Merry Orthodox Christmas everyone!
- That's also a message that I've sent earlier today to my young English speaking love ones.
To improve it I've added the following nice icon to my congratulations:
But what are the various symbols on the icon? Let's find out.
I've added some numbers to the image so that it would be easier for us to discuss them:
MerryOrthodoxChristmas_WithNumbers.jpg
So, I've found about 20 symbols here to look on them so far.
1. Jesus Christ. He is shown when He was a Baby.
2. Mary, Mother of Jesus. She is showing Him, like she's saying "Look, Christ is born!"
3. The title of the icon. "Adoration of the magi". In Russian it's "Поклонение волхвов".
4. ?? I was not able to read this text. It is pretty small. Please help!
5. The Magi. Also known as Three Kings. They look like saying "Christ is born! Glorify Him!"
6. ?? The mountain. Why they are in the mountain?
7. ?? Is it a cave in the mountain (6)? Looks like it's dark and cold in there. Does the cave exist our days?