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Post by Bonobo on Jun 22, 2009 8:05:05 GMT 1
Corpus Christi day. In the village of Spycimierz people create floral carpets.      
Spycimierz [spɨˈt͡ɕimjɛʂ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Uniejów, within Poddębice County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) south-west of Uniejów, 15 km (9 mi) west of Poddębice, and 52 km (32 mi) west of the regional capital Łódź.[1]
The village has a population of 380. It is famous for a beatiful celebration of the Corpus Domini feast when the inhabitants create flower carpets along 2 km long route of the procession.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpycimierzAgnieszka Tomaszczuk, The Floral Carpet and Its Role in the Life of Parishioners. On the Celebration of Corpus Christi in Spycimierz
In Spycimierz, a small village near Uniejów, Corpus Christi is not only a religious and family holiday, but also an unusual event for the whole parish; its extreme importance lies in the fact that all the parishioners join in a certain task and become involved in a joint endeavour. An important part of the local custom are the preparations for the Corpus Christi Holy Mass and procession, which consist of creating a fantastic carpet composed of the bountiful gifts of Nature. The author presents a detailed description of the creation of the floral carpet, its appearance, and social significance.www.konteksty.pl/2004-1-2summary.htm
Before Corpus Christi Day a lot of inhabitants of Spycimierz can be met in meadows and fields picking up flowers, leaves and bark for huge carpets that are arranged for the day. The carpets are about 2 km long and participants of the procession can admire flowery arrangements in forms of angels, hearts, grape bunches, monstrance, crosses, national symbols or various geometrical patterns. In Rawa Mazowiecka, in the octave of Cor-
pus Christi Day flower petals are scattered to arrange similar carpets in the church of Passionist dedicated to St Paul of Cross.
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Post by jeanne on Jun 22, 2009 11:32:47 GMT 1
Wow, amazing floral carpet! I can't imagine all the work that goes into it, and it's made by a village with population 380?
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Post by Bonobo on Jun 22, 2009 18:21:41 GMT 1
Wow, amazing floral carpet! I can't imagine all the work that goes into it, and it's made by a village with population 380? I am in two minds. Flowers look great, indeed, but knowing they are all destroyed during the procession and then look like a heap of rubbish, makes me doubtful about the whole idea. Besides, what a waste of money!! They could spare it to the poor instead on flowers. Do I have to be so critical, always???  |
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Post by locopolaco on Jun 22, 2009 18:40:02 GMT 1
Wow, amazing floral carpet! I can't imagine all the work that goes into it, and it's made by a village with population 380? I am in two minds. Flowers look great, indeed, but knowing they are all destroyed during the procession and then look like a heap of rubbish, makes me doubtful about the whole idea. Besides, what a waste of money!! They could spare it to the poor instead on flowers. Do I have to be so critical, always??? instead of rubbish, these flowers could become mulch, you know?   |
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Post by jeanne on Jun 22, 2009 21:51:49 GMT 1
Besides, what a waste of money!! They could spare it to the poor instead on flowers. Bonobo, Don't you remember your scripture? That's exactly what Judas said when the woman annointed the feet of Jesus with the expensive nard...and isn't Corpus Christi all about Him? Apparently... ;D ;D ;D |
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Post by valpomike on Jun 1, 2010 22:06:18 GMT 1
June 3rd. is Corpus Christi Day, and how will all celebrate it this year? What will Poland do on this day? Why is it a big day in Poland?
Mike
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Post by valpomike on Jun 3, 2010 16:35:14 GMT 1
Here in the USA this day is nothing, but I am told in Poland, it is a big day. Why is this, and what will all the Polish be doing on this day?
Mike
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Post by Bonobo on Jun 7, 2010 21:47:18 GMT 1
Here in the USA this day is nothing, but I am told in Poland, it is a big day. Why is this, and what will all the Polish be doing on this day? Mike The most pious Poles will go to church and attend procession. See it here: polandsite.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=customs&action=display&thread=87 Others will just relax. Krakow`s celebration is the oldest in Poland. The first was in 1320. Wow!
Corpus Christi (Latin for Body of Christ) is a Western Catholic feast. It is also celebrated in some Anglican and Lutheran churches. It honors the Eucharist, and as such it does not commemorate a particular event in Jesus' life. It is held on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday or, in some places, on the following Sunday. Its celebration on a Thursday is meant to associate it with institution by Jesus of the Eucharist during the Last Supper, commemorated on Maundy Thursday, and this is the first free Thursday after Paschaltide.[1] In the current Ordinary form of the Roman rite of the Catholic Church, the feast is officially known as the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ.[citation needed]
In many English-speaking countries, Corpus Christi is transferred to the Sunday after Trinity Sunday by both Catholics and Anglicans. At the end of the Mass, it is customary to have a Procession of the Blessed Sacrament (often outdoors), followed by Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.
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Post by Bonobo on Jun 23, 2011 21:34:14 GMT 1
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Post by pjotr on Jun 23, 2011 22:11:15 GMT 1
It reminds me of a Buddhis ritual with the art of Mandala making by Buddhist monks, they make the image with great care and dedication and than wipe the sand together and frow it way.
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Post by Bonobo on Jun 24, 2011 21:04:48 GMT 1
It reminds me of a Buddhis ritual with the art of Mandala making by Buddhist monks, they make the image with great care and dedication and than wipe the sand together and frow it way. Wow, I didn`t know about it. Quite interesting: www.newportnet.com/archives/mandala/nancy/home.htm |
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Post by tufta on Jun 24, 2011 21:26:18 GMT 1
Project of a very large flower mandala, to be formed on July the 1st, the day Poland takes over EU presidency bi.gazeta.pl/im/6/9840/z9840736X,Tak-ma-wygladac-kwiatowy-dywan-na-Placu-Zamkowym.jpg |
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Post by Bonobo on Jun 24, 2011 21:36:04 GMT 1
Project of a very large flower mandala, to be formed on July the 1st, the day Poland takes over EU presidency bi.gazeta.pl/im/6/9840/z9840736X,Tak-ma-wygladac-kwiatowy-dywan-na-Placu-Zamkowym.jpg Not bad. ;D ;D ;D |
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Post by pjotr on Jun 25, 2011 12:24:00 GMT 1
Project of a very large flower mandala, to be formed on July the 1st, the day Poland takes over EU presidency bi.gazeta.pl/im/6/9840/z9840736X,Tak-ma-wygladac-kwiatowy-dywan-na-Placu-Zamkowym.jpg Tufta, Wonderful, and something very positive! Both the fact that Poland takes over EU presidency and the fact of the Mandala. A Buddhist girlfriend of mine from Amsterdam (Tibethan branch of Buddhism, who goes to the *Taiwanese Buddhist temple in Amsterdam) paints wonderful Mandalas. * static0.parool.nl/static/FOTO/pe/10/9/13/media_xl_291508.jpg?20101003135241 |
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Post by pjotr on Jun 25, 2011 12:29:53 GMT 1
Bo, Some of the floral carpets at Corpus Christi day in the village of Spycimierz actually look like Mandala's, Roman Catholic Polish manadala's! ;D Cheers, Pieter |
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Post by pjotr on Jun 25, 2011 12:54:48 GMT 1
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Post by pjotr on Jun 25, 2011 13:06:15 GMT 1
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Post by vratislavian on Dec 9, 2011 22:57:46 GMT 1
I had the luck of being in Kraków for Corpus Christi this year. I was leading a study tour in Oświęcim and there, and it was cool to see the colour and holiness of the procession in Kraków after what we'd seen and heard about in Auschwitz-Birkenau. I managed to promote the procession (all apart from one were not Polish) and a few attended and enjoyed it.
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Post by jeanne on Dec 11, 2011 23:03:29 GMT 1
What does this symbol means, the Golden little church like sculpture with the host (Hostia) (Roman Catholic Sacramental bread, the body of Christ) in it? I saw it last weekend when I visited the ' Old Catholic' ( starokatolicki) Church of Oudewater in the Province in Utrecht. The Sacristan (Zakrystian) told us they use it in this ' Old Catholic' church which is also being visited by Roman-Catholic visitors. He told us (my monastry group of Catholics and Protestants, which I am a member of) that Polish and German groups of Roman Catholics who visited their mass, kneeled in front of that symbol, when the Old Catholic priest used it in his church. The Old Catholic church uses old Roman Catholic symbolism and lithurgy, where the Dutch Roman Catholic church lost some of that traditions (which the sacristan said were stil practice in very Roman Catholic countries. He watched the lady of the Black Madonna ceremony in Częstochowa, and found it very interesting) Pjotr, The "golden little church-like sculpture" is known as a "monstrance." Its purpose is to hold the consecrated host (the body of Christ) in an appropriate manner so it can be seen and worshiped by the people. Monstrances are still in use throughout the Roman Catholic Church, though most modern ones are of much simpler form, usually resembling a "sunburst." The people in the church were kneeling in front of the Eucharist (the consecrated Host) which was held in the monstrance, not the monstrance itself. This form of worship is referred to as Eucharistic Adoration, and while it has fallen out of popularity in some areas of the world (most notably in Europe), it is still a legitimate form of prayer and worship in the Roman Catholic Church. |
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Post by tufta on Dec 12, 2011 9:43:02 GMT 1
Jeanne, Pjotr, this is probably the only monstrance in the world made of... coal  |
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Post by jeanne on Dec 13, 2011 21:47:10 GMT 1
Jeanne, Pjotr, this is probably the only monstrance in the world made of... coal Oh my goodness, that's amazing! Thanks, Tufta!  In what church is that found? I assume it's in a mining town... |
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Post by tufta on Dec 14, 2011 9:07:30 GMT 1
Yes, a mining town of Ruda ¦l±ska. The church of Mother of God of the Rosary:   static.panoramio.com/photos/original/32965352.jpgThe monstrance is made of coal apart from this small vessel directly holding the hostia, is it called CUSTODIA in English ,too? It was made by one of Warsaw's goldsmiths. |
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Post by jeanne on Dec 15, 2011 1:44:33 GMT 1
Yes, a mining town of Ruda ¦l±ska. The church of Mother of God of the Rosary: The monstrance is made of coal apart from this small vessel directly holding the hostia, is it called CUSTODIA in English ,too? It was made by one of Warsaw's goldsmiths. Tufta, These are exquisite photos! I'm assuming you took them?? In any case, thanks for sharing! I must admit that I don't know what the small vessel that holds the host is called, but since "custodia" sounds Latin to me, it's probably the same term used here. Some of those old Latin words are still used in the Church, no matter in which language the Mass is being said. |
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Post by tufta on Dec 17, 2011 9:29:59 GMT 1
These are exquisite photos! I'm assuming you took them?? In any case, thanks for sharing! I only found them on the net to give you some idea what 'church in Ruda ¦l±ska' might look like |
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