The Olive Tree and its Products, Thematic Issue
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Title
The Olive Tree and its Products, Thematic Issue
Description
Ιt is said that in the Garden of Gethsemane, on the Mount of Olives, in Jerusalem, that there exists an olive tree from Christ’s time. This is not improbable since it is known that olive trees existed since antiquity and that olive oil was produced in Cyprus as far back as the 13th century BC.
According to Magda Ohenfalsch-Richter (1873-1922) the monasteries of Kykko and Machairas possessed whole forests of olive trees well in excess of the church’s needs. In Cyprus many olive trees grow in the wild and are not grafted. In Greek mythology the wild olive is the tree that drives away evil spirits. The olive trees that grow in the mountains produce smaller olives but are richer in olive oil.
In the Christian world olive oil is used in the sacraments during Baptism and Anointing and many churches still burn
olive oil in the lamps. Palm Sunday is also called “Olive Sunday” and from very early times people considered the olive tree as blessed and the olive oil as holy.
During fasting periods, bread and olives form part of a day’s meal. The “Elioti”, an olive bread, is found in many bakeries
all the year round.
Olive oil is so versatile that it is used in the preparation of food, as a preservative, as a substitute for butter, as an ingredient in the production of soap and as a reliever when a few drops in the ear serve to cure earache. Homer called it “Golden Liquid”.
According to Magda Ohenfalsch-Richter (1873-1922) the monasteries of Kykko and Machairas possessed whole forests of olive trees well in excess of the church’s needs. In Cyprus many olive trees grow in the wild and are not grafted. In Greek mythology the wild olive is the tree that drives away evil spirits. The olive trees that grow in the mountains produce smaller olives but are richer in olive oil.
In the Christian world olive oil is used in the sacraments during Baptism and Anointing and many churches still burn
olive oil in the lamps. Palm Sunday is also called “Olive Sunday” and from very early times people considered the olive tree as blessed and the olive oil as holy.
During fasting periods, bread and olives form part of a day’s meal. The “Elioti”, an olive bread, is found in many bakeries
all the year round.
Olive oil is so versatile that it is used in the preparation of food, as a preservative, as a substitute for butter, as an ingredient in the production of soap and as a reliever when a few drops in the ear serve to cure earache. Homer called it “Golden Liquid”.
Source
Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus
Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία
Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία
Publisher
Library of Cyprus University of Technology
Date
Contributor
Designer: Marianna Iacovou
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www.cypruspost.gov.cy
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Language
en
Type
Identifier
2014CS236, 2014CS237
Coverage
35.160417, 33.346556
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Citation
Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus
Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία, “The Olive Tree and its Products, Thematic Issue,” Αψίδα, accessed April 18, 2024, https://apsida.cut.ac.cy/items/show/44241.