"series. In November 2018, it was announced Jack Rowan and Masali Baduza were cast as Callum McGregor and Sephy Hadley respectively. Filming for the series began in November 2018 in South Africa. Noughts and Crosses (2019 TV series) Noughts and Crosses is a scheduled BBC television adaptation of the first book in the novel series of the same name by Malorie Blackman. The series is speculative fiction set in an alternate history dystopia, where black ""Cross"" people rule over white ""Noughts"". The series will star Jack Rowan as Callum, and Masali Baduza as Sephy. ""Being Human"" creator Toby Whithouse is"
"the people of God through the storms of life. The nave is also used for major processions, which gather or enter at the furthest door (liturgically generally called the West Door). The aisles on each side of the nave facilitate the movement of people within the building, without disrupting worshipers in the central space. The arms of the cross are called the transepts and often contain a number of chapels. Farthest from the main entry is the ""sanctuary"" where the Blessed Sacrament is laid on the altar or communion table for the consecration. ""Sanctuary"" means ""Holy Place"". The word has"
"Cross necklace A cross necklace is any necklace featuring a Christian cross or crucifix worn by Christians and others. They are often purchased at stores, or received as gifts for rites such as baptism and confirmation. Crosses are often worn as an indication of commitment to the Christian faith. In addition, some Christians believe that the wearing of a cross offers the wearer protection from evil. Individuals, including Christians and some non-Christians, may also wear cross necklaces as a fashion accessory. Most adherents of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church will wear a cross attached to either a chain or a"
"Cross and Crown The Cross and Crown (a cross passing through a crown) is a Christian symbol used by various Christian denominations, particularly the Bible Student movement. It has also been used in heraldry. The emblem is often interpreted as symbolizing the reward in heaven (the crown) coming after the trials in this life (the cross) (James 1:12). In addition to Roman Catholic and Orthodox Christian uses, the symbol also appears in the seal of the Church of Christ, Scientist, where it is surrounded by the words ""Heal the Sick, Cleanse the Lepers, Raise the Dead, Cast Out Demons"", from"
"stars as a fish. In Mapudungun, the language of Patagonian Mapuches, the name of the Southern Cross is ""Melipal"", which means ""four stars"". In Quechua, the language of the Inca civilization, Crux is known as ""Chakana"", which means literally ""stair"" (""chaka"", bridge, link; ""hanan"", high, above), but carries a deep symbolism within Quechua mysticism. Acrux and Mimosa make up one foot of the Great Rhea, a constellation encompassing Centaurus and Circinus along with the two bright stars. The Great Rhea was a constellation of the Bororo of Brazil. The Mocoví people of Argentina also saw a rhea including the stars"
"Cross A cross is a geometrical figure consisting of two intersecting lines or bars, usually perpendicular to each other. The lines usually run vertically and horizontally. A cross of oblique lines, in the shape of the Latin letter X, is also termed a saltire in heraldic terminology. The word ""cross"" is recorded in 10th-century Old English as ""cros"", exclusively for the instrument of Christ's crucifixion, replacing the native Old English word ""rood"". The word's history is complicated; it appears to have entered English from Old Irish, possibly via Old Norse, ultimately from the Latin ""crux"" (or its accusative ""crucem"" and"
"with them along the way. The pilgrimage is open to people of all ages, and all shades of Christianity. For many, Northern Cross is said to give a chance to get away from the world, a retreat, to top-up their faith, and to share in a small Christian community for the week. It has been featured in mainstream media on many occasions, notably on BBC Songs of Praise, and various journals and daily newspapers. All the main legs walk for seven days, over a distance of approximately 70 to 120 miles. There are also usually two other legs: (1) a"
"religion began to be practiced by many unrelated peoples along the Northwest Coast of North America, such as the Klallam, Quinault, Lower Chehalis, Yakama, Hoh, Quileute, Wiyot, Yurok, and Hupa, among others. Practices reflecting Catholic influence include the use of hand-held candles, the ringing of individual hand bells (to a very loud volume), and the sign of the cross (usually repeated three times). Protestant influence is shown in public testifying and confession of shortcomings. Native elements include brushing or stroking to remove evil influence, counter-clockwise movement of service participants around the room (often with loud stomping), and spontaneous reception of"
"procession during Matins of Great and Holy Friday for the people to venerate. The Orthodox also celebrate an additional Veneration of the Cross on the third Sunday of Great Lent. True Cross The True Cross is the name for physical remnants which, by a Christian Church tradition, are said to be from the cross upon which Jesus was crucified. According to post-Nicene historians such as Socrates of Constantinople, the Empress Helena, mother of Emperor Constantine, the first Christian Emperor of Rome, travelled to the Holy Land in 326–328, founding churches and establishing relief agencies for the poor. Historians Gelasius of"
"the Cross (Via Crucis or Via Dolorosa) is the act of devotion commemorating Christ’s Passion. For centuries this tradition has accompanied Christians during Lent and particularly on Good Friday. In 1970, Fr. Luigi Giussani, a teacher and the founder of Communion and Liberation, started proposing this gesture of the Christian faith to his college students, gathering them by the thousands in Caravaggio, a Sanctuary near Milan, Italy. Together with the traditional readings from the Gospel, Giussani introduced short passages from some of the greatest contemporary Catholic writers, like Claudel and Peguy. The choir accompanied the procession singing at every station"
"Christians follow the Way of the Cross. The pictures showing Jesus accepting the death sentence and carrying the cross to the Mount Calvary or Golgotha is being recited along the 14 stations is called the ‘Way of the Cross’. Every Friday evenings during Lent the Churches witness this performance of the Cross procession. The same Way of the Cross if performed in the hillock ""Annamma Betta"". Annamma Betta is the seat of the Stations of the Cross for two centuries. The day that is the fifth Sunday (this year it is on 18 March 2018) of the Lent the surface"
"Sign of the cross The sign of the cross (), or blessing oneself or crossing oneself, is a ritual blessing made by members of most branches of Christianity. This blessing is made by the tracing of an upright cross or + across the body with the right hand, often accompanied by spoken or mental recitation of the trinitarian formula: ""In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen."" The movement is the tracing of the shape of a cross in the air or on one's own body, echoing the traditional shape of the"
"Rose Cross The Rose Cross (also called Rose Croix and Rosy Cross) is a symbol largely associated with the semi-mythical Christian Rosenkreuz, Qabbalist and alchemist and founder of the Rosicrucian Order. The Rose Cross is said to be a cross with a red, golden or white rose at its centre and symbolizes the teachings of a western esoteric tradition formed within the Christian tenets, albeit ""a Christianity not yet conspicuously in evidence"": Several different meanings have been attributed to the Rose Cross, depending on the source. Some groups, such as the Ancient and Mystical Order Rosae Crucis, from a non-sectarian"
"Rosary beads, scapulars, medals and religious images are more accurately termed “devotional articles""; non-liturgical prayers such as the rosary, the stations of the cross, litanies, and novenas are called ""popular devotions"" or ""expressions of popular piety"". The Latin Church allows the reception of certain sacramentals by non-Catholics. Pentecostal theologian Mark Pearson states that the Bible speaks of sacramentals, sometimes referred to as points of contact, such as blessed prayer cloths () and holy oil (). He states that God is the source of healing and that Pentecostal clergy ""can confidently offer prayer, administer the various sacramentals, and lay hands on"
"Stations of the Cross The Stations of the Cross or the Way of the Cross, also known as the Way of Sorrows or the Via Crucis, refers to a series of images depicting Jesus Christ on the day of his crucifixion and accompanying prayers. The stations grew out of imitations of Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem which is believed to be the actual path Jesus walked to Mount Calvary. The object of the stations is to help the Christians faithful to make a spiritual pilgrimage through contemplation of the Passion of Christ. It has become one of the most popular devotions"
"Namkha Namkha (Tibetan: ནམ་མཁའ་ ""nam mkha' "" ""sky"", ""space"", ""aether"","" heaven""), also known as ""Dö""; (Tibetan ""mdos"" (མདོས) ) is a form of yarn or thread cross composed traditionally of wool or silk and is a form of the Endless knot of the ""Eight Auspicious Symbols (Ashtamangala)"". Namkha, space, is the Tibetan name of an extremely ancient structure made of coloured threads wrapped around wooden sticks, variations of which can be found in other traditions of the populations of our planet, which from time immemorial, Tibetans have imbued with a very precise, well defined and meaningful function, as we shall"
"believers. It is popularly believed that the person who finds the cross is freed from evil spirits. Other countries where this is done include Serbia and Montenegro. The members of Canadian and American ""polar bear clubs"" go outdoor bathing or swimming in the middle of winter. In some areas it is unusual or ceremonial enough to attract press coverage. ""Polar bear plunges"" are conducted as fund-raisers for charity, notably the Special Olympics. Cosmo Kramer briefly joins a New York polar bears club in the sitcom Seinfeld. The Russian immigrant professor Louis Sugarman of Little Falls, NY was the first American"
"the United States with candy-filled baskets, ""Easter bunny"" stories, dyed eggs, and Easter egg hunts. One folk custom is belief in a ""traiteur"", or healer, whose primary method of treatment involves the laying on of hands and of prayers. An important part of this folk religion, the ""traiteur"" combines Catholic prayer and medicinal remedies to treat a variety of ailments, including earaches, toothaches, warts, tumors, angina, and bleeding. Another is in the ""rougarou"", a version of a ""loup garou"" (French for werewolf), that will hunt down and kill Catholics who do not follow the rules of Lent. In some communities,"
"the clergy and reinforced a division between liturgy and popular piety. Popular devotion then followed its own channels, especially since the 16th century. Non-liturgical practices like the Stations of the Cross, the Forty Hours' Devotion, various litanies and rosary-based prayers and chaplets prevailed everywhere; novenas and series of Sundays and weekdays in honour of particular saints or mysteries were instituted. Entire months of the year were given over to special devotions, the most widespread being: January (Holy Name of Jesus); March (Saint Joseph); May (Virgin Mary); June (Sacred Heart); July (Precious Blood); September (Our Lady of Sorrows); October (Rosary); November"
"Cross. Modern projects usually entail the hand knitting of hats or helmet liners; the liners provided for soldiers must be of 100% worsted weight wool and be crafted using specific colors. Clothing and afghans are frequently made for children, the elderly, and the economically disadvantaged in various countries. Pine Ridge Indian Reservation accepts donations for the Lakota people in the United States. Prayer shawls, or shawls in which the crafter meditates or says prayers of their faith while hand knitting with the intent on comforting the recipient, are donated to those experiencing loss or stress. Many knitters today hand knit"
"typical five main legs are known as: Northern Cross (pilgrimage) Northern Cross is an annual, ecumenical, Christian cross-carrying, walking pilgrimage to Lindisfarne (Holy Island) that takes place at Easter. The pilgrimage was founded in 1976 by walkers from Student Cross seeking a new destination, who led a group of pilgrims on a walk from Penrith (near Carlisle) to Lindisfarne, taking it in turns to carry the Cross. The pilgrimage has grown over the years and currently consists of up to seven different 'Legs' that start from different areas of the Scotland-England border region leading up to the celebration of the"
"and also as an easily identifiable warning on poison and other dangerous liquid and powder containers since the 19th century. The skull and crossbones were also popular on crucifixes made in Northern Europe during the 18th and 19th century, worn on rosaries or as larger wall hangings in religious orders Memento Mori and symbolising Christ's victory over death. These crucifixes were also placed on coffins during a funeral and then later given to the deceased's family The skull and bones are often used in military insignia, e.g. in coats of arms of some military regiments. In 1829, New York State"
"away at churches on Palm Sunday), blessed ashes (placed on believers' foreheads on Ash Wednesday services), a cross necklace (often taken to be blessed by one's pastor before daily usage), blessed salt, and holy cards, as well as Christian art, especially a crucifix or cross. Apart from those worn daily, such as a cross necklace or devotional scapular, sacramentals are often kept on home altars in Christian households. As an adjective, ""sacramental"" means ""of or pertaining to sacraments"". The Biblical basis for the use of sacramentals is that Jesus used a form of sacramentals himself; for example, when Christ healed"
"are best known for their door-to-door preaching, distributing literature such as ""The Watchtower"" and ""Awake!"", and refusing military service and blood transfusions. They consider the use of God's name vital for proper worship. They reject Trinitarianism, inherent immortality of the soul, and hellfire, which they consider to be unscriptural doctrines. The group does not observe Christmas, Easter, birthdays or other holidays and customs they consider to have pagan origins incompatible with Christianity. They prefer to use their own Bible translation, the ""New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures"", although their literature occasionally quotes and cites other Bible translations. Adherents commonly"
"the Crucifixion. Flowers are viewed as the manifestation of souls. Occasionally Yaqui men may greet a close male friend with the phrase ""Haisa sewa?"" (""How is the flower?""). As result of the wars between Mexico and the Yaqui, many fled to the United States. Most settled in urban barrios, including Barrio Libre and Pascua in Tucson, and Guadalupe and Scottsdale in the Phoenix area. Yaquis built homes of scrap lumber, railroad ties and other materials, eking out an existence while taking great pains to continue the Easter Lenten ceremonies so important to community life. They found work as migrant farm"
"must be guarded and fed several times a day. Every householder has a small domestic cross clothed in a diminutive ""huipil"" ('woman's dress') and with a mirror hung around its neck. This little female cross was known in Pre-Columbian times as Ix Cel ('Little/female Tree'). In addition to the village patron cross and the household crosses, there are special Lineage Crosses for important lines, four Guardian Crosses at the entrances to town, and others that guard sinkholes and wells, (Villa Rojas 1945). The religion of the people in the 21st century is quite mixed, with some devoted exclusively to the"
"beneath these monuments. In the West, they are also called ""French crosses"". The majority of these crosses, however, were erected long before these events, so it is likely that these names arise from later reinterpretation, or that the original reason was supplanted by the need to commemorate massacres or battles in the vicinity of these crosses, or even that they mark the site of buried victims. Some of the crosses could also be early ""plague crosses"". It is likely that the crosses, which are always found on their own and deep in the countryside, are on sites that were deemed"
"also does not have its origins in Christianity, being instead another religious observance superimposed at the beginning of spring. The Brigid's cross made from rushes represents a pre-Christian solar wheel. Other pre-Christian festivals, whose names survive as Irish month names, are Bealtaine (May), Lúnasa (August) and Samhain (November). The last is still widely observed as Halloween which is celebrated all over the world, including in the United States followed by All Saints' Day, another Christian holiday associated with a traditional one. Important church holidays include Easter, and various Marian observances. Christianity in the form of both Roman Catholicism and Protestantism"
"1470–1555), in his ""De Rerum Inventoribus"", writes that it was customary to make the Sign of the Cross over one's mouth, since ""alike deadly plague was sometime in yawning, wherefore men used to fence themselves with the sign of the cross...which custom we retain at this day."" Yawning is often perceived as implying boredom, and yawning conspicuously in another's presence has historically been a faux pas. In 1663 Francis Hawkins advised, ""In yawning howl not, and thou shouldst abstain as much as thou can to yawn, especially when thou speakest"". George Washington said, ""If You Cough, Sneeze, Sigh, or Yawn,"
"boots to flour, feed and fashion. Many thousands of years ago, Paleo-Indians lived in what today is referred to as the American South. The Native American Choctaw people are descended from the Mississippian and other societies in the Mississippi river valley encountered by Spanish explorers in the early 16th century. The Choctaw arose as a distinct people in the early 17th century and had trade relations with the French, British and Spanish during the colonial period. After the United States victory in the American Revolutionary War, Choctaw lands Alabama and Mississippi were encroached on by European-American settlers. Trying to create"
"winter. It is a tradition that dates back to prehispanic times during which the indigenous people of the region (Pipiles) offered food to give thanks to the gods and Mother Earth for what they provided. The cross was added when the tradition fused with Catholicism during the colonial period. The cross is made from wood, and decorated with flowers and long chains of colorful tissue paper. Fruits, grains, vegetables, drinks, candies and sometimes money are placed at the foot of the cross as offerings. Visitors to the household are invited to take offerings with them after they kneel in front"
"that this caricature of our people as a red-face, smiling savage does great harm to us and our culture and has done so for many years."" ""This imagery, most sports teams are named after animals and they put us in that same category. We're human beings. We're still a living culture and we still exist."" He has also explicated on the exploitation of other items of sacred significance to American Indian. ""When we tell people that the feather is sacred to us, it's a sacred as a Christian cross, some of them start to come around and start understanding,"" he"
"Northern Cross (pilgrimage) Northern Cross is an annual, ecumenical, Christian cross-carrying, walking pilgrimage to Lindisfarne (Holy Island) that takes place at Easter. The pilgrimage was founded in 1976 by walkers from Student Cross seeking a new destination, who led a group of pilgrims on a walk from Penrith (near Carlisle) to Lindisfarne, taking it in turns to carry the Cross. The pilgrimage has grown over the years and currently consists of up to seven different 'Legs' that start from different areas of the Scotland-England border region leading up to the celebration of the Easter Triduum. The Pilgrimage has been officially"