Stock Photo: Roadside Shrine With Christ In Podlasie, Poland
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Crosses and shrines placed at crossroads served as landmarks for travelers, pointing them in the right direction. The funeral procession also goes to this place, where the deceased is said farewell and taken to the church or church. Most often, pine, oak or birch wood was used to build crosses. Iron and fieldstone were also used. Most of the existing chapels in Podlasie come from the 19th and 20th centuries. A lot of them were created then. The crosses were donated by the inhabitants for thanksgiving or so-called protection intentions - protecting the inhabitants against fire, plague, famine and war. Roadside shrines, like crosses, are a symbol of worship and an expression of the piety of ancestors.The word chapel refers to a small, cult building, free-standing or connected to a larger architectural complex, with space for a small number of people.
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