There are things in the world that are sacredly stored and especiallyrevered by all people or a certain group. Usually each such item is associated with historical events of the past. A relic is something that can unite entire nations around an idea expressed in a similar way in a substantive context. Usually such a thing is sacredly kept, sometimes it is even worshiped.
Meaning of the word "relics"
The concept itself comes from the Latin verb“Remain”, which determines its generally accepted meaning. By classification, relics can be divided into religious, historical, family, technical. In any case, the relic is a thing deeply revered, requiring careful and even reverent attitude.
Historical
These are usually documents - evidenceoccurred in the history of mankind events. In any large museum, they are present in the exhibits. A historical relic is a battle flag, an ancient manuscript, a manuscript. They also include all sorts of regalia of power, the seal of kings, nobles and states, the clothes of rulers, military weapons of various eras. For example, the well-known Monomakh Hat. Or Boat of Peter the Great. Or banners of princely teams. As a rule, this kind of objects are stored in museums or private collections for the purpose of scientific research or as teaching history of subjects, indicating a certain course of it. It is important the presence and preservation of such relics for the younger generation. Recall the interest with which children look at such items in a museum.
Religious
В мире существовало и существует множество religions. Each of them has its own relics. Religion can even form within religion, associated with a relic. Thus, the Holy Grail in Christianity served as a pretext for the formation of the Order of the Crusaders - the keepers of this relic. It still exists today. Among such relics of the major world religions are the Wailing Wall, the Spear of Destiny, the Tooth of the Buddha.
Christian
The most famous in our part of the world -Christian relics. These are objects preserved and revered by believers, connected with the life of the saints, Christ, the prophets. They are of varying degrees of importance (some are even definitely questioned) and are usually stored in specially designated places - reliquaries. In Catholicism, these are fragments of the cross on which the Savior was crucified, the sandals of Jesus, the shroud of Peter, the relics of the saints. In Orthodoxy, a relic is a nail from the Cross of the Lord, part of the Riza of Our Lady, part of the Reza of Christ and the crown of thorns. The relics of the saints and some icons, which sometimes flow, tear and bleed, foreshadowing various kinds of events, as pilgrims believe, have become peculiar objects of worship.
Technical
These include, for example, machine instances andmechanisms of past epochs that have long been not used in modern life. As a rule, they were kept by collectors and are in working condition for the purpose of study and training. You can find them in private collections and museums. These are vintage cars, typewriters, steam locomotives, steamboats, watches and the like.
Family
Heirloom - is another kind ofcommon classification. To family can be attributed to all kinds of documents, objects, jewelry and other valuable things, transmitted from family to generation, from generation to generation by inheritance. These are family jewels, press materials about famous family members, ancestry, photographs, a family tree. In ancient noble (and not only) clans, such items and information were traditionally preserved, considered descendants to be family heirlooms and are hidden values within one family.
