CODES OF SLAV CULTURES
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1PLANTS
Miriam Mencei, Ljubljana
WILLOW AS A MEDIATOR BETWEEN THIS
AND AFTER DEATH WORLD
In Slovene folklore texts there is a willow close to the water as a frontier between life and death. Connection between willow and devil's kingdom of death was noticed already in 19th century works by D. Trstenjak. West and East Slavs believe that devil likes to sit on an old willow. At the same time, willow enables communication with the dead. The willow rod in St. George rites can replace St. George (Yuray) itself. The willow plays a similar role in Serbian folk incantation rites.
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