Church Décor on Ash Wednesday

After a seminar on 'The Lenten Days, Sacred Tri-Duum and Its Decor' held by Dorothea few days ago, we're entering the Lenten season which beginning with the Ash Wednesday. The question is 'Is there any different in Cathedral church decor?' You're curious about it, right?  So, let's check it out.

Tadaa..., here's what the Altar looked like on the Ash Wednesday, February 13, 2013.

The design's devided into 2 parts, the upper and the lower. On each part we used a nest which made of small stems as container as well as focal point besides the flowers made of corn leaf and the fruits of kebembem tree. Most of the materials are dried leaves, seeds and branches, the only plant we used here is the vines.

Actually the original design is just like this sketch. But because of no budget, so we have to be creative and omit some materials then substitute them with what we had at that time and some were borrowed such as the burlap and stones which were taken from the little pond of one of the member of Margriet.

The concept is that during the lenten season, the Catholic usually do spiritual preparation before the feast of Easter such as doing penance, more often praying, fasting and abstinence or other meaningful acts.

In decoration, it was interpreted by Margriet Team by using dried flowers/leaves/branches which have natural color a bit of dark.

The design is just like a concept of waterfall. It's divided into 2 parts, the one which is higher and the other one is placed lower. Water naturally flows from a higher to a lower place. And after going through many steep and winding roads, it finally goes to the estuary where many small animals and plants live.  We're all expected to be able to behave like that, bring good to others and be humble just like a proverb, 'the older the rice plant the more growing down'. We believe It's not an easy thing to do but should be tried at least, right?

Another view of the Altar taken from the right side

These are the dried flower arrangements in front of Jesus and Mary Statues

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Church décor : Team Margriet