tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320880361203053560.post2722183161776114704..comments2023-12-27T02:38:31.396-06:00Comments on Forgotten Old Photos: Photo Number 246Far Side of Fiftyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320880361203053560.post-54881899400416401962011-01-01T00:44:10.600-06:002011-01-01T00:44:10.600-06:00Thank you Alberto..great info that I will add to t...Thank you Alberto..great info that I will add to the photo:)Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320880361203053560.post-2231377015313997182010-12-30T12:21:35.248-06:002010-12-30T12:21:35.248-06:00Peace and Good!
Some religious orders use to dress...Peace and Good!<br />Some religious orders use to dress the postulants like a bride, when they enter to the novitiate. This moment, the Mother removes their bride veils and cuts their hair. <br />Afterwards, the postulants retire to another room, where they dress their novice new habit and sometimes remove their footwear. Returning to the church, the Mother imposes them the novices white veil, and sometimes a thorns crown on it.<br />I wish you a Happy New Year!<br />Br. Alberto Guimaraes SFO<br />Braga Secular Franciscan Fraternity - PortugalROBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18012844821587994450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320880361203053560.post-40665506389837872142010-07-14T22:24:36.571-05:002010-07-14T22:24:36.571-05:00I'm chiming in late here and didn't look a...I'm chiming in late here and didn't look at Happy Frog's link to the other photo. My first impression was Santa Lucia day, but I can't remember if/what they carried. A candle for sure, I think.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320880361203053560.post-57082505005549752812010-07-12T00:55:38.271-05:002010-07-12T00:55:38.271-05:00what a find!what a find!Pamelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05404943895800549273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320880361203053560.post-82194736817384478272010-07-11T19:33:27.407-05:002010-07-11T19:33:27.407-05:00It is a unique photo. The candle is so tall and th...It is a unique photo. The candle is so tall and the crown with veil is unique for any faith.L. D. https://www.blogger.com/profile/02270923121962761209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320880361203053560.post-22728030685975602972010-07-11T16:32:19.100-05:002010-07-11T16:32:19.100-05:00Wow! It seems like this girl was to old to be mak...Wow! It seems like this girl was to old to be making first communion, but after looking at Happy Frog's example and another at the same site, I concur, as well. I faintly remember having a similar discussion on this. Currently, children generally make their first communion in 2nd grade, as I also did, and confirmation around 9th-10th, although mine was in 6th grade in the early 70s. In the past, this might have been done at the same time. I would have to do more research to know for sure.Abra La Mentehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01109063644842802206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320880361203053560.post-12945846260159031062010-07-09T21:30:07.597-05:002010-07-09T21:30:07.597-05:00Happy Frog Thanks that was a great photo you found...Happy Frog Thanks that was a great photo you found from 1890..although twenty years separate these photos they are very similar..First Communion it is! :)Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320880361203053560.post-52235673871683082812010-07-09T13:50:23.661-05:002010-07-09T13:50:23.661-05:00Hi again, I found a similar first communion image ...Hi again, I found a similar first communion image on the web (though from 1890) here: http://reflections.mndigital.org/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/scott&CISOPTR=199&CISOBOX=1&REC=16Happy Frog and Ihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02679066739313347920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320880361203053560.post-4046681002176854912010-07-08T23:12:17.660-05:002010-07-08T23:12:17.660-05:00I'm voting communion. I recently did a bit of...I'm voting communion. I recently did a bit of research into habits and wimples and most nuns in the late 19th or early 20th centuries wore black or gray habits. Novices prior to taking their vows didn't always wear the wimple, but after they took their vows, nearly every nun shaved her head.<br /><br />That being said, I wonder if this is an Eastern European woman, as the accessories are differently elaborate from some Western Catholic and Christian accessories.Norkiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14017387181655123770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320880361203053560.post-12181964782066097362010-07-08T15:38:14.752-05:002010-07-08T15:38:14.752-05:00I agree with Happy Frog. This appears to be a &qu...I agree with Happy Frog. This appears to be a "first communion dress" with candle and prayer book with beads. Its hard to tell how old the girl/woman is in this picture but I would guess she isn't all that old (perhaps in her teens?).<br /><br />A sister taking her vows might also wear a similar dress however. There are orders that wear white habits.<br /><br />http://www.institute-christ-king.org/vocations/sisters/<br /><br />So I don't know - this might be "too close to call".Intense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320880361203053560.post-38736103578158269812010-07-08T13:31:58.336-05:002010-07-08T13:31:58.336-05:00I can't say for sure, but it reminds me of my ...I can't say for sure, but it reminds me of my first communion. You had to wear a long white dress and a veil and you often got a special candle and/or used the candle you were given for your baptism as a baby. Hope this helps. :-)Happy Frog and Ihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02679066739313347920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320880361203053560.post-49966553349139883862010-07-08T12:53:14.397-05:002010-07-08T12:53:14.397-05:00A very unique photo - can't wait to see what y...A very unique photo - can't wait to see what your detectives come up with on this one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com