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I can still see such beauty
When I open my inner eye
I can feel all those people waiting
Sense them swirling by
Down through the ages
Connected deep in stone
Often right beside me
Stopping me from being alone
The pull of the sacred
And the push of the profane
Entwine all of our worlds
Which one will claim
Celestial geometry
Creating signposts on the way
Reading the universal mind map
Can I come back some day
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This image had to be taken in Winter so that the base of the Celtic Cross could be seen, and the view through to the church in the background. Once the grasses start to grow and the meadow flowers this view becomes obscured. I became almost obsessive about it as it took me repeated attempts to achieve it. Not to mention the weather having its little games with me. But I am not one to give up, and finally I managed to capture the elements altogether in the right place and time. I wanted to explore the relationship between the Celtic Cross and the Italianate style Church, see if I could get them working together. The starkness of Winter enabled me to do that, and this work is the result.
This church is Glynde Church in East Sussex, UK, and as you all probably know by now, one of my most favourite places on earth.
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Last December we went for a day trip from Nagoya to Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The Inuyama Castle ("犬山城") is one of only 12 surviving Japanese castles built before the Edo period. Walking up to the castle you pass by the Haritsuna Shrine, on the side is a colorful Torii passage.
I processed a balanced HDR photo from a RAW exposure, and carefully adjusted the curves and color balance.
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Surrounding St. John the Baptist church, Markyate, Hertfordshire. This is a very old fence and I do not know who put it there. If it was the Church, then in order to place a boundary between the sacred and the profane (sheep and cow very likely being in the profane bracket). If it was the landowner, the person owning the mansion Markyate Cell, it was probably meant to keep the commoners off his land. Anyway, the iron fence is still there and telling you to respect boundaries. Leica M8, Voigtlaender NC 1.4/35 wide-open.
---- procession of Holy Agate, Catania (Sicily). On February 4th: the procession makes the so-called "external tour" which touches some places of martyrdom of the young Saint Agate in the Catania city. On February 5th: he procession take place along the "aristocrat path", which runs along the main street of Catania, Etnea street, the parlor of Catania. On this day the devotees carry on their shoulders long candles of varying thickness, while the "candlemas" anticipate with their passage the arrival of the float of Saint Agatha. ----
---- processione di Sant'Agata, Catania (Sicilia). Il 4 febbraio: il corteo compie il cosiddetto "giro esterno" che tocca alcuni luoghi del martirio della giovane "Santuzza Agata" nella città catanese. Il 5 febbraio: il corteo avanza lungo via Etnea, la principale strada di Catania, in questo giorno i devoti porteranno in spalla ceri di tutte le misure, che verranno accesi all’imbrunire, anticipando, insieme al passaggio delle “candelore” l’arrivo della vara di Sant’Agata. -----
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In the city of Catania (Sicily) in occasion of the feast of her patron Saint Agatha, which took place on the 3, 4 and 5 February (this dates commemorates the martyrdom of the young Saint), and on 17 August too (this date celebrates the return to Catania of her remains, after these had been transferred to Constantinople by the Byzantine general Maniaces as war booty, and there remained for 86 years), when the Sicilian city is dressed up to feast, with a scent of orange blossom and mandarins, and its citizens show that they possess an extraordinary love and bond with the young martyr saint Agatha.
The religious sicilian feast of Saint Agatha is the most important feast of Catania, its inhabitants from five centuries, during the three days of the feast in honor of her "Santuzza" (young Saint), create a unique setting, with celebrations and rituals impressive, which means that this event is regarded as the third religious festival in the world (some say the second ...) after the "Semana Santa" in Seville and the "Corpus Christi" in Cuzco, Peru. Unlike other religious holidays, more sober, to Sant'Agata highlights a vocation exuberant typical of the south Italy, who loves to combine the sacred with the profane.
The cult of the young Santa dates back to the third century, when the teenager Agatha was martyred for refusing the roman proconsul Quintiziano. One year after the death of the young Agatha, on 5 February of the year 252, his virginal veil was carried in procession, and it is said it was able to save Catania from destruction due to a devastating eruption of Mount Etna.
The festivities begin with the procession of the "Candlemas", that are giant Baroque wooden "candlesticks" paintings in gold, each representing an ancient guild (butchers, fishmongers, grocers, greengrocers, etc.), which are brought by eight devotees; the candlemas anticipate the arrival of the "float" of Saint Agatha during the procession. Devotees, men and women, wearing a traditional garment similar to a white bag, cinched at the waist by a black rope, gloves and a white handkerchief, and a black velvet cap, and it seems that such clothing evoke nightgown with the qule the Catanese, awakened with a start by the touch of the bells of the Cathedral, welcomed the naval port, in 1126, the relics of the Holy which fell from Constantinople. On float, consisting of a silver chariot sixteenth of thirty tons, which is driven by a double and long line of devotees with the robust and long ropes, takes place the bust of Saint Agatha, completely covered with precious stones and jewels. On February 4, the parade celebrates the so-called "external path" that touches some places of martyrdom in the city of Catania; the next day, the 5 instead the procession along the "aristocrat path", which runs along the main street, Via Etnea, the parlor of Catania. On this day the devotees carry on their shoulders the long candles of varying thickness, there are some not very big, others are fairly heavy, but some skim exceptional weights.
I am posting here, on Flickr, photographs taken during the two days of February 4 and 5 of this year 2023.
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Nella città di Catania (Sicilia) in occasione della festa della sua giovane santa patrona Agata, che ha avuto luogo come ogni anno il 3, il 4 ed il 5 di febbraio (questa data commemora il martirio della Santa giovinetta), festa che viene ripetuta anche il 17 agosto (questa data rievoca il ritorno a Catania delle sue spoglie, dopo che queste erano state trasferite a Costantinopoli da parte del generale bizantino Maniace come bottino di guerra, spoglie che ivi rimasero per 86 anni); per questa occasione la città siciliana è vestita a festa con profumi di fiori d'arancio e mandarini, coi suoi cittadini che mostrano di possedere uno straordinario amore e legame con la giovane martire Agata.
Gli abitanti di Catania, oramai da cinque secoli, nei tre giorni della festa in onore della "Santuzza", danno vita ad una scenografia unica, con celebrazioni e riti imponenti, che fanno si che questo evento sia considerato come la terza festa religiosa al mondo (qualcuno dice la seconda ...) dopo la "Semana Santa" di Siviglia ed il "Corpus Domini" a Cuzco, in Perù. A differenza di altre feste religiose, più sobrie, quella di Sant'Agata mette in luce una vocazione esuberante tipica del meridione, che ama unire il sacro col profano.
Il culto della giovane Santa risale al terzo secolo, quando l'adolescente Agata fu martirizzata per aver rifiutato il proconsole romano Quintiziano. Un anno dopo la morte della giovane Agata, avvenuta il 5 febbraio dell'anno 252, il suo velo virginale venne portato in processione, e si narra esso riuscì a salvare Catania dalla sua distruzione a causa di una devastante eruzione del vulcano Etna.
I festeggiamenti iniziano con il corteo delle "candelore", le quali sono dei giganteschi e pesanti "candelabri" in legno, in stile barocco, dipinti in oro, ognuna rappresentante una antica corporazione (macellai, pescivendoli, pizzicagnoli, fruttivendoli, ecc.), che vengono portati da otto devoti: esse anticipano l'arrivo della "vara" di Sant'Agata durante la processione. I devoti, sia donne che uomini, indossano un tipico indumento simile ad un sacco bianco, stretto in vita da una cordicella nera, guanti ed un fazzoletto bianchi, ed infine una papalina di velluto nero, sembra che tale abbigliamento rievochi la camicia da notte con la quale i Catanesi, svegliatisi di soprassalto dal tocco improvviso delle campane del Duomo, accolsero al porto navale, nel 1126, le reliquie della Santa che rientravano da Costantinopoli. Sulla vara, costituita da un carro argentato cinquecentesco di trenta quintali, trainata da una doppia e lunghissima fila di devoti tramite delle robuste e lunghe funi, prende posto il busto di Sant'Agata, completamente ricoperto di pietre preziose e gioielli. Il 4 febbraio, il corteo compie il cosiddetto "giro esterno" che tocca alcuni luoghi del martirio nella città catanese; il giorno dopo, il 5, il corteo percorre il "giro aristocratico", che percorre la strada principale, la via Etnea, salotto buono di Catania. In questo giorno i devoti portano in spalla dei lunghi ceri di vario spessore, ce ne sono alcuni non molto grossi, altri sono discretamente pesanti, ma alcuni sfiorano pesi eccezionali.
Io sto postando qui, su Flickr, fotografie realizzate nelle due giornate del 4, e del 5 febbraio di quest'anno 2023.
Der 4. Raum ist der Besenraum. Hier sind etwa 100 große , meist selbstgebundene Besen meiner Besen-Sammlung ausgestellt.
Besen sind nicht nur allgemeines, profanes, billiges Putzgerät für Haus und Umgebung.
Man wundert sich über ihre ureigene, oft geheimnisvolle Symbolik mit fast heiligem Charakter - weltweit.
Leider sind Menschen mit dieser Tätigkeit meist geringgeschätzt und verachtet, obwohl sie für eine angenehme, ästhetische, ordentliche Umgebung sorgen.
Besen sind auch große Pinsel. Entsprechende Gemälde von mir existieren schon oder werden vorbereitet.
The 4th room is the broom-room. Here about 100 large, mostly self-bonded brooms are exhibited by my broom-collection.
Brooms are not only common, mundane, cheap polish machine for home and surroundings.
One wonders about their uniquely original, often mysterious symbolism with almost holy character - worldwide.
Unfortunately, people are often criticized and despised with this activity, though they provide a comfortable, aesthetic, orderly environment.
Broom also make great brush. Appropriate painting from me already exist or are being prepared.
El claustre del monestir de Santa Maria de l'Estany (el Moianès), es va construir des de mitjan segle XII fins a finals del segle XIII o inicis del XIV. És l'element més atractiu del monestir, i en destaquen les columnes dobles amb els seus magnífics i ben conservats 72 capitells esculpits amb iconografia de temàtica vegetal, animal, heràldica i d'escenes bíbliques i costums profanes. Per les diferències en estil i època, sembla que van ser esculpits per diferents tallers.
Detall de dos capitells
A la galeria septentrional, en primer pla, els capitells ensenyen escenes de l'Antic i Nou Testament, les figures denoten una certa rigidesa i falta de moviment. En aquestes escenes, l'artista destaca per la minuciositat dels detalls, tecnicament parlant, dels millors de tot el romànic català.
About a year ago, I had the idea to build a fishing town inspired by Lovecraft's Innsmouth. I have not built large MOCs for a very long time. The last one was the Profaned Capital, which I built back in 2018. For the most part, I built small or medium-sized works for various competitions. But the desire to collect something grandiose did not leave me.
At the end of the summer, I nevertheless began to build a fishing town. But in the process, something went wrong, and it turned out not at all what I wanted to see (the fisherman's house, which I posted in October last year). Then I did not have the time and opportunity to continue this work, but I realized what result I want to get.
And so, at the end of January, I resumed work on the fishing town.
So far, about 60% of the planned MOC is ready.
I think everyone knows what terrible things are happening in the world right now, and no one knows what else will happen tomorrow.
Perhaps Russia will be isolated from the global Internet. Maybe not.
I live 20 kilometers from Kazakhstan, so I think I can access Flickr/Instagram from there anyway.
So hopefully everything will be back to normal. And I will still finish this MOC.
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A torii stands as an iconic symbol of Japanese culture, predominantly positioned at the entryway or within the precincts of a Shinto shrine. This archetypal structure serves as a metaphysical boundary, demarcating the profane external world from the hallowed grounds within, and acts as a welcoming point for the kami. In Shinto belief, kami are revered entities that encompass gods, divine spirits, and various phenomena or essences that command respect. They manifest in myriad forms, including elements of the natural world, potent forces of nature, or as spirits of esteemed ancestors. It is not uncommon for kami to be regarded as the primordial forebears of entire lineages, deeply embedded in the spiritual heritage of clans. The torii, therefore, is not merely architectural; it is a portal for the sacred, inviting the ethereal presence of the kami into the shrine and, by extension, into the lives of the faithful. Wikipedia
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Waiting for the night sitting in the sands of the Monument Valley is priceless. I just hope to not have profaned some sacred place, even if this one is undoubtedly one of the most spiritual places I've ever visited. The mittens under a pink cloudy sky are preparing to their nightly show.
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#ENG: I stood in the middle of Augsburg on the Rathausplatz and enjoyed the wonderful ensemble of the city. Whether on the left the "St. Peter am Perlach" church with the Perlachturm or on the right the magnificent "Town Hall" with its chic facade.
The Augsburg Town Hall was built between 1615 and 1624 on the eastern side of Augsburg's Town Hall Square. The 57 metre high profane building is considered one of the most important Renaissance buildings north of the Alps and, together with the Perlachturm, is the city's landmark. Until the completion of the Behrens Building in Berlin-Oberschöneweide in 1917, it was the highest building in Germany. Due to its historical significance, it is subject to the Hague Convention on the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict.
The town hall not only looks great from the outside, it also has a few special treasures inside. But more about that later.
#GER: Ich stand mitten in Augsburg auf dem Rathausplatz und genoss das wundervolle Ensemble der Stadt. Ob links die „St. Peter am Perlach“ Kirche mit dem Perlachturm oder rechts das prachtvolle „Rathaus“ mit seiner schicken Fassade.
Das Augsburger Rathaus wurde von 1615 bis 1624 an der Ostseite des Rathausplatzes von Augsburg errichtet. Der 57 Meter hohe Profanbau gilt als einer der bedeutendsten der Renaissancearchitektur nördlich der Alpen und stellt zusammen mit dem Perlachturm das Wahrzeichen der Stadt dar. Bis zur Fertigstellung des Behrensbaus in Berlin-Oberschöneweide im Jahr 1917 war es das höchste Gebäude Deutschlands. Aufgrund seiner historischen Bedeutung untersteht es der Haager Konvention zum Schutz von Kulturgut bei bewaffneten Konflikten.
Das Rathaus sieht nicht nur von außen klasse aus, es hat auch ein paar besondere Kleinods im Inneren. Aber dazu später mehr.
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Streets of Bologna, Italy. This priest was resting watching his smartphone and I thought it would been a good subject for a photo. I have been lucky he didn't see me.
St. Lambertus war eine römisch-katholische Pfarrkirche im Ortsteil Immerath der Stadt Erkelenz in Nordrhein-Westfalen.
Seit dem 14. Mai 1985 stand die Kirche als Baudenkmal unter Denkmalschutz, wurde aber trotz Protesten am 8. Januar 2018 zugunsten des Braunkohle-Tagebaues Garzweiler abgerissen. Sie war die einzige Kirche im Kreis Heinsberg mit einer Doppelturmfassade. Im Volksmund war das Bauwerk auch als „Immerather Dom“ bekannt.
Durch den Braunkohletagebau Garzweiler II werden bis 2045 etwa 5000 Menschen umgesiedelt, darunter auch die Ortschaft Immerath. Am 13. Oktober 2013 wurde die Kirche in einem feierlichen Gottesdienst entwidmet und das Ewige Licht gelöscht.
Am 21. Juni 2017 wurden durch Industriekletterer die beiden Turmkreuze geborgen. Im Dezember 2017 wurde ein in die Apsis eingearbeitetes steinernes Kruzifix in Einzelteilen aus der Wand gelöst und geborgen. Es wird an der Apsis der Kirche St. Franziskus in Bonn angebracht werden. In einem Noteinsatz der „Forschungsstelle Glasmalerei“ aus Mönchengladbach, geleitet von Annette und Ernst Jansen-Winkeln jun., konnte in den letzten vier Tagen vor dem Abriss ein Teil der künstlerisch gestalteten Glasfenster gerettet werden.
Am Sonntag, dem 7. Januar 2018, nahmen rund 300 Menschen mit einer Mahnwache Abschied und zeigten lange Spruchbänder, um damit gegen den am nächsten Tag beginnenden Abriss des früheren Gotteshauses zu demonstrieren. Anschließend drangen einige Greenpeace-Aktivisten in die profanierte Kirche ein und besetzten sie.
Am darauffolgenden Montag wurde mit dem Abriss der Kirche begonnen, nachdem die Besetzer aus dem Gebäude geleitet worden waren. Am 9. Januar 2018 fielen die beiden Türme, die nach dem ersten Abrisstag noch stehen geblieben waren.
Ein Erhalt oder eine Translozierung (Versetzung) der Kirche wie etwa beim ähnlichen Fall der Heuersdorfer Emmauskirche wurde nicht erwogen.
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St. Lambertus was a Roman Catholic parish church in the Immerath district of the town of Erkelenz in North Rhine-Westphalia.
Since May 14, 1985, the church has been a listed building, but despite protests it was demolished on January 8, 2018 in favor of the Garzweiler lignite opencast mine. It was the only church in the district of Heinsberg with a double tower facade. The building was popularly known as the "Immerather Dom".
By 2045, about 5,000 people will be resettled by the Garzweiler II opencast lignite mine, including the village of Immerath. On October 13, 2013, the church was deconsecrated in a solemn service and the eternal light was extinguished.
On June 21, 2017, the two tower crosses were recovered by industrial climbers. In December 2017, a stone crucifix worked into the apse was detached from the wall in individual parts and salvaged. It will be attached to the apse of the Church of St. Francis in Bonn. In an emergency operation by the "Glass Painting Research Center" from Mönchengladbach, led by Annette and Ernst Jansen-Winkeln junior, part of the artistically designed glass windows could be saved in the last four days before the demolition.
On Sunday, January 7, 2018, around 300 people said goodbye with a vigil and displayed long banners to demonstrate against the demolition of the former church beginning the next day. Subsequently, some Greenpeace activists entered and occupied the profaned church.
Demolition of the church began the following Monday after the squatters were escorted out of the building. On January 9, 2018, the two towers that were still standing after the first day of demolition fell.
A preservation or a translocation (relocation) of the church as in the similar case of the Heuersdorfer Emmauskirche was not considered.
We are back to the northern suburb of Mowbray in Launceston, Tasmania. Here is the site of the once proud James Nelson Textiles (founded 1967). It remains fenced off to prevent further vandalism as it now awaits demolition. What's the real crime here?
"The bourgeoisie cannot exist without constantly revolutionising the instruments of production, and thereby the relations of production, and with them the whole relations of society. Conservation of the old modes of production in unaltered form, was, on the contrary, the first condition of existence for all earlier industrial classes. Constant revolutionising of production, uninterrupted disturbance of all social conditions, everlasting uncertainty and agitation distinguish the bourgeois epoch from all earlier ones. All fixed, fast-frozen relations, with their train of ancient and venerable prejudices and opinions, are swept away, all new-formed ones become antiquated before they can ossify. All that is solid melts into air, all that is holy is profaned, and man is at last compelled to face with sober senses his real conditions of life, and his relations with his kind.
The need of a constantly expanding market for its products chases the bourgeoisie over the entire surface of the globe. It must nestle everywhere, settle everywhere, establish connexions everywhere."
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Soixante-six stalles formant le chœur des chanoines: vingt-huit salles basses et trente-huit stalles hautes auxquelles on accède soit par les extrémités, soit par les coupées nord et sud. L'entrée principale, au fond, est surmontée par la chaire du jubé. Au-dessus des dossiers des stalles hautes court un baldaquin formé d'une succession d'arcs en plein cintre portant un entablement. Il est décoré d'une frise de motifs de style "grotesque" très prisé de la Renaissance. Au-dessus de l'entablement, une série de frontons triangulaires s'orne de cartouches, de têtes d'anges, de trophées, de feuillages stylisés.
Mais l'essentiel de la verve décorative des artistes semble s'être concentré tout spécialement dans la sculpture des parcloses - séparations - et des miséricordes - tablettes rajoutées, par miséricorde, au dos des stalles pour permettre au chanoines de se reposer. Ils ont mélangé dans la plus vive fantaisie les animaux fabuleux ou mythologiques, les êtres humains dans leurs formes les plus caricaturales, retrouvant, par-dessus la sculpture gothique, la meilleure veine créatrice de l'art roman réinterprétée en termes italianisants de la Renaissance. En effet, les artistes de Saint-Bertrand de Comminges semblent avoir puisé leur répertoire dans des sources d'inspiration très diverses, vulgarisées par la multiplication des gravures religieuses, bibliques, profanes, populaires, moralisatrices, historiques ou épiques et la redécouverte de l'art antique.
Sixty-six stalls forming the choir of the canons: twenty-eight lower rooms and thirty-eight upper stalls which are accessed either from the ends or from the north and south sections. The main entrance, at the back, is surmounted by the pulpit of the rood screen. Above the backs of the high stalls runs a baldachin formed by a succession of semicircular arches bearing an entablature. It is decorated with a frieze of "grotesque" style motifs that were very popular in the Renaissance. Above the entablature, a series of triangular pediments are adorned with cartouches, heads of angels, trophies and stylized foliage.
But most of the decorative verve of the artists seems to have been concentrated especially in the sculpture of the glazing beads - separations - and the misericords - tablets added, out of mercy, to the back of the stalls to allow the canons to rest. They mixed in the liveliest fantasy fabulous or mythological animals, human beings in their most caricatural forms, rediscovering, above Gothic sculpture, the best creative vein of Romanesque art reinterpreted in Italianate terms of the Renaissance. Indeed, the artists of Saint-Bertrand de Comminges seem to have drawn their repertoire from very diverse sources of inspiration, popularized by the proliferation of religious, biblical, secular, popular, moralizing, historical or epic engravings and the rediscovery of ancient art.
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I took several shots of this painting that my mom and dad bought over 50 years ago. I have inherited it and it hangs proudly on one of my walls. It is of "The Court Jester" and though I don't know the artist, I think he did a magnificent job. I will be posting a couple other shots of it later. Hope no one minds. I'm doing some photography practice! :)
A bit of history:
History of the Court Jester
There's No Fool in the Jester
By Glenn Church, published Apr 22, 2008
The jester has a long, historical tradition. Contrary to modern perception, the jester is more than a clown or an entertainer. Although usually associated with medieval Europe, the jester goes back to the earliest period of civilization. Rome, China, India, even Africa and pre-Columbus America had varying roles for a jester.
It was in Europe where jesters had some of their greatest influence. Often called a fool, joker, clown or even less honorable names, the jester's position was actually one of entertainment and political advice. The jester often walked a fine line between the acceptable and the profane. This, however, was because the jester could speak of things no one else in a king's court dare.
Since the jester did outrageous things all the time, he could speak the grave truth and get away with it as something said in "jest". The jester could dispense advice to a king that no one else dare. Undoubtedly, many who wished to influence the king did so through the jester.
The fine line between entertainer and advisor did not give the jester immunity, however. Advice that was too critical could lead to the same fate as any other who opposed the king. Many jesters lost their jobs and lives by overstepping their verbal license.
A jester did not have to be of noble birth. He could be a commoner. He could be learned as a monk or a scholar. He could also be an apprentice of a trade or even a peasant. Jesters were often employed by nobles and could move up to the royal court, as their antics became known. As such, the jester was one of the few upwardly mobile positions in medieval times. Some became quite famous in their day, like a David Letterman or Jay Leno.
Jesters were entertainers foremost. Even their clothes were to make them look like a clown. With dangling bells, colorful and mismatching patterns, the jester was amusing to look at. The jester's cap or cockscomb had three points for the ears and tail of the ass.
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Holy Week (Good Friday ) is the period in which Christianity, and in particular the Catholic Church celebrates the faith of events related to the last days of Jesus, including in particular his Passion, Death and Resurrection.
In Trapani ( Sicily)It 's the longest Italian religious festival and among the oldest.
The theatrical representation of the Mysteries is set in Medieval times as that at the time of the Roman occupation of Palestine.
And sometimes becomes a perfect mixture on the borders between the sacred and the profane,
Il venerdi Santo a Trapani, è un evento mistico che ripercorre la passione di Gesù. Una delle rappresentazioni più antice in Italia dove a volte sacro e profano si mescolano in una commestione speciale più antiche
Couple months ago I finally played Dark Souls 3. I was inspired for building something epic and titanic.)
This is Profaned Capital - one of the most memorable location.
Keeping to the Sierra Blanca theme (see previous upload). Still another abandoned gas station in the speck-of-a-town in far Western Texas.
I was aiming for another B&W, but color seemed the better option in this case.
One might have supposed that whoever turned "Truck Stop" into "Sunk Stop" might have chosen a more profane alternative as regards the first word.
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Long Exposure photography of a Torii.
A torii is a traditional Japanese gate most commonly found at the entrance of or within a Shinto shrine, where it symbolically marks the transition from the profane to the sacred.
Place: Ibariki Prefecure, Japan
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11 years have passed since I was last in the Sicilian town of Alcara Li Fusi, for me it is easy to know, I just need to see when I took the photographs of the double and contemporary anniversary held in Alcara Li Fusi, photographs that I have posted at the time on Flickr, they are two holidays that are celebrated on the same day of June 24, both holidays proceed together and parallel without ever mixing with each other, one dates back to an ancient pagan rite, the other is a purely religious occasion, probably in the past the Church tried to suppress the pagan rite by superimposing the cult for San Giovanni, but in fact this fortunately did not happen, so that in the early afternoon until the early evening we witness the procession for San Giovanni, while with the late evening arrival we witness the pagan rite of “Muzzuni”: the photographs that I present here try to describe what I saw in Alcara Li Fusi on June 24th. The "feast of Muzzuni" originates from an ancient pagan rite, on the brochures we read that this is the oldest popular festival in Italy, with characteristics that seem to originate from the Hellenic civilization, enclosing ancient rites from the peasant world, as a rite propitiatory turned towards the fertility of the earth, in a broad sense it is aimed at love, nature, rebirth (U 'Muzzuni others is only a phallic symbol); the term "Muzzuni" which would seem to have similarities "with the severed head" of St. John the Baptist, actually comes either from the "neckless jug" or refers to the mowed and collected wheat in bundles called "mazzuna"; this propitiatory rite that has come down to us, is of Greek and profane origin, it was imported by the ancient peoples who arrived in Sicily and from the Minor States of Greece: these peoples venerated rural divinities, among these Demeter (of the Earth), Kore (of Vegetation), Aphrodite (of Love), Adonis (of Fertility), and Dionysus (of Euphoria), these populations maintained these cults in the territories they colonized, and this is how their survival in Alcara Li Fusi is explained ; in the streets that cross the town small altars are prepared, on them will be placed "U 'Muzzuni" which is therefore a jug with a stub neck, from which ears of corn and carnations emerge, covered with a silk scarf and adorned with gold which belong to the families of the neighborhood, the walls of these altars are adorned with typical carpets woven with a pedal loom (the Pizzare), on the Pizza plates are placed with the "Laureddi", which are stalks of wheat sprouted in the dark; this "the pagan component", then there is the "Christian component", dedicated to the beheaded martyr Saint, St. John the Baptist.
Sono passati ben 11 anni da quando sono stato l’ultima volta nel paese siciliano di Alcara Li Fusi, per me è facile saperlo, mi basta vedere quando feci le fotografie della doppia e contemporanea ricorrenza che si tiene ad Alcara Li Fusi, fotografie che ho postato a suo tempo su Flickr, sono due feste che si celebrano lo stesso giorno del 24 giugno, entrambe le feste procedono insieme e parallele senza mai mischiarsi tra loro, una risale ad un antichissimo rito pagano, l’altra è una ricorrenza prettamente religiosa, probabilmente in passato la Chiesa ha tentato di sopprimere il rito di origine pagana sovrapponendovi il culto per San Giovanni, però nei fatti questo fortunatamente non è avvenuto, cosicché nel primo pomeriggio fino ad inizio sera si assiste alla processione per San Giovanni, mentre con l’arrivo della sera inoltrata inoltrata si assiste al rito pagano del “Muzzuni”: le fotografie che qui presento cercano di descrivere quanto ho visto ad Alcara Li Fusi il 24 giugno. La “festa del Muzzuni” origina da un antico rito pagano, sui depliants si legge che questa è la festa popolare più antica d’Italia, con caratteristiche che sembrano originare dalla civiltà ellenica, racchiudendo in se antichi riti provenienti dal mondo contadino, come rito propiziatorio rivolto verso la fertilità della terra, in senso lato esso è rivolto all’amore, alla natura, alla rinascita (U’ Muzzuni altri non è che un simbolo fallico); il termine “Muzzuni” che sembrerebbe avere delle analogie “con la testa mozzata” di San Giovanni Battista, in realtà proviene o dalla “brocca priva di collo” oppure fa riferimento al grano falciato e raccolto in fasci detti “mazzuna”; questo rito propiziatorio che è giunto fino a noi, è di origine greca e profana, esso è stato importato dagli antichi popoli giunti in Sicilia e provenienti dagli Stati Minori della Grecia: questi popoli veneravano divinità agresti, tra questi Demetra (della Terra), Kore (della Vegetazione), Afrodite (dell’Amore), Adone (della Fertilità), e Dioniso (dell’Euforia), tali popolazioni mantennero tali culti nei territori da essi colonizzati, ed è così che si spiega la loro sopravvivenza ad Alcara Li Fusi; nelle stradine che attraversano il paese vengono preparati piccoli altari, su di essi verrà messo “U’ Muzzuni” che quindi è una brocca col collo mozzo, dal quale fuoriescono spighe di grano e garofani, rivestita con un foulard di seta ed adornata con gli ori che appartengono alle famiglie del quartiere, le pareti di questi altari sono adornate con dei tipici tappeti tessuti col telaio a pedale (le Pizzare), sulle Pizzare vengono poggiati i piatti con i “Laureddi”, che sono steli di grano germogliati al buio; questa “la componente pagana”, poi c’è la “componete cristiana”, dedicata al Santo martire decapitato, San Giovanni Battista.