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the abbot comes out to greet you.
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He's attended on either side by two acolytes,
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and you go through a ceremony of
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in which he washes your hands.
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This washing of the hands was a traditional
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still is a traditional gesture by the Benedictines of hospitality,
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and to some extent of humility.
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You, the visitor, are assigned to a cell.
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Let's have the next slide, Jacob, please.
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There we go. Okay, and I'll just signal those.
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All right. So there we are with the next slide.
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You are assigned a room.