may she be granted knowledge –
the knowledge of her namesake,
deep and rich roots in tradition,
its association with Imbolc,
connection with the Maiden,
its qualities of protection,
the quickening of its power,
the magick of its wands –
Thou with reverent care should’st tend her,
young holy tree there growing
The Rowan Tree
In the yard there grows a Rowan.
Thou with reverent care should’st tend it.
Holy is the tree there growing.
Holy likewise are its branches.
On its boughs the leaves are holy.
And its berries yet more holy.Excerpt from The Kalevala,
a compilation of Finnish folk lore