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Tülivere Oak

Tülivere Oak

Near the edge of Lahemaa National Park grows an old oak that villagers treated as sacred well into the late 19th century, bringing it the first fruits of the harvest along with milk and meat. Its trunk is hollow and wide enough to hold up to seven people, and the tree has picked up a modern custom to match its name, which sounds like the Estonian word for quarrel: today guides tell visitors that people who have fallen out should step inside together and make peace. The oak is also listed as a sacred site of Kuusalu parish.

Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today

Eesti keeles

Lahemaa rahvuspargi piiri lähedal kasvab vana tamm, mida külarahvas pidas pühaks veel 19. sajandi lõpulgi ning millele viidi esimest lõikust, piima ja liha. Tamme tüvi on õõnes ja nii avar, et sinna mahub kuni seitse inimest, ning puu on saanud oma nimega sobiva uue kombe: täna räägivad giidid, et tülli läinud inimesed peaksid koos õõnsusse astuma ja ära leppima. Tamm on arvel ka Kuusalu kihelkonna pühapaigana.

Map of the area around Tülivere Oak
59.46725° N, 25.44255° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: https://www.folklore.ee/rl/pubte/ee/araamat/2010/kindel.pdf ↗

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