ABSTRACT
EachMeruclancanlooktooneormorespecificplaces,perhapsacertaintree,and seethisplaceastheirsacredgrove;theplacemaybetheonewherethefirst memberofthisclantocometoMountMeruwasburied.Tothisday,non-Christian membersofeachclantraveltothesesacredgrovestosacrificeinordertoensure thewell-beingoftheirclan.Whenasingletreemarksthelocationofthesacred place,thetreeissaidtosymbolisetheclanitself.Forexample,ifabranchwere tobreakfromthetreeandfalltotheground,itisbelievedthatamemberofthe clanwillsoondie.
