A Visit To Iceland And The Scandinavian North By Madame Ida Pfeiffer































































































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vestments of the priests were the same as those worn by our
clergymen, and the commencement of the service - Page 82
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The Vestments Of The Priests Were The Same As Those Worn By Our Clergymen, And The Commencement Of The Service Also Closely Resembled The Ritual Of Our Own Church; But Soon This Resemblance Ceased.

The bishop stepped up to the altar with the candidates, and performed certain ceremonies; then one would mount the

Pulpit and read part of a sermon, or sing a psalm, while the other clergymen sat round on chairs, and appeared to listen; then a second and a third ascended the pulpit, and afterwards another sermon was preached from the altar, and another psalm sung; then a sermon was again read from the pulpit. While ceremonies were performed at the altar, the sacerdotal garments were often put on and taken off again. I frequently thought the service was coming to a close, but it always began afresh, and lasted, as I said before, until four o'clock. The number of forms surprised me greatly, as the ritual of the Lutheran Church is in general exceedingly simple.

On this occasion a considerable number of the country people were assembled, and I had thus a good opportunity of noticing their costumes. The dresses worn by the women and girls are all made of coarse black woollen stuffs. The dress consists of a long skirt, a spencer, and a coloured apron. On their heads they wear a man's nightcap of black cloth, the point turned downwards, and terminating in a large tassel of wool or silk, which hangs down to the shoulder. Their hair is unbound, and reaches only to the shoulder:

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