A baby crying during his baptism at St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Washington, D.C., where anointing with olive oil and baptism in water signify salvation. "Oil enables the baby to slip away from the grasp of evil," says Father John Tavlarides. As for his own grasp? "I haven't lost one yet."
A group parades in celebration of the cities anniversary in the streets of Comarapa, Bolivia.
Corn dancer in costume, Santa Clara, New Mexico.
Kyoto Dance by Miyagawacho Geishas, Japan
At a Kabuki performance, a male kabuki actor specialized in playing female roles (onnagata) since woman actor roles are forbidden to the present day.
A baby crying during his baptism at St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Washington, D.C., where anointing with olive oil and baptism in water signify salvation. "Oil enables the baby to slip away from the grasp of evil," says Father John Tavlarides. As for his own grasp? "I haven't lost one yet."
A baby crying during his baptism at St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Washington, D.C., where anointing with olive oil and baptism in water signify salvation. "Oil enables the baby to slip away from the grasp of evil," says Father John Tavlarides. As for his own grasp? "I haven't lost one yet."
A baby crying during his baptism at St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Washington, D.C., where anointing with olive oil and baptism in water signify salvation. "Oil enables the baby to slip away from the grasp of evil," says Father John Tavlarides. As for his own grasp? "I haven't lost one yet."
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