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The Liefkes Tree

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The Liefkes Tree

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    June 23, 2022

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    The romantic tradition of sealing your love with a padlock is also catching on in the Polders of Kruibeke. A Kruibeek 'Liefkesboom' adorns the intersection of the Blauwe Gaanweg and the Lange Gaanweg. The metal artwork under the lime tree consists of two deer that together form a heart. Anyone who wants to can leave a padlock on a grid. The students of the Basel Sint-Joris Institute weld the artwork together.
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    April 10, 2022

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    The lime tree with a Mariaka apple on the tree.
    Lovers from all over the world found and still find each other under this tree. You can hang a love lock on the work of art.

    Attaching a Marian chapel to a tree is an old custom that dates back to when people still honored the Germanic goddess Freya.
    Freya was the goddess of love, justice, domestic happiness and fertility.
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    November 8, 2020

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    This lime tree stands at the intersection of the Blauwe Gaanweg with the Lange Gaanweg
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    Location: Kruibeke, Sint-Niklaas, East Flanders, Flanders, Belgium

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