Processions in the Black Mountains - Hungarian Conservative

Processions in the Black Mountains - Hungarian Conservative

Snow fell heavily from the skies on that cold January night. The strong Adriatic winds cut through the crowds that formed in front of the stone churches. On their hands, crosses, icons, banners, and flags—national and religious. Priests and bishops stood in the front row, leading the chants that the faithful, young and old, repeated as they marched through the main street of the town. As the night fell, a man carrying a large, decorated wooden c…