Sacred Cod - Wikipedia

Do you know about the Massachusetts #SacredCod? Which is different from the #HolyMackerel. We have fish that watch over #MApoli at our State House, and they have tails to tell... [I know what I did there].

Is #WBUR here yet?

https://www.wbur.org/radioboston/2023/01/18/boston-history-fish-massachusetts

What you need to know about the hanging fish sculpture at the State House | Radio Boston

Lost in a fire, then stolen three times, the Sacred Cod is a cherished piece of Massachusetts history.

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@chriscmartell
...It typifies to the citizens of the Commonwealth and of the world the founding of a state It commemorates democracy. It celebrates the rise of free institutions. It emphasizes progress. It epitomizes Massachusetts"

What a wonderful tradition.

#SacredCod #Massachusetts #mapoli #StateHouse #democracy

@chriscmartell
#SacredCod #Massachusetts #mapoli
#StateHouse
"Humble the subject and homely the design, yet this painted image bears on its finny front a majesty greater than the dignity that art can lend to graven gold or chiseled marble,” the lawmakers wrote. “The lessons that may be learned of it are nobler than any to be drawn from what is beautiful, for this sedate and solitary fish is instinct with memories and prophecy, like an oracle. ..."