The Mother of Nature

by Maka Zedelashvili

Nowadays, as a result of the increase in questions and questioning blind belief, everything that people believed or believe without asking the questions becomes more and more alluring. Such kind of tradition is planting a tree for the name of a newborn child. This custom is associated with the fate of a human being. There were certain rituals, so-called “The Prayers of Nature Deity,” before planting a tree. This pre-ritual is also called “Root” (as a base). Nature Deity is considered as the mother of the places or in other words, the indigenous reveal of the cosmic mother. Her competence was to give destiny and happiness to women in childbirth and new-born children. She is known as the Mother of the Places. She was considered as The Goddess of the earth until she was replaced by the cult of Our Lady.