Friday, 23 December 2016
12:21:28
Ao te ata pai i te ataahua Tāmaki Makaurau-homai hoki
Good morning world from the beautiful auckland-I'm back
Rāmere,
23 Hakihea, 2016
Friday, December 23,
2016
Ngā
mihi o te Kirihimete ki a koe
Greetings of the
Christmas season to you
Naku noa na Tiki
This is tiki
Ko Hikurangi te Maunga
Ko Waiapu te awa
KoNgati Porou te iwi
Ko Tiki au
Wish Tree
A wish tree is an
individual tree, usually distinguished by species, position or appearance,
which is used as an object of wishes and offerings. Such trees are identified
as possessing a special religious or spiritual value. By tradition, believers
make votive offerings in order to gain from that nature spirit, saint or
goddess fulfillment of a wish.
The Lam Tsuen Wishing
Trees are located in Hong Kong near the Tin Hau Temple in Lam Tsu. Two banyan
trees are frequented by tourists and the locals during the Lunar New Year.
Previously, they burnt joss sticks, wrote their wishes on joss paper tied to an
orange, and then threw them up to hang in these trees, believing that if the
paper successfully hung onto one of the tree branches, their wishes would come
true.
Thank you for joining us today!
