Początki tworzenia kompozycji z kwiatów na trasie procesji Bożego Ciała w Spycimierzu
The beginnings of creating flower arrangements for the Corpus Christi procession in Spycimierz

Summary/Abstract: The corpus Christi solemnity initiated in the Catholic Church in the 13th century provided the occasion for the adoration of the Holy Sacrament. In time the solemnity was enriched with the external form of the cult, namely a procession. In the village of Spycimierz, by the River Warta, the adoration of the Host evolved into elaborated visual forms. The route of the Corpus Christi procession, apart from the typically decorated altars, was embellished with flower arrangements, which lay in the mid-lane of the road in the village. According to different accounts, the tradition of creating carpets of flowers dates back to Napoleon’s times. It is certain that it existed before World War II, and the first sources informing about it come from 1975.

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