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minus-squareCadeillac@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·1 year agoI can’t figure out what it is. It matches the wall the other two are against
minus-squarewanderer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoIt’s a halo. He is a saint in Christianity.
minus-squareCadeillac@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoOf course, the old solid wood halos!
minus-squareDragonTypeWyvernlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoOriginally halos depicted either a disk or escaping rays of light surrounding the head of the “holy person” in question, so people know who the good guy was and you’re not supposed to cheer for the cremation or whatever.
minus-squareCadeillac@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoThank you for the explanation! Today I learned
I can’t figure out what it is. It matches the wall the other two are against
It’s a halo. He is a saint in Christianity.
Of course, the old solid wood halos!
Originally halos depicted either a disk or escaping rays of light surrounding the head of the “holy person” in question, so people know who the good guy was and you’re not supposed to cheer for the cremation or whatever.
Thank you for the explanation! Today I learned