Greek Wax Votive Offering Angels It will be a treasured

It will be a treasured piece in your wardrobe

East Sussex

„Szopka Krakowska” is such a unique form of nativity scene originated in the XIX century in Kraków by carpenters and bricklayers who were looking for work during winter

Zalipie is a small village in the southern Poland

We especially love his cat's hand sculptured whiskers

Greek Wax Votive Offering Angels It will be a treasuredFolka is excited to present these unique small sculptures of body parts made from wax. In the ancient Greece, votive offerings were presented to a god, sometimes either in the hope of a cure or as thanks for one. They were made in the shape of the afflicted body part so it could be an ear, foot, heart etc. Nowadays, this tradition is still alive in some regions in Greece. People would bring this wax offering to the church hoping for a recovery.