Willow Tree Wedding Cake Topper

If someone wanted to know if he or she will marry , they had to throw in the New Year’s Eve with a shoe or boot into a willow tree, nine times, if one of those throws hit the willow tree, that means that he or she will crown in the following next year. Amulets made of willow wood, worn around the neck, like a brooch, or inside a small bag, can be magic carved with symbols relevant to their utilization.

There is a curiosity regarding this tree full of sap of life, which has not gone unnoticed, namely, the fact that it was shedding the flowers before the fruit is law; that it actually does not multiply by seeds but by dint of throw offshoots.
Willow wood is of inferior quality or even it can not be used as firewood because it doesn’t burn but just makes smoke. Therefore, it is used in the manufacture of cans, brooms, toys and sometimes for toppers on wedding cakes as decorative items. One of the best known species of willow tree is the weeping willow, whose branches hang from the trunk, used in parks and gardens as ornamental trees.

Willow, Salix spp scientific name, nicknamed “the tree of delight” or “tree of groaning” contains over 500 species. In the Western tradition, the willow tree is a symbol of grief, mourning and unlucky love. Weeping willow’s Latin name refers to the Psalm in which the Jews lamented, sheltered by willows, the fate of captivity in Babylon.

The willow tree is associated with a water element, with the moon and the deities Artemis, Hecate, Ceres, Hera, Persephone, Circe, Mercury, and Belenos. Willow symbolizes death, femininity, love and healing. It is a tree of dreaming, intuition and deep emotions. Traditionally, the willow tree is associated with the beginning of spring, when life starts to wake up in the depths of being and made an appearance in the buds and tender plants. So if your wedding takes place in this season, an inspired choice will be the choosing of a willow tree topper for the wedding cake for a sense of originality.

The ancient Celts used an alphabet of trees, where each tree is assigned a role in the wheel of the year, specific to their astrological system. The celtic magic associations of the willow tree include romantic love, healing, protection, fertility and mysterious power of the women. In this regard, “Willow month” was deemed “witches month” or “month balance. ” Weeping willow is also associated with one of the great myths of the world, the “Holy Grail”. In this legend, a young girl and her fiance have vowed eternal love, hidden by the branches of a willow tree.

The willow was used for the conclusion of friendship pacts and alliance but also to attract love, by arranging them in little bags of its magic leaves. Combined with Santalia, the willow was used for invoking spirits, and when its branches were kept in the house, it was said that the house will be protected from evil spells and spirits. Carried on someone, the willow wood has the gift to protect against the fear of death. If someone was pushed by a mystery that could not open up to anyone, he had to confese to a willow tree, and thus alleviating the soul and entrusting that the secret will not be revealed to the world. With so many meanings of the willow tree you can consider it a key-element in creating a perfect topper for your wedding cake , in the wonderful day of your wedding.