Motif
birth substance transferred to life-plant
birth_substance_transferred_to_life_plant
A motif of the External Soul and Life-Token family, within the sub-family Plants and Trees Holding Life. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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comparative
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The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) / CONTENTS; lines 7311-7386 confidence: medium
Maoris bury the navel-string in a sacred place and plant a sapling over it; the tree is a sign of life for the child, with flourishing or withering read as good or bad omen.
Several practices connect a newborn’s navel-string or after-birth with a tree or coconut, by burial, washing water, or a preserved cutting knife.
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