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| My daughter Jami |
The last time my daughter came to visit she had a surprise
for us. She asked if we would be willing
to plant a memorial tree on our farm using the placenta from her last child’s
birth to place under the new tree.
My grandson Dax was born in Texas, so his placenta had to
be frozen until the planting ceremony.
Truthfully I had never heard of this before and it all
happened so very quickly that I didn't have much time to prepare.
Afterward, I did a little research and found out quite a
lot.
There are simple ceremonies, eloquent ceremonies, and elaborate ceremonies performed to honor the placenta all over the world.
Many cultures, including the Navajo Indians and New Zealand 's
Maori, bury the placenta to symbolize the baby's link to the earth.
