Today at noon thousands of red rose petals will flutter down through the oculus of the Pantheon in Rome. This spectacular tradition is held each year on the feast of Pentecost.

Another special feature of this beautiful feature of this open skylight.

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Whoa, this Pentecost rose petal shower at the Pantheon is pure magic! Falling like holy confetti, straight vibes.

Beautiful 🌹Tradition Rome!🇮🇹

The Roses of Heliogabalus by Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1888)

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All eyes on Pantheon today! 🌹

Representing theHoly Spirit coming down from Heaven with the Heavenly fragrance and the redemption and healing through the cleansing blood of Christ!🕊️🕊️🕊️🌹🌹🌹🔥🔥🔥

At Mass today, I was thinking of exactly this. How beautiful this tradition is! Glory be to God and His Holy Spirit!

Why has the dome, which has never been closed since it was built, never been flooded by rainwater? Why has the dome, which has never been closed since it was built, never been flooded by rainwater?

Romans in full armor absolutely sending it must’ve gone so hard in the ancient days

@marthamaccallum I got the chills watching that video – like the Holy Spirit coming down!

Makes me think of the rosaries where the beads have been made with rose petals 🌹

@HeidiKaiter Absolutely gorgeous, would have loved to seen that a d smell the roses!!

Beautiful translation of pagan Europe to Christian Europe. Roses falling down through the Pantheon just as the Rose of Sharon gave us the Holy Spirit.

To Orthodox Christians, the feast of Pentecost is not just a celebration of an event in history !

I carefully broke down the history behind this roman tradition, why and how firetighters became the people effecting. Happy Pentecost day! Have a short read. Cheers 🥂 😅

Thanks for this post. I did not know of this tradition and frankly I did not know what Pentecost was or that it was a moveable feast.

Love planted a rose, and the world turned sweet. - Katharine Lee Bates

What a wonderful way to celebrate 'Pentecost Sunday'

The Pantheon in Rome is officially known as the Basilica of St. Mary and the Martyrs. 🌹

A historic and beautiful tradition The sight of rose petals falling through the Pantheon’s oculus reminds us how ancient Roman architecture is still connected to living cultural celebrations today

Wow, that's the same! When my kids were little, they used to collect flower petals and scatter them from above.🌼

Such a beautiful tradition! 🌹🌺

I can imagine the rose smell it would carry.....

I wonder if that tradition has and links to emperor Elagabalus. A not very popular Emperor who as the story goes at one banquet for his amusement, decided to literally drown his guests, with falling flowers.

Red Roses. What symbology. That takes me all the way back to the beginning of this wild adventure.

@grok why was the copper covering removed by the Byzantines in the 7th century never restored.

Fabulous & my Patron Saint Therese is also known to send Roses petals or flowers! I just prayed to her this morning as I usually do & how wonderful to see this! 🌹🌹🌹🌹

@GraduatedBen Awww❤️ 🌹 🌹🌹🌹🌹 I went there before and i liked that place very much

Stunning. Roses also vibrate at the highest frequency of any plant. It’s no coincidence people love roses. Nontoxic to pets, healing properties, and their beauty protected by thorns. 🌹

@mamboitaliano__ They really need to fix that large hole in the roof.

Unicorn Fart Dust sprinkles down the Pantheon 🏛️ Oculus in Rome. There are $UFD signs.

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