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Commemorating the birthday of Charles Darwin on 12 February 1809.
Paleontology has been very significant for consolidating the revolutionary darwinist approach to the study of nature.
This amazing natural accumulation of fossils, mainly ammonites, represents a small patch of sea floor “frozen in time”. These extinct cephalopods have drifted up against pieces of waterlogged driftwood. The aggregate contains four distinct genera of ammonites 200 million years old (Lower Jurassic) [Information from Ulster Museum].
Fossils coming from Lyme Regis, Dorset, England, UK.
Ulster Museum, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK.
On November 10, we commemorate the death anniversary of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Republic of Turkey. Although Atatürk Remembrance Day is not a public holiday, it is marked throughout the country with a moment of silence.
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was born in 1881. The surname Atatürk was granted to him in 1934, it means “Father of Turks”. Atatürk was the leader of the Turkish National Movement in the Turkish War of Independence. He established the Republic of Turkey in 1923 and became its first president. Atatürk's extensive reforms helped convert Turkey into a modern and secular nation-state.
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk died at 9:05 on November 10, 1938. Every year, all of Turkey observes a moment of silence on November 10 to honor Atatürk's memory. At 9:05, sirens go off across the country. Everyone stops and keeps silence for a minute, remembering Atatürk and his accomplishments. Many people lay flowers and wreaths at Atatürk's memorials.
On a recent trip to Door County Wisconsin, I stopped by the legendary Anderson Dock.
When I first got there to scope it out, it was raining with a sustained wind of at least 20-30 MPH. Not real good odds of getting a picture. As I waited around for sunset, the rain finally stopped and the sun poked out for just a few minutes to get this shot. I felt fortunate to get something for my trouble.
Per the Door County Pulse website... After Norwegian brothers Aslag and Halvor Anderson recognized the need for a deepwater dock in Ephraim, they constructed one in 1858. Throughout the 1880s, steamers arriving at the dock — most notably from the Goodrich Transportation Company — brought much-needed goods and much-appreciated tourists, and this activity ultimately vitalized Ephraim. Although the dock’s warehouse — the present-day Hardy Gallery — was built to store merchandise, it became a visible reminder of the sailors and ships that had stopped there.
Emily Irwin, outreach director and curator for the Ephraim Historical Foundation, explained that sailors arriving in Ephraim painted the name of their ship and the date on the side of the building as a way to mark their visit.
It’s a bit of a mystery exactly when the graffiti tradition began, but sailors were known to write on the warehouse from around 1910 into the 1950s, perhaps to express their relief and gratitude for a safe passage through the notorious Death’s Door waters, or simply to commemorate their arrival in Ephraim.
In 1949, the Ephraim Historical Foundation purchased the dock and warehouse from the Anderson family, and in 1961, the foundation leased the building to the Hardy Gallery. Through these shifts, however, the graffiti tradition has remained intact, with the public picking up where the sailors left off.
Constructed in 1921 to commemorate the two Battles of the Marne from World War I, the Marne Dormans Memorial is located between Paris and Reims on the D980.
The First Battle of the Marne 1914 was a strategic victory, saving Paris from capture by the Germans, but saw a loss of 250,000 French (a comparable number of Germans) and 12, 733 British.
The Second Battle that the Marne Dormans Memorial commemorates in the summer of 1918 would be the last major German offensive. The French suffered a loss of 95,000 men, Germany 168,000, Britain 13,000 losses and the U.S. 12,000.
Dormans Memorial Chapel
This 171 foot high World War I memorial has three levels. The ossuary level of the memorial holds the bones of approximately 1500 unidentified soldiers.
The Dormans Memorial crypt, which opens onto the main square in front of this Gothic-inspired building, is a place of mourning. It stands for the 1,350,000 people who died during the battles here. Their names are engraved in the stone walls.
This statue stands in the Jardins Biovès in Menton, France, a lush and meticulously maintained public garden located in the city center along Avenue Boyer. The statue visible is the “Monument to Queen Victoria”, commemorating her visit to Menton in 1882. The sculpture depicts Queen Victoria with a symbolic guardian angel by her side, paying homage to her significance and the role she played in popularizing the French Riviera as a winter destination among British aristocracy.
Surrounded by palm trees, rose-covered arches, and seasonal flower displays, the monument adds a regal historical touch to the tropical ambiance of the gardens. The setting, with the backdrop of the mountains and Belle Époque architecture, captures the elegance and timeless charm of Menton...
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commemorating Christchurch
Today marks the fifth anniversary of the deadly 2011 Christchurch quake
www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/christchurch-earthquake-20...
it had been a rocky ride and ongoing struggle in those five years.
still, the rebuild, though slow takes shape and people make the most of a fine day
ccdu.govt.nz/projects-and-precincts/canterbury-earthquake...
Japan and the Netherlands commemorated in the year 2000 that both countries "met" for the first time 400 years ago. With the stranding on the Japanese coast of the Dutch ship "De Liefde" (April 19, 1600) a wonderful, sometimes difficult exchange started between two cultures, East and West. In the botanical field, there was a lot of exchange of plants and plant knowledge.
There was regular exchange of people, objects and knowledge through the Deshima trading post near Nagasaki. The Hortus botanicus also had its role as a conduit for many, at that time unknown and now loved plant species. They found their way from Japan via the Leiden Hortus to Dutch ornamental plant cultivation.
The standard-bearer of this plant exchange was Philipp Franz von Siebold. In his honor, a Japanese garden has been laid out in the Hortus botanicus: the Von Siebold Memorial Garden. In this Japanese garden is the statue of Von Siebold, which is of particular interest to Japanese visitors. A bow to the image, and thus to the life and work of Von Siebold, is an important goal for them when visiting Leiden and the Leiden Hortus.
To commemorate the Great Fire of London 1666 a reconstruction model of old wooden London before the fire to be set ablase on a barge on the Thames on the 4th of September marking 350 years. Model is on a barge near Blackfriars bridge on the North Side of the Thames. The fire started 202ft from the monument on pudding Lane the same height as the tower. The fire started in a bakery on the 2nd September 1666
Ceremony commemorating the 49th day after my mother's passing ended.
The period of mourning for my mother is over, so I'll upload photos again.
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Patrick Kavanagh
O commemorate me where there is water,
Canal water, preferably, so stilly
Greeny at the heart of summer. Brother
Commemorate me thus beautifully
Where by a lock niagarously roars
The falls for those who sit in the tremendous silence
Of mid-July. No one will speak in prose
Who finds his way to these Parnassian islands.
A swan goes by head low with many apologies,
Fantastic light looks through the eyes of bridges -
And look! a barge comes bringing from Athy
And other far-flung towns mythologies.
O commemorate me with no hero-courageous
Tomb - just a canal-bank seat for the passer-by.
The Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela is one of the most important pilgrimage temples, the resting place of St. James the Greater one of the twelve apostles, disciples of Jesus Christ. His remains are under the main altar.
The cathedral is a masterpiece of Romanesque architecture in Spain, rich in numerous works of art. Inside there is a relief commemorating the visitation of the cathedral and the tomb of St. James by two successive popes - John Paul II and Benedict XVI.
In 2014, the towers of the cathedral were renovated.
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Katedra w Santiago de Compostela jest jedną z najważniejszych świątyń pielgrzymkowych, miejsce spoczynku św. Jakuba Większego jednego z dwunastu apostołów, uczniów Jezusa Chrystusa. Jego szczątki znajdują się pod głównym ołtarzem.
Katedra jest dziełem architektury romańskiej w Hiszpanii, bogatą w liczne dzieła sztuki. We wnetrzu znajduje się relief upamiętniający nawiedzenie katedry i grobu św. Jakuba przez dwóch kolejnych papieży - Jana Pawła II i Benedykta XVI.
W roku 2014 wieże katedry były remontowane.
commemorating
25.4.1915
the beginning of the ordeal of the Armenian people
also
tribute to
ANTONIA ARSLAN
italian-armenian authoress
who wrote down the story of the extinction of her family in a heartbreaking novel
"la masseria delle allodole"
"To the Glory of God and in memory of the Heroes of Anzac."
This stained glass window, made for the Methodist Church in Springston by the Bradley Brothers glass studio in Christchurch., commemorates the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC). It depicts St George, the soldier saint, who slayed the dragon and is a symbol of bravery and chivalry.
A monument commemorating the last use of the Boer 155 mm Creusot Long Tom guns during the Second Boer War is located at the Devil’s Knuckles, in the Long Tom pass, about 21 kilometres from Sabie, RSA.
The route up Long Tom Pass starts at 1456m and climbs 682 vertical metres to an altitude of 2138m at its end. The summit of the pass lies at an altitude of ±2150m. The pass is prone to heavy mist and can be dangerous in low visibility conditions.
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Built to commemorate the writer Sir Walter Scott (1771 -1832), construction of this Edinburgh landmark started in 1840 and was completed in 1844.
Interestingly some of the earliest photographs ever taken in Scotland (by David Octavius Hill and Robert Adamson) show the monument under construction.
www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/retro/these-10-incredible-...
A Memorial commemorating American troops who died while based in Berkshire during World War was unveiled by the Princess Royal.
Princess Anne officially dedicated the three new memorial stones at Greenham Business Park.
Greenham Common was a major US airforce base, where thousands of US troops were stationed in the run-up to D-Day.
Military operations ceased at the site in 1992 and it is now a nature reserve and business park.
There was already a memorial at the site to the 33 victims of a glider crash at Greenham on 12 December 1944.
Three days later 16 men died when two B17 Flying Fortress planes collided near the base.
Six months after the Twin Towers fell, they returned in the form of two blue beams of light illuminating the Manhattan skyline. Since then, they have lit the sky annually as a Sept. 11 commemoration known as Tribute in Light. The tradition will continue this year to remember the 14th anniversary of the attacks.
commemorating
Hiroshima
6.8.1945
Nagasaki
9.8.1945
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(das foto rechts stammt natürlich nicht von mir - bea eines pressefotos!
photo right hand : editing of a press photo !)
Statue commemorating the practise of 'Swan Upping', carried out annually in July when the mute swans on the Thames, up as far as Oxfordshire, are ringed and divided between The Crown, The Vintners' Company and The Dyers' Company. Before leg rings were common they were marked by nicks in their bills.
To commemorate the GDR border on the Elbe as a border river, three former observation towers still stand in the area of Konau, Popelau and Darchau. The fence shown in the photo is not in its historical location, but was moved here as an example. During the division of Germany, the fence ran directly in front of the windows of the farms in Konau and Popelau in the middle of the so-called protective strip of the GDR border. Today, these places are in the Lower Saxony Elbe Valley Biosphere Reserve, which offers animals and plants a space worth protecting.
Grenzturm und Grenzzaun
Zur Erinnerung an die DDR-Grenze an der Elbe als Grenzfluss stehen heute noch drei ehemalige Beobachtungstürme im Bereich der Orte Konau, Popelau und Darchau. Der hier im Foto abgebildete Zaun befindet sich nicht an historischer Stelle, sondern wurde beispielhaft hierher versetzt. Während der deutschen Teilung verlief der Zaun unmittelbar vor den Fenstern der Gehöfte in Konau und Popelau mitten im so genannten Schutzstreifen der DDR-Grenze. Heute befinden sich diese Orte im Biosphärenreservat Niedersächsische Elbtalaue, das Tieren und Pflanzen einen schützenswerten Raum bietet.
Commemorating the dawn landing of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corp at Gallipoli, 25 April 1915
MÁV commemorated the 60th anniversary of the M62 series this year on the last weekend of September. As part of this, a total of six sergej locomotives were put into passenger train service on the Budapest-Lajosmizse railway line. Of these, the Slovakian T679.1168 and the Czech T679.1600 sergejs were truly special. On Sunday the event continued in the railway history park, where all the sergej locomotives invited to the event lined up.
This monument commemorates "The Battle of Bennington" which took place in 1777, in Walloomsac, New York, about 10 miles from Bennington. An American force, led by General John Stark, and reinforced by the Green Mountain Boys, decisively defeated a detachment of General John Burgoyne's army led by Lieutenant Colonel Friedrich Baum. Baum's detachment was sent by Burgoyne to raid Bennington for horses, draft animals, and other supplies. Believing the town to be only lightly defended, they were unaware that Stark and 1,500 militiamen were stationed there. Stark's men enveloped Baum's position, taking many prisoners and killing Baum.
The battle was an important victory for the American cause, as it reduced Burgoyne's army in size by almost 1,000 men, led his Indian support to largely abandon him, and deprived him of needed supplies, all factors that contributed to Burgoyne's eventual surrender at Saratoga. The victory also galvanized colonial support for the independence movement, and played a role in bringing France into the war on the American side. The battle anniversary is celebrated in the state of Vermont as Bennington Battle Day.
To commemorate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012 over 4,200 beacons were lit around the UK and across the Commonwealth. This is one of those Jubilee Beacons near, Abbotsbury, Dorset which overlooks Chesil Beach.
Based on the forecast I'd woken at 4am and drove for about 1.75hrs in the hope of a bit of blue hour colour. Alas there was a large bank of cloud on the horizon as I got to the beacon which showed no sign of wanting to shift anytime soon!
I did wonder though if it might clear the top of the cloud bank before Golden hour ended. It did and this is the result (Couldn't resist the sun star😀).
3 bracketed images each at intervals of 3 stops.
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Azulejo commemorating the First Around the World. Sanlúcar de Barrameda. (Cádiz
En septiembre de 1519 zarpó de Sanlúcar de Barrameda una expedición al mando del portugués Fernando de Magallanes, al servicio de España, con el objetivo de llegar a Asia sin circunvalar África y encontrar un paso a través de América. Partió con cinco naves y 234 hombres a bordo.
In September 1519, an expedition under the command of the Portuguese Fernando de Magallanes, in the service of Spain, set sail from Sanlúcar de Barrameda, with the aim of reaching Asia without bypassing Africa and finding a way through America. He set out with five ships and 234 men on board.
McDonnell Douglas CF-188 Hornet RCAF 188734, 3 Wing Bagotville, Québec (painted to commemorate Canada’s 150th anniversary of Confederation) @ CFB Bagotville, Quebec, Canada
McDonnell Douglas CF-188 Hornet RCAF 188734, 3 Wing Bagotville, Québec (painted to commemorate Canada’s 150th anniversary of Confederation) @ CFB Bagotville, Quebec, Canada
All Saints' Day (Latin Sollemnitas Omnium Sanctorum) is a Christian feast commemorating all the saints, the "glorified members of the Church who have already reached perfection," both known and unknown. The feast is celebrated in the Western Church on November 1, and in the Orthodox Churches on the first Sunday after Pentecost.
Many people visit the graves of their relatives on this day and the following All Souls' Day. All Souls' Day in the Catholic Church is the day of remembrance for all the deceased. It is a widespread custom to decorate the graves with lights on these days.
On the eve, October 31, in the United States and many countries of Europe folk customs are celebrated Halloween. The word Halloween is derived from the English term All Hallows Eve, the liturgical eve of All Saints' Day. In its current form, which has come back from North America, it has taken on a highly commercialized and secularized form.
So today my minds are with my father! He past away almost 3 years ago.
You past away but my memories still are here. And a person is just gone if we do not think about him anymore. Soon, the 14th of November is your Birthday and i keep our lifetime moments in my heart!
Today marks the anniversary of the day when nothing was the same anymore. From one second to the next, my world was torn apart. Since then, nothing is as it was and I'm just coming home from the cemetery. You fought for your life for a few weeks back then - but in the end the other side won! Weeks full of hope and fear were in vain. But time passes and yet life must go on without you. Today I miss you so much. All the memories come flooding back. Very emotional. And whenever I can't find words anymore I try to express myself with pictures. There would be so many things to tell. But it was no longer granted to us. You will always be in my heart - my beloved dad!
Tracks in the sand
One night I had a dream:
I was walking along the sea with my master.
Against the dark night sky
shone, like streaks of light,
images from my life.
And each time I saw two footprints in the sand,
my own and my master's.
When the last image passed my eyes
I looked back.
I was startled to discover
that in many places of my life's journey
there was only a trace to be seen.
And those were the hardest times of my life.
Concerned, I asked the Lord:
"Lord, when I began to follow you,
you promised me
to be with me in all my ways.
But now I discover
that in the hardest times of my life
there is only a trace in the sand.
Why did you leave me alone
when I needed you most?"
Then he answered, "My dear child,
I love you and will never leave you alone,
especially in times of need and difficulty.
There, where you have seen only a trace
you have seen,
I have carried you."
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The monument commemorates Napoleon's defeat at Leipzig, a crucial step towards the end of hostilities in the War of the Sixth Coalition. The coalition armies of Russia, Prussia, Austria and Sweden were led by Tsar Alexander I of Russia and Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg. On the first story, a crypt is adorned by eight large statues of fallen warriors, each one next to smaller statues called the Totenwächter (Guardians of the Dead). On the second story, the Ruhmeshalle (Hall of Fame) features four statues, each 9.5 metres (31 ft) tall, representing the four legendary historic qualities ascribed to the German people: bravery, faith, sacrifice, and fertility.
Source: Wikipedia
To commemorate the never-ending wet weather, here's a drenched ruddy turnstone in desperate need of an umbrella. From my Texas travels last month ...
To commemorate the victims of Civil War in Spain, General Franco chose the Cuelgamuros Valley in the Sierra de Guadarrama (now called Valle de los Caidos).Great on the 150 m high, visible from many miles cross, stands on the underground basilica carved into the rock. It comes to it 240 meter long tunnel hewn in granite. In the crypt there are urns containing the ashes of thousands of people (republicans and nationalists) who died in the war. General Franco is also buried in the basilica.
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Celem upamiętnienia ofiar Wojny Domowej w Hiszpanii, generał Franco wybrał dolinę Cuelgamuros w Sierra de Guadarrama (obecnie zwana Valle de los Caidos). Pod ogromnym na 150 m wysokim, widocznym z wielu kilometrów krzyżem, znajduje się podziemna bazylika. Wchodzi się do niej 240 metrowym, wykutym w granicie tunelem. W krypcie znajdują się urny z prochami tysięcy osób (republikanów i nacjonalistów) poległych w wojnie. W bazylice jest również pochowany Generał Franco.
The B.A.P. Unión, a Peruvian ship, arrived To Vancouver, BC Canada, Thursday to commemorate 75 years of diplomatic relations between Canada and Peru.
One of the largest sailing ships in the world.
The tall ship — a traditional sailing vessel — serves as a training ship for Peruvian naval cadets. That country's government says it is the second largest training ship in the world.
The ship has 34 sails, and has a total sail area of more than 3,400 square metres. It houses 243 crew members.
BAP Unión is a training ship of the Peruvian Navy, built between 2012–2015 by Shipyard Marine Industrial Services of Peru, known as SIMA. It is a four-masted, steel-hulled, class "A" barque, composed of 38 steel modules. It has a total length (including bowsprit) of 115.50 m (378 ft 11 in);a beam of 13.50 m (44 ft 3 in); a draft of 6.50 m (21 ft 4 in); an air draft of 53.50 m (175 ft 6 in); a displacement of 3,200 metric tonnes; a speed of 12 knots (22 km/h) and a crew of 250 officers and trainees. The ship's name honors a Peruvian corvette that took part in the first stage of the 1879–1883 War of the Pacific as part of a naval squadron under the command of Miguel Grau, a hero of the Peruvian Navy.
I appreciate your visits & kind words of support. My thanks to you all, for taking the time to view and acknowledge my photography.
~Christie (happiest) by the River
This site commemorates the martyrdom of 14 Franciscan missionaries in the 14th Century who were killed on this spot by the Pagans of the time. The first crosses were erected in 1613 and made of wood. Reinforced concrete crosses were erected in 1916, exactly 300 years after the first crosses were built. The Soviet authorities later destroyed the site, as the regime allowed for no religion, but once Lithuania regained independence, three further crosses were rebuilt in their original place and symbolise the beginning of Christianity in Lithuania.
Utah commemorated 100 years of statehood on January 4, 1996.
To mark the occasion, Southern Pacific dispatched a passenger train on January 3rd along the D&RGW between Green River, Utah and Salt Lake City, Utah, stopping in the communities of Helper, Provo, and American Fork along the 190-mile route.
The one of a kind streamliner is pictured curving through the Blue Cut Line Change, two miles east of the crew change in Helper, Utah.
This monument commemorates the naming of Point Hicks by Captain James Cook after Zachary Hicks who was the first European to sight the east coast of Australia on Cook`s voyage of 1770.
Captain Hicks was James Cook`s senior lieutenant. There has been some dispute as to whether Zachary Hicks actually saw Point Hicks or whether he saw Ram Head about 20 kilometres further up the coast. Although Cook named the promontory Point Hicks it was changed to Cape Everard in 1843 and did not return to Point Hicks until it was renamed in 1970.
There was some doubt to whether this was Cook`s first landfall in Australia in 1770, because Cook had not taken account of crossing the International Date Line when recording his log. Therefore it was not challenged when the cape was later named Everard. In the lead up to Cooks bi-centenary, research was undertaken and the case was presented successfully to restore the rightful name.
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Commemorating British Airways 100th Anniversary with the Royal Air Forces Red Arrows.
Royal International Air Tattoo 2019.
To commemorate the upcoming important Speak Your Silence SL Event to Benefit RAINN, please join Morgan Whitfield and Celine Calle of Belacce and take a stance on stopping sexual violence.
Go here and grab your FREE "#No Violence" Tattoo and take a picture. maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Osiliers/241/145/2501 (REZZ Package on ground to obtain the tattoo) BOM Mesh Heads only for right now. Celine is working on BOM.
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Today, December 6, 2024, the Orthodox Church of Ukraine commemorates and celebrates the day of one of the most beloved saints of Ukrainians - Saint Nicholas.
The veneration of St. Nicholas on the territory of Ukraine began with the very baptism of Rus in 998.
Volodymyr the Great was baptized in Chersonesos and brought the icon of Saint Nicholas from there. The prince placed her in the Tithe Church, built on his initiative. Volodymyr ordered to make a separate section for this icon, where it was placed.
The icon of St. Nicholas used to be in almost every house, and people considered him the main helper who could be turned to in case of problems.
Ікона Святого Миколая з церкви "Воскресіння Христового" села Кисоричі Рокитнівського району Рівненської області, 1789 рік.
Сьогодні 06 грудня 2024 року Православна Церква України вшановує памʼять та святкую день одного з самих улюблених українцями святих - Святого Миколая.
Святий Микола(й) - лат. Sanctus Nicolaus, Миколай Чудотворець, Миколай Мирлікійський, Миколай Мирський -лат. Nicolaus Myrensis, Миколай з Барі - Один із найшанованіших святих у католицьких, православних і деяких протестантських церквах.
Шанування святого Миколая на території України почалося від самого хрещення Русі у 998 році.
Володимир Великий охрестився у Херсонесі і якраз звідти привіз ікону святого Миколая. Князь розмістив її у Десятинній церкві, побудованій з його ініціативи. Для цієї ікони Володимир наказав зробити окремий приділ, куди її й поставили.
Ікона Святого Миколая раніше була майже у кожній хаті, й люди вважали його головним помічником, до якого можна звернутися у разі виникнення проблем.
«Субкультура цієї домашньої ікони відрізнялася в кожному регіоні. І є пояснення чому. Це етно-психологічні особливості українського народу, які віддзеркалювалися на іконі. Домашня ікона віддзеркалювала внутрішній світ. Мені вдалося спростувати тезу, що українська ікона порушувала візантійські канони.
Візантійський канон був таким, що все має бути безтілесно і беземоційно. А українська ікона, вона була і емоційною і тілесною. Бо українці інакше ментально ставилися до Бога. Вони Бога любили і поважали, а не боялися. А у візантійській і російській культурі Бога поважали, але боялися. Саме тому українці малювали Пресвяту Борогодицю пишною, здоровою, рум’яною, життєрадісною жінкою, яка випромінювала світло, радість і тепло. І це допомагало народу проходити через життєві труднощі, долати і голод, і відсутність нормальних умов, і смерть і кризи, і війни…” - Ольга Богомолець - українська політична і громадська діячка, лікар, колекціонерка ікон.