. The religion of Russia. A study of the Orthodox Church in Russia from the point of view of the Church in England. < H PERSONAL IMPRESSIONS 57 occasion a source of great embarrassment to me. I happenedto be passing the church just as a funeral procession headedby cross-bearer and bannerers was setting out for the ceme-tery. Thinking myself unnoticed I prepared to photographthe scene, when to my horror Batushka Johann called a haltand the whole party, including the mourners, posed fortheir portraits with the corpse in the centre! A Peasant Wedding The following is an account of a wedding sc
. The religion of Russia. A study of the Orthodox Church in Russia from the point of view of the Church in England. < H PERSONAL IMPRESSIONS 57 occasion a source of great embarrassment to me. I happenedto be passing the church just as a funeral procession headedby cross-bearer and bannerers was setting out for the ceme-tery. Thinking myself unnoticed I prepared to photographthe scene, when to my horror Batushka Johann called a haltand the whole party, including the mourners, posed fortheir portraits with the corpse in the centre! A Peasant Wedding The following is an account of a wedding scene atOosman, in the Government of Tamboff. The favouriteday for marriages in this district is Oclober the first, the feteday of the province. On this occasion (1911) seventeencouples were united, three pairs at a time. The brides worebrightly coloured frocks, consisting of red petticoats andwide-sleeved bodices of orange yellow silk, decorated withred and green trimmings. Round their necks were rowsand rows of large coloured beads. Their heads were crownedwith flowers or with a fantastic kokoshnik (tiara) and
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