The Blessing of the Wine Cellar

Collection: Folklife Collections, Provincial Museum of Alberta, Edmonton.
Photograph: David J. Goa, 1995.

The Priest visits the homes of the faithful during the feast of Theophany. He blesses the family, each room in the home, and, in the case of this particular home, the wine celler. Such blessings cultivate in the faithful a regard for the gift of life, of family, shelter and the fruits of the earth.