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this was palma during semana santa. not the polished view from postcards, but the moments in between – when the procession pauses, when a glance escapes the robe, when the mask slips just a bit. behind every tradition are people, gestures, breath. i wandered, asked, waited. sometimes they noticed, sometimes they didn’t. but i felt the weight of ritual brushing against the mundane.
this was palma during semana santa. not the polished view from postcards, but the moments in between – when the procession pauses, when a glance escapes the robe, when the mask slips just a bit. behind every tradition are people, gestures, breath. i wandered, asked, waited. sometimes they noticed, sometimes they didn’t. but i felt the weight of ritual brushing against the mundane.
in the dim stillness of la misericòrdia in palma, where the grand processions of semana santa begin their solemn march, i stood quietly in the corner. the scent of incense clung to the air. a hooded figure, faceless and serene, emerged from the shadows, clutching a towering cross adorned in gold. this wasn’t just ritual – it was reverence in motion. tradition whispered through every fold of his robe, through every echoing footstep in the courtyard. i didn’t ask for permission. i witnessed. i remembered.
Well dressings in Derbyshire are a traditional custom where wells are decorated with elaborate designs made from natural materials like flowers, leaves, and seeds. This practice, which dates back centuries, celebrates the importance of water. The blessing of the wells is a key part of the event, where local clergy conduct a service with prayers, hymns, and sometimes a procession to give thanks for the water and seek its continued supply. These ceremonies attract both locals and visitors, adding a spiritual element to the colourful festivities.
Well dressings in Derbyshire are a traditional custom where wells are decorated with elaborate designs made from natural materials like flowers, leaves, and seeds. This practice, which dates back centuries, celebrates the importance of water. The blessing of the wells is a key part of the event, where local clergy conduct a service with prayers, hymns, and sometimes a procession to give thanks for the water and seek its continued supply. These ceremonies attract both locals and visitors, adding a spiritual element to the colourful festivities.
Well dressings in Derbyshire are a traditional custom where wells are decorated with elaborate designs made from natural materials like flowers, leaves, and seeds. This practice, which dates back centuries, celebrates the importance of water. The blessing of the wells is a key part of the event, where local clergy conduct a service with prayers, hymns, and sometimes a procession to give thanks for the water and seek its continued supply. These ceremonies attract both locals and visitors, adding a spiritual element to the colourful festivities.
Well dressings in Derbyshire are a traditional custom where wells are decorated with elaborate designs made from natural materials like flowers, leaves, and seeds. This practice, which dates back centuries, celebrates the importance of water. The blessing of the wells is a key part of the event, where local clergy conduct a service with prayers, hymns, and sometimes a procession to give thanks for the water and seek its continued supply. These ceremonies attract both locals and visitors, adding a spiritual element to the colourful festivities.
Well dressings in Derbyshire are a traditional custom where wells are decorated with elaborate designs made from natural materials like flowers, leaves, and seeds. This practice, which dates back centuries, celebrates the importance of water. The blessing of the wells is a key part of the event, where local clergy conduct a service with prayers, hymns, and sometimes a procession to give thanks for the water and seek its continued supply. These ceremonies attract both locals and visitors, adding a spiritual element to the colourful festivities.
Well dressings in Derbyshire are a traditional custom where wells are decorated with elaborate designs made from natural materials like flowers, leaves, and seeds. This practice, which dates back centuries, celebrates the importance of water. The blessing of the wells is a key part of the event, where local clergy conduct a service with prayers, hymns, and sometimes a procession to give thanks for the water and seek its continued supply. These ceremonies attract both locals and visitors, adding a spiritual element to the colourful festivities.
Well dressings in Derbyshire are a traditional custom where wells are decorated with elaborate designs made from natural materials like flowers, leaves, and seeds. This practice, which dates back centuries, celebrates the importance of water. The blessing of the wells is a key part of the event, where local clergy conduct a service with prayers, hymns, and sometimes a procession to give thanks for the water and seek its continued supply. These ceremonies attract both locals and visitors, adding a spiritual element to the colourful festivities.
Well dressings in Derbyshire are a traditional custom where wells are decorated with elaborate designs made from natural materials like flowers, leaves, and seeds. This practice, which dates back centuries, celebrates the importance of water. The blessing of the wells is a key part of the event, where local clergy conduct a service with prayers, hymns, and sometimes a procession to give thanks for the water and seek its continued supply. These ceremonies attract both locals and visitors, adding a spiritual element to the colourful festivities.
Well dressings in Derbyshire are a traditional custom where wells are decorated with elaborate designs made from natural materials like flowers, leaves, and seeds. This practice, which dates back centuries, celebrates the importance of water. The blessing of the wells is a key part of the event, where local clergy conduct a service with prayers, hymns, and sometimes a procession to give thanks for the water and seek its continued supply. These ceremonies attract both locals and visitors, adding a spiritual element to the colourful festivities.
On the grounds of the Saskatchewan Legislature in Wascana Park, Regina, Saskatchewan is a bronze statue of Queen Elizabeth II on her favorite horse, Burmese. The Queen commissioned this statue after the horse’s death in 1990 at 28 years of age. The Queen rode Burmese for 18 years at many ceremonial functions before retiring her to a location at Windsor Castle. After Burmese was retired, the Queen visited her and upon her death had her buried on the grounds of Windsor Castle.
Burmese was fouled at the Ft. Walsh RCMP remount ranch, Saskatchewan. Burmese is a “Canadian” breed of horse which has its origins from horses sent from France to New France in North America by King Louis XIV in the 1500’s. Over time, the Canadian breed flourished and only recently has genetic research on this breed traced its heredity to substantiate it as a unique, official breed.
The sculptor of this bronze statue hails from Saskatchewan as well. It is my understanding that the artist, Susan Velding, lives in St. Walburg, Saskatchewan.
The Artist
www.sknac.ca/index.php?page=ArtistDetail&id=326
Burmese
www.horsenation.com/2015/09/10/looking-back-queen-elizabe...
The Canadian Horse- breed
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_horse
A sumo wrestling match in Tokyo, Japan. Two subjects stood out to me in this photo: the sumo wrestlers and the spectators in the background.
Cleansing the way for new beginnings.
A smoking ceremony is an ancient custom among Aboriginal Australians in which native plants are burnt to produce smoke. In Aboriginal culture, this smoke, dependant on which leaves are used, has different healing and cleansing properties and the ability to ward off bad spirits.
The Australia Day 2019 Smoking Ceremony flame was lit on 25 January and tended to overnight at Me-mel (Goat Island). The fire was transported from Me-mel to Marrinawi Cove, Barangaroo by the Tribal Warror. A procession then escorted the fire to Walumil lawns, Barangaroo, at 7:45 AM on 26 January 2019.
After the WugulOra Morning Ceremony, embers from the flame were then taken to the Yabun Festival in Victoria Park, Camperdown, where I took this photo. The smoke from these embers was used to cleanse the crowd during the day.
Australia Day Celebrations
January, 2019
The ancient tradition of making the stations at a Holy Well are still alive at Abbey Assaroe, Ballyshannon mid August every year. Prayers are said at the "Beds" and a token rag or personal effect is left on a tree or at the Altar. The well is said to have curative properties for eye complaints. This site dates from the 12th c and the custom may be much older than that.
Famen Temple Museum was established in 1987, which includes most of the precious treasures from the Tang Dynasty removed from Underground Palace, including gold and silverware, colored glaze ware, porcelain and silks. Owing to more and more tourists and their curiosity to the relics,http://goo.gl/qMa1pj
Celtic Tradition of tying rags and trinkets to a sacred tree often a May Bush growing by a holy well, for cures and good wishes
“After intense debate, the decision was made to move the pieces south,” “Some proposed moving them to Shanghai, others to Xian. Some opposed the transfer and made speeches in front of the gates.
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