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- May Crowning
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1947 portrait photo of children taking part in May Crowning, a Roman Catholic ritual. The girls are in best dresses, wear floral garlands in their hair and hold bouquets of daisies. The two boys stand in back dressed in white suit jacket and shorts.
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- Portraits, children, unidentified
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Undated portrait photo of women and children being part of May Crowning, a traditional Roman Catholic ritual that occurs in the month of May whereby an image or likeness of the Blessed Virgin is ceremonially crowned recognizing her as Queen of Heaven and the Mother of God. Women hold lilies and...
Show moreUndated portrait photo of women and children being part of May Crowning, a traditional Roman Catholic ritual that occurs in the month of May whereby an image or likeness of the Blessed Virgin is ceremonially crowned recognizing her as Queen of Heaven and the Mother of God. Women hold lilies and gladiolas, children hold bouquets of daisies. Some are dressed in robes with flower garlands in their hair.
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