Christmas 2016
Dublin Core
Title
Christmas 2016
Description
The two Christmas stamps, with their festive flavour, represent what is probably the most magical time of the year for both young and old. For children, especially, it is a wonderful season.
They adore dressing the Christmas tree with its colourful decorations and lights. Decorating the Christmas tree is a popular tradition the world over and in keeping with the spirit of the days.
The religious-content stamp depicts the Western-style icon of the Adoration of the Magi, from the church of Panayia Faneromenis, currently to be found in the Byzantine Museum of the Archbishop Makarios III Foundation in Nicosia. The icon dates from the Venetian occupation (1489–1570) and, on the left, portrays the Holy Family. The Theotokos (the Mother of God), in the style of a Western Madonna, is seated and facing right, towards the three Magi opposite her, holding in her arms the naked infant Jesus, who is accepting their gifts and blessing them.
They adore dressing the Christmas tree with its colourful decorations and lights. Decorating the Christmas tree is a popular tradition the world over and in keeping with the spirit of the days.
The religious-content stamp depicts the Western-style icon of the Adoration of the Magi, from the church of Panayia Faneromenis, currently to be found in the Byzantine Museum of the Archbishop Makarios III Foundation in Nicosia. The icon dates from the Venetian occupation (1489–1570) and, on the left, portrays the Holy Family. The Theotokos (the Mother of God), in the style of a Western Madonna, is seated and facing right, towards the three Magi opposite her, holding in her arms the naked infant Jesus, who is accepting their gifts and blessing them.
Source
Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus
Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία
Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία
Publisher
Library of Cyprus University of Technology
Date
Contributor
Designer: Marianna Iacovou
Rights
Απαγορεύεται η δημοσίευση ή αναπαραγωγή, ηλεκτρονική ή άλλη χωρίς τη γραπτή συγκατάθεση του δημιουργού.
Relation
www.cypruspost.gov.cy
Format
jpg
Language
en
Type
Identifier
2016CS332, 2016CS333, 2016CS334
Files
Collection
Citation
Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus
Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία, “Christmas 2016,” Αψίδα, accessed November 4, 2025, https://apsida.cut.ac.cy/items/show/44291.