Symbolism of the Palm Tree and the Olive Tree Through the Rites of Passage in Nafzaoua and the Island of Djerba Comparative Study of Birth Customs

Abstract

Life cycles, rites of passage are the places par excellence of a certain fully assumed acculturation that the symbolism of the palm tree and the olive tree strengthens in the consciousness of human agents imbued with the highest values ​​of being. Spirituality finds all its energy in the contemplation of the greenery that is strongly impregnated with the sweet scents of fertility and holiness. In this idyllic setting, birth draws all its vitality in order to preserve the stability and prestige of the family. The Arabs and Berbers, for having wonderfully understood this, have traditionally feminized all beautiful things