Weaving bridges / Tejiendo puentes
A few wonderful medieval clothing images I discovered:
Weaving bridges / Tejiendo puentes
Image by . SantiMB .
Guimerà, Lleida (Spain).
1ª Sortida enfoca: Guimerà-Conesa (gener 2009).
ENGLISH
Guimerà is a municipality of the area of the Urgell, in Lleida.
It is found in the valley of the Corb river. The major human body of houses, previously walled, rests on the North slope of the valley. The streets and the properties prolong over mountain from the river-bed.
Still element of the walls is conserved, with their nine gates, the watchtower of the castle of Guimerà and centennial properties, as well as the medieval keep of snow.
Also Guimerà is recognized as “the nine Glasses”, considering that the view of the city from the river is an accumulation of residences on other people.
The primary action of the town is the dry land agriculture.
In the center of August a medieval reasonable is celebrated, with stands of craftsmen and previous offices, and some performances.
The most exceptional buildings of the municipality are the rest of the castle and the church of Santa Maria.
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CASTELLANO
Guimerà es un municipio de la comarca del Urgell, en Lleida.
Se sitúa en el valle del río Corb. El núcleo principal de casas, antiguamente amurallado, reposa sobre la vertiente norte del valle. Las calles y las casas se extienden montaña arriba desde el lecho del río.
Aún se conservan parte de las murallas, con sus 9 puertas, la atalaya del castillo de Guimerà y casas centenarias, así como la nevera medieval.
También se conoce Guimerà como ‘El nueve de Copas’, ya que la vista del pueblo desde el río es un amontonamiento de casas unas sobre otras.
La actividad principal del pueblo es la agricultura de secano.
A mediados de agosto se celebra una feria medieval, con puestos de artesanos y de oficios antiguos, y algunas actuaciones.
Los edificios más notables del municipio son los restos del castillo y la iglesia de Santa María.
Más data (en catalán): ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guimer%c3%a0, www.guimera.information
Reliquary Casket
Image by autumnal fires
A reliquary is a container for relics. These could be the bodily stays of saints, such as bones, items of apparel, or some object associated with saints or other religious figures. The authenticity of any provided relic is frequently a make a difference of debate for that cause, some churches call for documentation of the relic’s provenance.
The use of reliquaries grew to become an critical portion of Christian ritual from at the very least the 4th century. Relics are venerated in the Oriental Orthodox, Eastern Orthodox, Roman Catholic and some Anglican Churches. Reliquaries give a signifies of safeguarding and displaying relics, which many imagine are endowed by God with the grace of miraculous powers. They range in dimension from simple pendants or rings to coffin-like containers, to very elaborate ossuaries. A lot of have been developed with portability in thoughts, typically currently being exhibited in public or carried in procession on the saint’s feast day or on other holy times. Pilgrimages often centered about the veneration of relics. The trustworthy typically venerate relics by bowing before the reliquary or kissing it.
(c) Wikipedia
Azenari
Picture by Cathus
…dressed as a girl in afterwards period of time apparel!