[Leica] Foot Washing

[philippe.orlent at pandora.be (Philippe Orlent)]

Beautiful piece of kitsch.



Op 14-apr-06, om 20:06 heeft Jeffery Smith het volgende geschreven:

> If you have $80,000 laying around, you can get a life size bronze  
> statue of
> the event from this guy.
>
> http://tinyurl.com/pqhdb
>
> He had one of these on display at a conference I attended back in  
> North
> Carolina. I have to say that, up close, it is quite impressive.
>
> Jeffery Smith
> New Orleans, LA
> http://www.400tx.com
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of  
> Tina
> Manley
> Sent: Friday, April 14, 2006 12:57 PM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Foot Washing
>
>
> At 11:56 AM 4/14/2006, you wrote:
>> Tina,
>> What is the meaning of this ritual? Foot washing is also present in
>> a lot of Hindu rituals, including during marriage and death
>> ceremonies, and conveys humility.
>> Cheers
>> Jayanand
>
> Hi, Jayanand - It's basically the same in the Christian religion - to
> show humility. It does occur at other times of the year and other
> celebrations but is mainly at Easter on Maundy Thursday, or Holy
> Thursday, because according to the Bible, Jesus washed his disciples'
> feet after the Last Supper.  In many Protestant churches women take
> part, too, but the Catholic church decreed that it could be men only,
> following the example in the Bible.
>
> Tina
>
> Tina Manley, ASMP
> http://www.tinamanley.com
>
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