Each community protects their አድባር’s terrestrial form from any form of destruction and would hold an annual ceremony to express gratitude for the protection she provides from the unseen world.

Each community protects their አድባር’s terrestrial form from any form of destruction and would hold an annual ceremony to express gratitude for the protection she provides from the unseen world. Votive offerings are made to the tree and a feast is prepared in its honour. But now as colonialism and capitalism continue to rupture and disrupt natural processes and ecosystems at an increasingly rapid rate, traditions such as this are being eroded. Sacred trees and forests cannot stand a chance against the exploitation of resources and labor on the continent and in spite of their spiritual value, the trees may be felled to make way for new developments.