Showing posts with label Green festival. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Green festival. Show all posts

Thursday, September 8, 2011

Vaavubhali, a Traditional Festival for Remembering Ancestors by Merlin Franco F and D T Rose Robin

Abstract
Remembering ancestors is a part of tradition in every society. In this article, we present the importance of a traditional festival called vaavubhali in the context of ecological and economical services rendered. The festival honours deceased souls and also popularizes the planting of ornamental, medicinal and timber yielding plants. The changing scenario is also depicted.

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Ethnobotany Research and Applications
http://lib-ojs3.lib.sfu.ca:8114/index.php/era/article/view/199





Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Nurseries of ancestor worship: A green festival acquires commercial colour

Nurseries of ancestor worship: A green festival acquires commercial colour
Merlin Franco

Ancestral worship is an essential part of any traditional society. here is an interesting account of one such...Published in Down to Earth, May  31, 2010.