tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734254493118069369.post8771025614813786918..comments2024-03-28T11:03:22.436-04:00Comments on See it on a Postcard: Sunday Stamps II - 116violet shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12394243443725107623noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734254493118069369.post-81701505131158636042017-03-05T09:38:54.398-05:002017-03-05T09:38:54.398-05:00A beautiful stamp (and also matching with the pres...A beautiful stamp (and also matching with the present Chinese Year of the Rooster!).<br /><br />@Maria: The rooster originaly was a pre-christian symbol of protection. When christianization started, christians tended to keep some traditions of the to-be-christianized people, and there appeared to be a connection with the rooster to Petrus. <br />In the Dutch wiki there is some more information, <br />https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windhaan (alas not in English, but if you'r interested you could read it via google.translate.com)<br /><br />There are - at least in the Netherlands - also churches who have a swan instead of a rooster on top of the steeple, which is symbol for the Lutherian church.Heleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18206346242374113741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734254493118069369.post-41471814323992722402017-03-05T09:15:31.138-05:002017-03-05T09:15:31.138-05:00A nice silvery bird. Now I'm wondering after y...A nice silvery bird. Now I'm wondering after your information how many times I've seen a weathercock with the actually bird as opposed to other symbols. I will be paying more attention now when I look up to a church roof. Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00253875352864018195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734254493118069369.post-6997292726227305822017-03-05T07:37:03.756-05:002017-03-05T07:37:03.756-05:00Very nice - I wish I had remembered the weather va...Very nice - I wish I had remembered the weather vane stamps the US issued a few years ago for my post.FinnBadgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17623312291708136478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734254493118069369.post-32187053693399580952017-03-05T05:27:57.039-05:002017-03-05T05:27:57.039-05:00Oh! I never knew that the cock/rooster is a symbol...Oh! I never knew that the cock/rooster is a symbol of Christianity. Thanks for the info!Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00742777265021634232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734254493118069369.post-28784653593500262422017-03-05T03:47:15.916-05:002017-03-05T03:47:15.916-05:00I would never have thought of the weather vane. A ...I would never have thought of the weather vane. A clean cut stamp.Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.com