Tuesday, May 01, 2012

Inside The Church

Orthodox churches have no pews.  It's one of the first things you notice.  This does allow the space inside to feel bigger than it is.  This church was recently repainted, probably within the past couple of years.  The artwork, like in most Orthodox churches, is intricate and beautiful.  Most people in Moldova are Orthodox, with minorities of Catholic and Jewish faiths.  This does lead to some confusion, as when people refer to "Jewish Easter" here.  It means the Catholic Easter and Jewish Passover weekend, because they're both a week before Orthodox Easter.

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