The Lime - the Slovenian sacred tree

The lime is the Slovenian natrional tree. For many centuries it was the very centre of all villages and towns in Slovenia. Everything of any signifance took place under the lime - assemblies, consultations, debates, trials, singing, dancing, ... all under the lime ... And, when he awakes from his sleep in Mount Peca, King Matjaž, the Slovenian folk hero, will hang his shield on a lime tree to usher in a new golden era for the Slovene people.