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| 1974: Rozhem Monastery Wood Carvings - "Passover Table" |
Picture the scene, a man called Simon has travelled a great distance from Cyrene (in modern day Libya) to mark Passover in Jerusalem's temple and has been caught up in a jeering crowd.
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| 1970: Easter. The Stations of the Cross - 'Christ falls for the first time' |
He sees Jesus being whipped or rather scourged and sinking under the weight of a cross. Suddenly a Roman soldier seizes Simon and compels him to carry the cross. From innocent bystander he walks into history carrying the cross through the crowds and behind Jesus to Golgotha. Well that day didn't turn out as expected for him! No other mention is made of Simon; the Gospels only tell of the women and the 'beloved disciple' who stayed near the cross at the end.
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| 2014: Easter Surprise |
Journey from sadness to happiness and Sunday - the day of the Easter Surprise.
Happy Easter
Sunday Stamps theme this week is - Easter - See It On A Postcard
4 comments:
I have always found religious Easter pictures hard to bear. Which seems unfair on the ones who actually had to bear it. But it is an important story. the easter bunny provides a relief.
Thank you for sharing your stamps.
I agree that Easter depictions are sometimes hard.
We don't have the rabbit tradition here, but we have some special Easter sweets and cakes that we are enjoying today!
En France c'est la cloche de Pâques qui remplace le lapin et de nombreuses chasses aux oeufs en chocolats sont organisées pour les enfants .
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