Litany for the Merciful Virgin Mary in Mantouki
16 Aug 2018
/ 08:58
CORFU. Yet again this year large numbers of people followed the processions for the Virgin Mary and throughout the island there are various fairs and festivals. The main feature of these litanies is the decoration with coloured ribbons, representing the Holy Belt that the Virgin Mary gave to the apostles.
This tradition goes back over many centuries and folklorists claim that the ribbons are the equivalent of the flowers that distributed to believers at Easter and are given to believers following the Holy Service. According to religious tradition, the 'Virgin Mary's blessed ribbons' are kept in a shrine in order to bring health and good fortune to households.
The biggest procession sets off from the Church of the Merciful Virgin Mary in Mantouki and lasts three hours.
Text taken from the Athenian-Macedonian Agency feature on 15 August.
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The biggest procession sets off from the Church of the Merciful Virgin Mary in Mantouki and lasts three hours.
Text taken from the Athenian-Macedonian Agency feature on 15 August.
See more photos here.
