Where did the celebration of Tree Day...the Feast of Our Lady of the Harvest come from?

2026-01-19 2026-01-19T10:19:41Z
د . أحمد الشريدة
د . أحمد الشريدة
محاضر أكاديمي في عدد من الجامعات الأردنية من عام 1996 ، باحث في مجال حماية البيئة وصون الطبيعة و التنمية المستدامة

Arab Weather - Many Arab countries have made it a tradition to celebrate Tree Day on January 15th of each year.
But where did the fifteenth of January come from to celebrate Tree Day?

It originated from an Aramaic-Syriac rite, the celebration of the Feast of Our Lady of the Harvest. The Syriac Church around the world celebrates the Feast of Our Lady of the Harvest on January 15th of each year.

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