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Exhibition 'Plants and Biblical plants' to take place in Tallinn

BC, Tallinn, 15.04.2014.Print version

The exhibition 'Palms and Biblical plants' will be open in Tallinn to celebrate Palm Sunday, reports LETA, referring to the Tallinn Botanical Garden's press service.

 

According to various sources, the Bible mentions about 110-128 plant species. Figs, olive trees, vines, cedars, cypresses and several other plants are still well known. However, the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil and the Tree of Life are meaningful symbols, the true prototypes of which are still under debate, and the exhibition will show well-known plants related to the Bible and dates remarkable for Christians from April 17 to April 20, 2014.

 

In Christianity, the feast of Palm Sunday commemorates the arrival of Jesus in Jerusalem when worshippers welcomed him with palm branches. The Bible includes over 30 mentions of the date palm, an important source of food in the Holy Land. Several other palm species are on display in the exhibition alongside date palms. The variety and high number of palm species is quite surprising. The visitors of this exhibition will learn that there are 2,581 palm species of 184 genera in the world. The family of palms includes giants with leaves growing up to 25 meters in length as well as small plants with only 15 cm of height. Palms are an important source of food and income for the inhabitants of tropical regions.





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