Icons are one of the interesting phenomena of Russian medieval culture. Icons are always next to a person in difficult times. But the icon is not a talisman. There is nothing occult in this symbol, and at the same time, the icon is the door to secrecy.
Background
The Institute of Iconography appeared in the Old Testament. In Christianity, or rather, in the Orthodox faith, the icons were initially wary. But nevertheless, church images entered the life of most Russian people, and it is difficult to imagine a traditional Russian house without icons.
To say about all the icons is unlikely to succeed, there are a huge number of them, but in Orthodoxy there is a clear gradation of icons according to their continuity.
To get started, let's deal with the "ranks". There are several types of holidays in the Church. These are the holidays of the Twelfth Lord's and Mother of God. Great and holy.
The twelve are holidays, which are in year 12. Each is dedicated to some event from the life of Christ and the Virgin: Christmas, Ascension, Assumption, etc. Easter holiday stands apart. This is a separate celebration, which is not even included in the number of twelve per annum, but as if over all. Each holiday has its own image.
The same applies to the Great Days and the memory of saints. In the icon, as in photography, various events are “recorded”.
