flabellum
fan
Also known as: flabella
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types of fans
use as ritualistic object
- In ceremonial object: Protective devices and markers of sacredness
…may be compared to the flabella (“fans”) in the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches. They are waved before the iconostasis during the Eucharist in the divine liturgy of the Eastern Orthodox Church, and they also are placed on either side of the papal chair in solemn processions. The parasol, or…
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