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Incarnate Word Postulant

Hi,

I am writing a paper for my liturgy class and I need help. I need to know what kind of images (decorations, symbols, banners) are used for the liturgical seasons in the southern hemisphere.

For example, we know that Christmas over there happens in summer and that Catholics living in the Southern Hemisphere suffer some consternation because of the reversal of seasons. For them, there is no correspondence with their natural cycle and the Church Year. (or do they?)

I need to know if the liturgical decorations or symbols used over there somehow relate to their natural cycle.

For example, using the image of light for Christmas, seeing that the true light that gives light to every man was coming into the world.

I don't know, I'm still in the process of thinking about it. I would appreciate some help if you can and also please do not post offensive things.

Thank you and may God bless you.

Sister Mary Helga

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incarnatewordsister

Anybody from Argentina? New Zealand? Australia? Africa? Antartica? Bolivia? Chile? Paraguay?
Uruguay? New Guines? Samoa?

Please.... :sadder:

I need to know what some of the traditions are for Lent, Easter, Ordinary Time, Advent and Christmas in parishes over there.

Please, y'all, help a Texan :cowboy: ...

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My husband spent some time in Antarctica. There wasn't much religious stuff were he was though.

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VeniteAdoremus

[quote name='CatherineM' post='1900601' date='Jun 24 2009, 07:24 PM']My husband spent some time in Antarctica. There wasn't much religious stuff where he was though.[/quote]

Oh, yes, don't you hate it when you're in Antarctica and it becomes Christmas during summer and everybody is walking around in string bikinis? :hehehe:

I'm sorry. This is serious. Go help Sister, you southerners!

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