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German: Umtragefigur

English translation: processional icon







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German term or phrase:Umtragefigur
English translation:processional icon
Entered by:Kim Metzger
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Social Sciences - Folklore
German term or phrase: Umtragefigur
Eine Figur/Statue, die bei kirchlichen Prozessionen mitgetragen wird.
Angelika Joast
United States
religious procession icon
Explanation:
This one's from my home town of Zapopan, near Guadalajara.

The Virgin of Zapopan, "La Zapopanita"
http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/travel/jking/jkvirginvisit.ht...

Her venerable image in the presence of all Ekaterinburg clergy and Orthdox believers was brought into the cloister with the religious procession.

http://www.sestry.ru/eng/content/bip/03/037

religious procession icon
http://www.dullaert.com/
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Kim Metzger
Mexico
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thanks!
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4 +5religious procession icon
Kim Metzger
4relic
stra


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
relic

Explanation:
It's a relic (eine Reliquie), isn't it?

stra
Turkey
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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according to "cambridge" a relic is part of the body or something that belonged to a holy person. a "umtragefigure" is a statue.
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Comment: according to "cambridge" a relic is part of the body or something that belonged to a holy person. a "umtragefigure" is a statue.


13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
religious procession icon

Explanation:
This one's from my home town of Zapopan, near Guadalajara.

The Virgin of Zapopan, "La Zapopanita"
http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/travel/jking/jkvirginvisit.ht...

Her venerable image in the presence of all Ekaterinburg clergy and Orthdox believers was brought into the cloister with the religious procession.

http://www.sestry.ru/eng/content/bip/03/037

religious procession icon
http://www.dullaert.com/


Kim Metzger
Mexico
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 3
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thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Herbert2
50 mins

agree Kathinka van de Griendt
58 mins

agree Tamara Ferencak
2 hrs

agree giselrike: or processional icon
4 hrs

agree Mario Marcolin
7 hrs
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