Friday, April 10, 2009

Lenten cross


In our neighborhood, the residents at one house have planted a wooden cross in their front yard. Every year, during Lent, they drape the cross with a purple cloth. I'm thinking that a clergy person and family live there, but do not know for certain.
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19 comments:

  1. cieldequimperApril 10, 2009 at 3:47 AM

    Hmmm, interesting. The photo treatment gives it a kind of ghostly quality.

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  2. magicpolaroidApril 10, 2009 at 5:27 AM

    yes I think it too!

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  3. MeApril 10, 2009 at 5:58 AM

    Now that's weird! Perhaps is their way to prepare for Easter. I live in a very Christian country but this is the first time I see something like this! nice shot!

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  4. B SQUAREDApril 10, 2009 at 7:47 AM

    A nice touch whomever lives there.

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  5. HildaApril 10, 2009 at 7:49 AM

    I guess it's their own little way of reminding people why we celebrate Easter. Can't have one without the other, after all.

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  6. UnknownApril 10, 2009 at 8:42 AM

    I've never seen a private house with such an 'installation'...

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  7. MarieApril 10, 2009 at 8:43 AM

    They might be catholic. At my church they changed the piece of cloth according to the celebrations (white, green....) but I have never seen a purple one.....

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  8. lv2scpbkApril 10, 2009 at 9:14 AM

    Beautiful photo.

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  9. slimApril 10, 2009 at 10:08 AM

    Timely post and I like the soft focus. In the Catholic tradition the colors represent the various liturgical seasons - purple is for the present season of Lent. Today, Good Friday, that cross might be draped in black (symbol of death) for the day Christ died. Easter Sunday is the high holy day and the celebratory white color would be displayed. These colors are commonly displayed in both Catholic and Protestant churches in the Boston area. I have only seen a few residential displays.

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  10. JudyApril 10, 2009 at 11:37 AM

    Nice post for today!

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  11. LoisApril 10, 2009 at 12:34 PM

    The cross at my church is draped in purple today too. This is a nice Good Friday post.

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  12. VPApril 10, 2009 at 1:49 PM

    Very soft tones for a beautiful image, many interesting comments to an unusual post.

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  13. WalkerApril 10, 2009 at 5:12 PM

    Great capture.

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  14. magiceyeApril 10, 2009 at 9:05 PM

    very evocative
    lovely capture

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  15. Bob PorisApril 11, 2009 at 11:46 AM

    Did he leave His coat while taking a break? If I were HE, I wouldn’t come back

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  16. amatamari©April 11, 2009 at 1:19 PM

    I have never seen
    such a thing...

    ...but the picture is very beautiful!!!

    :-)

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  17. Ram NApril 12, 2009 at 6:46 AM

    Nice shot Jacob. Two observations : 1) you're probably right about the neighbours 2) Surprises that in many countries the neighbours don't interact with each other or don't know each other. Its rather surprising for someone like me who comes from a country where most of them know about their neighbourhood well .... (inquisitive guys nah .. the indians!)
    Ram (chennaidailyfoto.wordpress.com)

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  18. LowellApril 12, 2009 at 10:28 AM

    @ Ram N. - I'd say that in our neighborhood, we know the immediate neighbors fairly well, although do not socialize much. When you get three or four houses away, we know people to greet them and chitchat but not much more than that. At one half a mile we hardly know anybody.

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  19. Marie-NoyaleApril 13, 2009 at 2:30 PM

    I've never seen that in a private house!You are probably right about the owners.

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