed by Tonino Abballe. [3]
In the aria, Turandot explains that she conceived the three riddles as a test for any prince who might want to marry her. She explains that in the same palace, countless generations ago (thousands of years ago), a reigning Princess Lou-Ling was conquered by the King of the Tartars, raped and murdered.
E da quel dì tremante, Vissi d'ignoto amor. Di quell'amor, quell'amor ch'è palpito Dell'universo, Dell'universo intero, Misterioso, Misterioso altero, Croce, croce e delizia, Croce e delizia, delizia al cor. Violetta Ah, se ciò è ver, fuggitemi, Solo amistade io v'offro: Amar non so, nè soffro Un così eroico amor. Io sono franca, ingenua;