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Epitaph. An epitaph (from Ancient Greek ἐπιτάφιος (epitáphios) 'a funeral oration'; from ἐπι- (epi-) 'at, over' and τάφος (táphos) 'tomb') [1][2] is a short text honoring a deceased person. Strictly speaking, it refers to text that is inscribed on a tombstone or plaque, but it may also be used in a figurative sense.
Onan[a]was a figure detailed in the Book of Genesischapter 38,[1]as the second son of Judahwho married the daughter of Shuahthe Canaanite. Onan had an older brother Erand a younger brother, Shelahas well. After being commanded by his father, Judah, to perform his duty as a husband's brother according to the custom of levirate marriagewith the ...
13th-century BC statuette depicting the goddess Asherah nursing the twins Shahar and Shalim. Her symbols, the sacred tree and the ibex, appear on her thighs. The figurine may have been held by women in childbirth. An Asherah pole is a sacred tree or pole that stood near Canaanite religious locations to honor the goddess Asherah. [1]
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.
Death's head (disambiguation) Human skull symbolism – Attachment of symbolic meaning. Skull and crossbones (disambiguation) Solar symbol – Symbol representing the Sun. Symbol – Something that represents an idea, a process, or a physical entity. Theta nigrum – Symbol of death. Totenkopf – German symbol for skull and crossbones.
Baltic polytheism. Romuva sanctuary in Prussia: a depiction based on the 16th-century account of Simon Grunau. A sacred grove is known as alka (s) in Lithuanian and elks in Latvian, however, the terms are also sometimes used to refer to natural holy places in general.
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.
Trees are significant in many of the world's mythologies, and have been given deep and sacred meanings throughout the ages. Human beings, observing the growth and death of trees, and the annual death and revival of their foliage, [ 1 ][ 2 ] have often seen them as powerful symbols of growth, death and rebirth.