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How is the Green Man connected to the Oak King and the Holly King? Some say that it’s the Oak King who is the Green Man, whereas others say that the Holly King and the Oak King represent two aspects of the Green Man. Whichever version you prefer, it’s clear that the Green Man is a symbol of the time of year which is soon to come. The snows still fall. The nights are still cold. The branches of northern trees still hold quivering sap within swelling buds, but those buds soon will burst.

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The presidential primary gives Democrats in Pennsylvania the chance to choose between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. That’s important, but the observance of Earth Day on the very same day gives people all over the world a more important choice: Will they dedicate themselves in the year to come to the responsible stewardship of the Earth, or will they just go on as if it’s simply another day, and pretend that there’s no issue

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