ABSTRACT
The worship of trees was prevalent in ancient times, as is learned from the frequent mention of “groves” in the Bible. The trees, however, were symbols, both of male and of female qualities, in different countries and among different people. The worship was not as important as that of animals, anthropomorphic gods and goddesses, and natural objects, as sun, moon and planets; in our times the festival of the May-pole and the Christmas tree are survivals of ancient Pagan tree-worship.
