This year the world saw King Charles smiling at the Royal Maundy Service, an event celebrated every year on April 2, and according to the royal family’s official website, King Charles was seen distributing ‘special Maundy money’ to local pensioners, “in a service reminiscent of Jesus washing the apostles’ feet at the Last Supper”.
Photos and details of this year’s event have also been shared and a brief information about it has been given. For those who don’t know, the Maundy Service takes place every year on the Thursday just before Easter Sunday.
While the program was initially centered around London, the late Queen Elizabeth decided to change this, and began traveling to various cathedrals and monasteries to deliver gifts to the local elderly population. His tradition has now been adopted by King Charles.
What is Maundy Money?
In relation to the idea of ​​distributing Maundy money, the whole idea is that during the service, the emperor distributes ‘gifts’ “according to the number of years he has lived”. According to the website, last year the King presented funds with Maundy Money to 74 men and 74 women (indicating their age that year) to thank them for their outstanding Christian service and making a difference to the lives of people in their local communities.
brief history:
According to the website, the service dates back to 600 AD and “These special coins have kept almost the same form since 1670. They still bear Her Majesty’s portrait, designed for her coronation in 1953, even though the image on the general circulation coin has changed four times since then. Each recipient of the Mondi Money is given two small leather purses, one red and one white, by The King.”
