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Vratsa craftsmen carve a chapel in a mulberry tree 

A chapel built in the hollow of an old mulberry tree in the courtyard of the Ethnographic Museum in the town of Vratsa is the Easter gift made by the craftsmen of the North-West Guild of Old Crafts Masters for their fellow citizens. 

An icon of the Virgin Mary and an elaborately carved wooden panel with an iconostasis, a metal cross and a candlestick were placed in the natural hollow of the tree, BNR's correspondent in Vratsa, Iva Antonova, reports. 

It is remarkable that the mulberry tree is alive. Shoots have sprouted at the foot of the chapel, complementing the iconostasis with the natural green beauty of the young branches.
 
"The story of the chapel is a story of faith and resurrection," says Kuman Zhekov, master potter and president of the association.



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