"And the child was three years old, and Joachim said: Invite the daughters of the Hebrews that are undefiled ...
Yes, that's the one. You can obviously guess where my mischievous little mind is going here. :)
The image of little "Panagitsa" dancing before Almighty God is so wonderful!
That is a very cute image. And, thanks for the representation of Mary as a child. I have never seen anything like it before.
2 Samuel 6:14
Seems this sort of dance ran in the family!
"Come, let us extol David the king, the grandparent of God; for from him sprang out a stem, namely the Virgin, and from that did shine forth Christ the Flower, renewing the creation of Adam and Eve from corruption; for he is compassionate."