[Halo Ireland] [Halo Easter] [Decorations] [Food] [Traditions] [Folklore] [Marist Dundalk]
Easter has a large religious significance in Ireland. The Easter processions are common throughout the country. On Good Friday, two days before Easter Sunday, there is a procession through Dundalk for the Stations of the Cross, where stops are made and prayers said. These Stations are:
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FIRST STATION
Jesus is condemned to Death |
SECOND STATION
Jesus takes up his cross |
THE THIRD STATION
Jesus falls the first |
THE FOURTH STATION
Jesus meets his mother |
THE FIFTH STATION
Simon helps Jesus carry his cross |
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THE SIXTH STATION
Veronica wipes the face of Jesus |
THE SEVENTH STATION
Jesus falls for the second time |
THE EIGHT STATION
Jesus meets some women |
THE NINTH STATION
Jesus falls a third time |
THE TENTH STATION
Jesus is stripped of his clothes |
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THE ELEVENTH STATION
Jesus is nailed to the cross |
THE TWELFTH STATION
Jesus dies on the cross |
THE THIRTEENTH STATION
Jesus is taken down from the cross |
THE FOURTEENTH STATION
Jesus is buried |
THE FIFTEENTH STATION
Jesus is raised from the dead |
As part of this project, one of the Art teachers worked with students on their own interpretation of the Stations of the Cross. One student also did some tile-work on part of the prayer room floor. The work in progress and results are shown below.
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Working on the clay
for the Stations
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The finished product. A silver cross in the middle, with each station in gold around it. We put the following sign beside it:
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The finished tile-work
on the prayer room floor.
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There are many other religious aspects to Easter which are covered in 'Traditions'.
[Halo Ireland] [Halo Easter] [Decorations] [Food] [Traditions] [Folklore] [Marist Dundalk]
