This mala beads come from a small family business located right opposite the Church of the Nativity in the old town of Bethlehem. My friend Jean-Marie du Philistin, whose website is linked in the section “guests” of Mérite et Patience, brought them to me directly.
By buying this mala you are supporting palistinien craft.

A nutritive tree as well as medicinal one, the olive tree is inseparable from human history in the Mediterranean.

Its longevity is exceptional, as some individuals age up to 2000 years !!

It is a symbol of peace and reconciliation, of strength and long life.

In arab countries, because its oil was used to produce the light of lamps, the olive tree is a symbol of spiritual life and inner light.

A varnish has been applied to the wood beads, so that their veins will stand out.