Month: October 2011

In the Orthodox parish of the Holy Trinity Father Aljaksandr traditionally performs the service of blessing for pupils and older students from Azdamichy and Tsjerablichy on the last Sunday of August.  In 2011 the service occurred on August 28, the Feast of the Dormition. Ужо пэўнай традыцыяй стала дабраслаўленьне вучняў і студэнтаў на новы навучальны… Continue reading Photo of the Day for October 21, 2011: Blessing of Students IV / Дабраслаўленьне вучняў IV

In the Orthodox parish of the Holy Trinity Father Aljaksandr traditionally performs the service of blessing for students from Azdamichy and Tsjerablichy on the last Sunday of August.  In 2011 the service occurred on August 28, the Feast of the Dormition. Ужо пэўнай традыцыяй стала дабраслаўленьне вучняў і студэнтаў на новы навучальны год, якае праводіць… Continue reading Photo of the Day for October 20, 2011: Blessing of Students III / Дабраслаўленьне вучняў ІІІ

In the Orthodox parish of the Holy Trinity Father Aljaksandr traditionally performs the service of blessing for students from Azdamichy and Tsjerablichy on the last Sunday of August.  In 2011 the service occurred on August 28, the Feast of the Dormition. Ужо пэўнай традыцыяй стала дабраслаўленьне вучняў і студэнтаў на новы навучальны год, якае праводіць… Continue reading Photo of the Day for October 19, 2011: Blessing of Students II / Дабраслаўленьне вучняў ІІ

Catholic and Orthodox churches throughout Belarus hold a special service of blessing for pupils and older students and for the beginning of the school year (September 1).  In the Orthodox parish of the Holy Trinity Father Aljaksandr traditionally performs the service for pupils from the parish’s villages of Azdamichy and Tsjerablichy on the last Sunday… Continue reading Photos of the Day for October 18, 2011: Blessing of Students I / Дабраслаўленьне вучняў І

Feast of Pakrou (Intercession of the Theotokos), part III, Azdamichy 2008.  Пакроў (частка III), Аздамічы 2008 год. Pakrou is the Orthodox liturgy on October 14 for the protection and intercession of the Blessed Mother of God.  The church ceremony is held to mark the end of the year’s work in the fields and in anticipation… Continue reading Photo of the Day for October 17, 2011: Feast of Pakrou III / Пакроў ІІІ

Granny Vul’ljana shucks corn with the flare of an Iowan.   Бабуля Вульляна абірае кіяхі са спраўнасьцю хозяйкі са штату Аёва. Tsjerablichy 2011.  Цераблічы 2011 год.

Feast of Pakrou (Intercession of the Theotokos), part II, Azdamichy 2010.  Пакроў (частка II), Аздамічы 2010 год. Pakrou is the Orthodox liturgy on October 14 for the protection and intercession of the Blessed Mother of God.  The church ceremony is held to mark the end of the year’s work in the fields and in anticipation… Continue reading Photo of the Day for October 15, 2011: Feast of Pakrou II / Пакроў ІІ

Feast of Pakrou (Intercession of the Theotokos), part I, Azdamichy 2010.  Пакроў (частка І), Аздамічы 2010 год. Pakrou is the Orthodox liturgy on October 14 for the protection and intercession of the Blessed Mother of God.  The church ceremony is held to mark the end of the year’s work in the fields and in anticipation… Continue reading Photo of the Day for October 14, 2011: Feast of Pakrou I / Пакроў I

Harvesting Family Allotments (part III), Azdamichy 2011.  Ураджай на сотках (частка ІІІ), Аздамічы 2011 год. Harvest season is one of the busiest and most tension-filled times of the year as Belarusian village families strive to bring in their crops before bad weather sets in.  A bountiful crop of potatoes, pumpkins, cabbage and — later —… Continue reading Photo of the Day for October 13, 2011: The Harvest III / Ураджай ІІІ

The Harvest (part II), Tsjerablichy 2011.  Ураджай (частка ІІ), Цераблічы 2011 год. Ivan, behind the wheel of the truck, teaches science in the Tsjerablichy school.  He and his extended family are loading potatoes gathered in a long day’s work.  Much to everyone’s relief, the harvest was a relatively good one.