Table 3 Frequency of mention of plants and/or elements considered essential to produce a good ramo
From: Palm Sunday in central Mexico: among sellers, palms and syncretism
Plants or elements | Frequency (%) n = 149 | Average range | Smith index |
|---|---|---|---|
Rosemary | 84.4 | 1.97 | 0.628 |
Chamomile | 74.1 | 2.48 | 0.471 |
Palm | 49 | 1.75 | 0.403 |
Natural flowers | 73.5 | 3.05 | 0.338 |
Mexican laurel | 49 | 2.58 | 0.31 |
“Reliquia” | 4.8 | 1.57 | 0.04 |
Images of saints | 7.5 | 4.27 | 0.022 |
Artificial flowers | 6.1 | 4.22 | 0.021 |
Rue | 4.1 | 3.33 | 0.019 |
Lemon verbena | 2 | 3 | 0.01 |
Wheat | 1.4 | 2 | 0.01 |
Olive | 1.4 | 2.5 | 0.009 |
Wooden stick | 0.7 | 1 | 0.007 |
Sotol | 0.7 | 2 | 0.005 |
Basil | 0.7 | 3 | 0.004 |
Peppermint | 0.7 | 3 | 0.004 |
White sagebrush | 0.7 | 4 | 0.003 |
Hay | 0.7 | 4 | 0.002 |