Editing Banana (section)

=== Religion and folklore ===

[[File:XRF-Tani-.jpg|thumb |upright |''[[Nang Tani]]'', the female [[ghost]] of Thai folklore that haunts banana plants]]
In India, bananas serve a prominent part in many festivals and occasions of [[Hindu]]s. In [[Hindu wedding|South Indian weddings]], particularly [[Tamil culture|Tamil weddings]], banana trees are tied in pairs to form an [[arch]] as a blessing to the couple for a long-lasting, useful life.<ref name="Indian Mirror">{{cite web |title=Banana trees in weddings |publisher=Indian Mirror |url=https://www.indianmirror.com/culture/indian-folklore/Banana-Tree.html |access-date=August 24, 2019 |archive-date=August 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824124514/https://www.indianmirror.com/culture/indian-folklore/Banana-Tree.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="EarthstOriez-2017">{{cite web |title=Legends, myths and folklore of the banana tree in India - its use in traditional culture |publisher=EarthstOriez |date=May 2, 2017 |url=https://www.earthstoriez.com/india-banana/ |access-date=August 24, 2019 |archive-date=August 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824195320/https://www.earthstoriez.com/india-banana/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In Thailand, it is believed that [[Musa balbisiana|a certain type]] of banana plant may be inhabited by a spirit, [[Nang Tani]], a type of ghost related to trees and similar plants that manifests itself as a young woman.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://thailand-amulets.net/?p=3485 |title=Banana Tree Prai Lady Ghost |publisher=Thailand-amulets.net |date=March 19, 2012 |access-date=August 26, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108095417/http://thailand-amulets.net/?p=3485 |archive-date=November 8, 2012 }}</ref> People often tie a length of colored satin cloth around the pseudostem of the banana plants.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thaiworldview.com/bouddha/animism5.htm |title=Spirits |publisher=Thaiworldview.com |access-date=August 26, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120630004429/http://thaiworldview.com/bouddha/animism5.htm |archive-date=June 30, 2012 }}</ref>

In [[Ethnic Malays|Malay folklore]], the ghost known as [[Pontianak (folklore)|Pontianak]] is associated with banana plants (''pokok pisang''), and its spirit is said to reside in them during the day.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.castleofspirits.com/pontianak.html |title=Pontianak- South East Asian Vampire |publisher=Castleofspirits.com |access-date=May 13, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140720203622/http://castleofspirits.com/pontianak.html |archive-date=July 20, 2014 }}</ref>