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Christmas 2019

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Title

Christmas 2019

Description

The representations on the two €0.34 and €0.41 cent stamps take us to the festive spirit of the great holiday of Christmas.

The €0.64 cent stamp illustrates the mural painting of the worshipping Panagia Arakiotissa and Kecharitomeni (Our Lady of Araka full of Grace) from the Church of Araka in Lagoudera dating back to 1192. This masterpiece of Arakiotissa is unique as to its content and symbolisms. The posture of Jesus leaning in his mother hands reminds us of the image of Christ-child as eucharistic symbol in Melismos. The characteristic earring worn by the Jesus has been interpreted by a passage of the Exodus and with verses of the Old Testament in relation to the Passover sacrifice which is read in churches on the holiday of Candlemas.

Source

Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus
Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία

Publisher

Library of Cyprus University of Technology

Date

Contributor

Designer: Δόξια Σεργίδου

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

2019CS388, 2019CS389, 2019CS390

Coverage

35.160417, 33.346556

Files

Citation

Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία, “Christmas 2019 ,” Αψίδα, accessed March 28, 2024, https://apsida.cut.ac.cy/items/show/46013.