Austras coke

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Austras koks is the Latvian name for the “tree of the east” (also “tree of twilight”) in Baltic mythology . The tree is said to grow from the point of sunrise along the canopy to the point of sunset ( dusk ).

Austras koks has silver leaves , copper roots and golden branches . It is usually accepted as an oak that grows along the Daugava in Kurzeme , Vidzeme or Latgalen . Austras koks symbolizes the course of the sun and the world order. Austras koks refers to the daily rhythm and represents the human conception of the world and spirituality.

In Latvia , Austras koks stands for the universe :

• its roots symbolize the underworld
• the trunk symbolizes the middle world
• the leaves symbolize the sky towards which everything strives.

He embodies the past , the present and the future - our ancestors , ourselves and our children . He is the spiritual bond between these periods and the generations .