antependium

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English - Turkish
Bir sunağın ya da mihrabın önüne örtülen dekoratif örtü
English - English
The hangings or screen in front of the altar; an altar cloth; the frontal
The cloth that hangs from the pulpit Its purpose is to signify by its colour which season of the Church year we are in If it is green we are in the Season after Epiphany, or in the Season after Pentecost (both of these are also sometimes called Ordinary Time ) If it is blue, we are in Advent (the four weeks before Christmas) If it is white or gold, we are in the Easter season (the fifty days between Easter Sunday and Pentecost Sunday), or in the season of Epiphany If it is purple, we are in Lent (the forty days before Easter )
A covering for the front of an altar, usually of metal or fabric
A decorative cloth which hangs from the pulpit or lectern; or the cloth on the front of an altar, sometimes called a "frontal "
A vestal hanging in front of the altar, with colour varying according to the liturgical seasons Not obligatory in the Catholic church, but often seen in older churches
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