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Kyra Sarakosti

Angeliki N.Ikonomou - Angel Uriel

Painting on natural silk

  Original Painting, 27 x 37 x 5 cm

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About Angeliki N.Ikonomou - Angel Uriel

I was born in Greece, in the heroic and glorious Souli, prefecture of Thesprotia. Graduate of the School of Decoration and Art Studies and Home Economics. I worked for twenty-five consecutive years as a trainer in vocational training departments, such as painting, decoration, general crafts, mosaic art, stained glass, enamel, traditional embroidery, fashion design, costume and art history. I also collaborated with women's associations, municipalities and other social organizations in the above specialities.

Member of the club for UNESCO of Piraeus and Islands and International Action Art, with honours and praise for my contribution to culture. I participated in many group exhibitions, such as in New York on the subject of my work "Greek traditional wedding". For my participation in the UNESCO International Conference "Acropolis", I was honoured with commemorative praise. Also at similar UNESCO conferences, such as in Mexico, Romania, Ecumenical Patriarchate of Istanbul, there are works of mine related to the Acropolis, the only World Heritage Site. At the UNESCO World Conference on Science and Communication, at the "Art Fair International Painting Symposium" masterclasses in Moscow, at UNESCO World Congress in Tokyo, in Belarus, MNSK, at the UNESCO European Council in Marseille, France, “Erasmus & Creative Prisma”, works of mine were presented related to Greek culture.

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About this Artwork

In most regions in Greece Kyra Sarakosti or Lady Lent in English, it is just a paper drawing, but in some places, she can be made of dough and a lot of salt, so it will preserve better! In any case, it is not meant to be eaten, but to be used as a calendar!

Its name in Greek recalls the 40 days of fasting beginning on Clean Monday and ending with the Resurrection on Easter Sunday.
She has her arms crossed and is praying, and she has no mouth because of the fasting period.
Lady Lent has 7 feet (one for each week of the Lent period). The purpose is to cut a leg at the end of each week, so you can easily count how many weeks are left. The last leg is cut on Easter Saturday and after folding well, placed in the bread of the Resurrection. The person finding the piece in his bread will have good luck.
Although this tradition is now a bit forgotten, many young children draw Lady Lent in school. They will keep her in their room or the kitchen of their house, in order to count the weeks till Easter!
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