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Bottle Tree
Bottle Tree
Luci11e


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Camera: Nikon D40
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6G IF-ED VR
Date: Jul 15, 2010
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/100
Galleries: Still Life
Date Uploaded: Jul 15, 2010

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 The bottle tree is a Southern Tradition, started by slaves in the Delta region. Bottles were hung in trees. Evil spirits would be intriqued by the shimmering light created by the bottles. The evil spirits would enter the bottles to get closer to the light and there they would become trapped. If you listen close you can hear the spirits moan as they lament their entrapment. The next morning when the sun rose the spirits would be burned and destoryed by the suns light.

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 07/20/2010 05:56:22 PM
Thank you for the story, really helps put it in context.
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 07/16/2010 10:48:23 AM
wow thanks for the info on tradition!!
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 07/15/2010 08:13:42 PM
I am from the south (texas to VA) and whenever I saw these I wondered what the significance was. Great information and colorful tree
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 07/15/2010 05:39:26 PM
That's a nice story...
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