#moravians

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Locals Attend Czech Folk Festival - Františka Uřičářová

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“Living in the side hole.”

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Eleanor McCullough, Loke In: How Weet a Wounde is Heere!”: The Wounds of Christ as a Sacred Space in English Devotional Literature 

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Stone Steps, Bethabara Park, Winston-Salem, NC

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Today in the Word

Faith in the Storm | Scriptures: Acts 27 Devotional for November 29 During a violent storm at sea, the 18th-century evangelist John Wesley experienced a crisis of faith. While everyone around him seemed terrified, a band of believers known as Moravians were untroubled. While others screamed, they sang hymns. Wesley, who was already a preacher and...

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Revolutionary War Gun Surfaces After Being Stolen 50 Years Ago

Revolutionary War Gun Surfaces After Being Stolen 50 Years Ago

Nearly fifty years ago, a thief broke into the museum at Valley Forge and swiped a rare Revolutionary War gun. The FBI was recently notified that it had been found at a “barn sale” and it was returned the its original owner, the Pennsylvania Society of the Sons of the Revolution (PSSR), according to the Smithsonian.

The weapon was created by Johann Christian Oerter, whose craftsmanship was among…

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“Fest gebaut Gott vertraut,” Inscription Over Entrance to Moravian Meeting House, Old Salem, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 2017.

Rough translation “Firmly built with Trust in Gawd.”

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Hanáčka wedding in the region of Moravia, Czechia

"Weddings in this region usually lasted from three days to a week, depending on the wealth of the bride's and groom's families. Celebrations were prepared for and lasted about a week beforehand. These weddings offered wealthy Haná peasants a perfect opportunity to show off in front of the entire village. On a personal level, the ceremony marked a transition: a girl became a woman, and a young man became a man; a change that was also reflected in their clothing. After the wedding, they were no longer permitted to wear the garments they had worn as unmarried individuals. To preserve this ancient tradition, local folklore groups, including the Přerov Haná group, occasionally perform reenactments of a traditional Haná wedding."