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