Musa Balbisiana - Mythology and Tradition

Mythology and Tradition

Wild banana trees are known in Thai as kluai tani (กล้วยตานี). In Thai folklore it is believed that this type of banana trees may be inhabited by a spirit, Nang Tani (Thai: นางตานี), a type of ghost related to trees that manifests itself as a young woman. Often people tie a length of colored satin cloth around the trunk of the banana tree.

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