Tag: eastern christianity

Old Orhei: Leaving the Churches.

These black holes that you can see in the mountain are more cliff monasteries.  I would love to go and explore those, but I think it’s prohibited.

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Holy Water Queue.

People queue for Holy Water. One of the traditions of the celebration of the Baptism of Christ includes sprinkling your house with it. Mother & I are chatting in the background, deciding whether we should return home for empty bottles and then brave the wait in line.