Prayers Seeds
“Put the sunflower seeds in your pockets please. You will lie down here with the seeds. You came to my land? Do you understand? You are occupiers. You are enemies.”
She offered him seeds – so that flowers would grow if he died there on Ukraine's soil. These prayer beads are made from sunflower seeds, the national flower of Ukraine. Prayer beads show up in many religions, including paganism, the ‘religion’ of Ukraine before Christianity was introduced to them. Catholics predominantly reside in the west of Ukraine who use the rosary as part of their worship.
Prayer Seeds was selected for inclusion in a charity event held in Lisbon, raising money for Ukranians.