There are things in the world that are sacred and especially revered by all people or a certain group. Usually each such item is associated with historical events of past times. A relic is something that can unite entire nations around an idea expressed in a similar way in a subject context. Usually such a thing is kept sacred, sometimes even worshiped.
Meaning of the word "relics"
The concept itself comes from the Latin verb "to stay", which determines its generally accepted meaning. By classification, relics can be divided into religious, historical, family, technical. In any case, a relic is a thing deeply revered, requiring a careful and even reverent attitude.
Historical
These are, as a rule, documents - evidence of events that have occurred in the history of mankind. In any major museum, they are present in the expositions. A historical relic is a battle banner, an ancient manuscript, a manuscript. They also includeall kinds of regalia of power, seals of kings, nobles and states, clothes of rulers, military weapons of various eras. For example, the well-known Cap of Monomakh. Or Botik of Peter the Great. Or the banners of princely squads. As a rule, objects of this kind are kept in museums or private collections for the purpose of scientific research or as teaching objects of history, testifying to a certain course of history. The presence and preservation of such relics for the younger generation is also important. Let's remember with what interest children look at such objects in the museum.
Religious
There have been and there are many religions in the world. Each of them has its own relics. Within a religion, a religious cult can even be formed, associated with some kind of relic. So, the Holy Grail in Christianity served as a pretext for the formation of the Order of the Crusaders - the guardians of this relic. It still exists today. Among such relics of the main world religions are the Wailing Wall, the Spear of Destiny, the Tooth of Buddha.
Christian
The most famous in our part of the world are Christian relics. These are objects kept and revered by believers, connected with the life of the saints, Christ, the prophets. They come in 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 Robe of the Mother of God, partRobe of Christ and the crown of thorns. The relics of saints and some icons have also become peculiar objects of worship, which sometimes stream myrrh, tear and bleed, foreshadowing various events, according to pilgrims.
Technical
These include, for example, instances of machines and mechanisms of past eras that have not been used in modern life for a long time. As a rule, they have been preserved by collectors and are in working order for the purpose of study and education. You can find them in private collections and museums. These are vintage cars, typewriters, locomotives, steamboats, clocks and the like.
Family
The family heirloom is another kind of common classification. Family documents include all kinds of documents, objects, jewelry and other valuable things that are passed down from generation to generation, from generation to generation by inheritance. These are family jewels, press materials about famous family members, a pedigree, photographs, a family tree. In ancient noble (and not only) families, such items and information were traditionally preserved, considered by descendants as family heirlooms and being treasured treasures within the same family.
