Ah my family in Cyprus are Greek Orthodox so this really did interest me.

In the Greek Orthodox faith a child’s hair must not be cut before baptism. It must be kept pure from the cut of the knife, keeping intact its covenant with God. Thus, when a child is anointed in baptism, it must then in return give something to God. Since a child is born with no material possessions of its own a lock of its hair is cut as a gift to God. That is all it has to give…
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Denise Larkin, BA (Hons)
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Ah my family in Cyprus are Greek Orthodox so this really did interest me. All of these stories are wonderful to read.
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Written by Denise Larkin, BA (Hons)
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