The olive tree

The olive tree embodies the history of a civilisation, that of the Mediterranean where, from one shore to the other, it is found as the plant emblem of a culture and a way of life. As an ornament to the landscape, this tree, always reaching for the light, bears witness to the great founding myths of our culture. Men saw in this tree, symbol of triumph but also of temperance and harmony rediscovered, a largesse of the divinities by discovering the richness of its satiny and limpid oil and the delicious taste that hid the bitterness of its fruits. If you were born on 23 September, the Celtic calendar makes the olive tree your guardian tree, a symbol of helpfulness, selflessness, harmony, justice and beauty.