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Lecture by art historian Martin Pavlíček as part of The Tree Day celebration.

Meeting places with the gods. Ancient mythology and magical transformations. The rich symbolism of trees in Christianity. Even outside of it. The Paradise Tree of Knowledge and Christ crucified on it. Norse Yggdrasil and Odin suspended from it. Fragile Daphne turning into a laurel. The burning bush and the Virgin Mary in it. The forest as a place of wild men, dark secrets and existential distress. Miloš Zeman talking to trees. And an orange like an apple from Paradise. About this and other things in the lecture.