Dendrophilia is a love of trees. In some cases, this presents as a sincere respect for trees or a desire to protect and care for them and is more a platonic love. In other cases, […]
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Lugnasadh: the first corn, rice and berries
Lugnasadh, also known as Lammas- is the start of the harvest season, marking the point where the first fruit of the land has ripened. This is also the time of Lugnasadh, a festival my ancestors […]
Birch cake and the colonization of Hokkaido’s nature and Ainu
Last month, my Norwegian friend and I explored Hokkaido, the northernmost bigger island of Japan, for almost ten days. I waited almost two years to visit this place, as I always imagined this friend to […]
Norway Spruce, a story about Shaman Claus, mushrooms and fire
Two weeks ago I attended a Christmas Quiz where I learned that the Trafalgar Square Christmas tree is a Christmas tree donated to the people of Britain by the city of Oslo in Norway each year since 1947 (as a gratitude for […]
