3 Stars

[JonK]

Took this in a small rural Ukrainian cemetery.
I wish I knew the significance of the 3 stars. Anybody know?

 

[Big Mike]

I'm getting married into a Ukrainian family next week...I can ask around. Although it may just be stars, common in church/biblical decoration.

What community was it?

 

[JonK]

Keld; nr. Dauphin, Manitoba.

 

[JonMikal]

gravestone symbols: a five pointed star represents the star of bethlehem and a six pointed star represents creation. i'm not sure this is the case with this though.

nice shot btw!

 

[Chiller]

Cool shot Jon. Love the black and white.
Im my handy dandy gravestone symbol guide, it states that one star is "divine guidance", but it does not say anything else.

 

[Mansi]

nice b/w jon.. love teh texture...
thanks for sharing

 

[A.Rotshtein]

A1+A1+A1+A1+A1+A1+A1+A1+A1+A1+A1+A1+A1+A1+A1+A1+A1+A1+A1+A1+A1+A1+A1+A1+A1+A1+A1+A1+A1+A1+A1+A1+A1+A1+A1+A1+A1+A1+A1+A1+A1+A1+A1+A1+A1+A1+A1+A1+A1+A1+A1+A1+A1+A1+A1+A1+A1+A1+A1+A1+A1+A1+............

all I can say (-;

Arie Rotshtein

 

[aprilraven]

after reading chillers comment...i wonder if the three are Father*Son*Holy Spirit??

just hazzarding a guess.... my first thought, was that they look more military to me than religious.... i have noticed religious stars tend to be more ornate...

but that too is a "blind as three mice" guess....

great shot though..the black and white makes it...

 

[JonK]

Thanks everybody; the 3 stars are probably something to do with something
Thanks for the suggestions tho; i'm sure one of them is on the money.

Just for info sake I added a very faint blue sepia tint which may or may not show on everyone's monitor. If you saw them side-by-side you would see a noticeable difference.

Thanks again.