The Epitaphios of Great Friday: Mosaic of Flowers for the Grave of Christ and Hymns of Immaculate Beauty

(My thanks to a friend for helping me with this post - I am not good at this)

The Greek Orthodox Church is blessed for its role in preserving traditions and customs of both an internal and external beauty - how can one not be associated with the other; in this post I want to illustrate the custom of decorating Christ's tomb with flowers, a tradition that's considered a "jewel" for Greek Orthodoxy. I am talking about the Epitaph (epi επί + taphos τάφος = over + grave), a mosaic of flowers which often, as in the photo above, becomes an art masterpiece.

ΔΙΑΒΑΣΤΕ ΤΗΝ ΣΥΝΕΧΕΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΑΝΑΡΤΗΣΗΣ ΣΤΟ ΙΣΤΟΛΟΓΙΟ MOSAICOLOGY ΕΔΩ