Show ancient ceremony of blessing the waters the blessing ot of the waters is 1 a qualm ceremony td tie be seen in crun coun tries where tile the greek chart h eftis it occurs ale first winter se sia si a ion sun und anti Is attended with great demon st rations anti adf Ux extensive preparations are mide m ide the day before the ceremony cere A route Is set apart leading fruin froin tile church to the spot on the buny that lias has been selected tor for tile he ver veremond emony a carpel ot of straw being laid iian down in gene sill the day of the ceremony Is a bitterly CORI une one hut but tilts this circumstance does des pot not deter the populate lare broin aten d ing en masse they arrive on toot tool inid in sledges and are attired in national dress all horses lire fire caparisoned caparison ed with worsted favol furors fu vors s an and 1 find motor cars ca i rs are 1 decked out on th alie equay quay B laumau Is li va en cuffed in stirring if i hurrel barrel of writer water to keep keel it front from tree freezing zing at ten ocl ak heralded herni ded hj by tile blare of ninny oriss instruments the priests leave the hf church preceded iree eded by a troop tit of vv alry vath them ar are eborne barne thors of f rel deltus and nn banners ade ill fIsts 1 IS they to the hit aimy where t they hey go eo the HW vial torm form of blessing g the waters or if tilt tit country coun fry I 1 water ti iao blessed Is then distributed J kie people ond ind ea betich 11 tre asur e 8 the few drops that fall tr his fis share |