Mother' s Dear Babies - Baptism at Russian-Lippovans

Versiune în Limba Română AICI. 

Russian - Lippovans (Starovery) protected the baby from evil spirits baptizing him almost immediately after birth. At eight days godmother took the child and went to church with a small suite.

Baptism is officiating in the morning, before the religious service, at five o'clock, when the priest not eaten yet.

An important moment in the ceremony is the bounding of the child with a belt (pois). It is considered the insignia of Christianization, establishing the connection between body and soul.

Sequence from the temporary exhibition Mother' s Dear Babies  (Ethnographic and Folk Art Museum Tulcea)

Sequence from the temporary exhibition Mother' s Dear Babies  (Ethnographic and Folk Art Museum Tulcea)

Detail from the temporary exhibition Mother' s Dear Babies  (Ethnographic and Folk Art Museum Tulcea)

Detail from the temporary exhibition Mother' s Dear Babies  (Ethnographic and Folk Art Museum Tulcea)