Because pine is Pan's sacred tree, some Pan children have seen it to be appropriate to decorate a tree in His honor, particularly during the time of year when the "polis" at large is also decorating pine trees.
HTAZP holds a festival and informal ritual on this date to celebrate this event. As the reason the pine is sacred to Pan relates to the nymph Pitys, she is also honored on this occasion.
Each participant brings an ornament for the tree, and libations of spring water are made to help keep it healthy if a live tree is used. In 2011, we used pine cones that had been decorated and offered at Panaia as part of the decorations as well. Suggestions for how to make such ornaments can be found here. It is ideal for a potted tree to be used, however if this is impractical, a false tree or cut tree can be used, provided that the tree be thanked for its sacrifice.
Dendraia 2011
Dendraia 2012
Dendraia 2013
Dendraia 2014
Dendraia 2016 (part 1)
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