Month: April 2014

Christ is risen!  Happy Easter! Хрыстус з мёртвых устаў!  Хрыстос уваскрос, Хрыстос уваскрос, Хрыстос уваскрос.  Са сьвятам! In 2014 the western and eastern dates for Easter coincide. Easter morning procession, Roman Catholic church of the Apostles Peter and Paul, Iuje 2012.  Велікодная працэсія, касьцёл Сьвятых апосталаў Пятра й Паўла, Іўе 2012 год. Midnight procession, all-night… Continue reading Easter / Вялікдзень / Пасха

Preparing the church for Easter, Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity, Azdamichy 2013.  On Holy Saturday parishioners gather to clean their church and decorate the interior with freshly-ironed covers and runners. Падрыхтоўка да Вялікадня, царква Сьвятой Тройцы, Аздамічы 2013 год. Blessing of Easter bread for Tsjerabljuki on Holy Saturday, Azdamichy 2013.  Here Father Aljaksandr blesses… Continue reading Holy Saturday / Вялікая Субота

In commemoration of Good Friday.  З нагоды Вялікай Пятніцы. Stations of the Cross:  the Lamentation of Christ, church of the Archangel Michael, Bjelahruda 2014.  Крыжовы шлях:  Аплакваньне Хрыста, касьцёл Сьвятога Міхала Арханёла, Белагруда 2014 год.

Holy Thursday, Tsjerablichy 2012.  Вялікі чацьвер, Цераблічы 2012 год.

Portraits of Mjensk (part XV): Along the River S’vislach, April 2012.  Партрэты Менску (частка XV):  уздоўж р. Сьвіслач, красавік 2012 год.

From a mid-January photo survey of the patrimony of north-eastern Valozhyn District.  З вандроўкі па спадчыне паўночна-усходняй Валожыншчыны. View toward the Orthodox church of St. George (1856), Losk, January 2014.  Выгляд на царкву Сьвятога Георгія (1856 г.), Лоск, студзень 2014 г.

From a mid-January photo survey of the patrimony of north-eastern Valozhyn District.  З вандроўкі па спадчыне паўночна-усходняй Валожыншчыны. Although only a few miles from the busy Mjensk-Vilnius highway, the tranquil village of Losk (population about 400) is now well off the beaten path.  Yet from the late 15th century until the partitions of Poland at… Continue reading Photo of the Day for April 14, 2014

Mother of God of the Unwilting Flower, 19th-century folk ikon from the Cherkassy Region of Central Ukraine (from a private collection). Багародзіца нявянучай кветкі, украінскі народны абраз з Чэркашчыны, 19-а ст (з прыватнай калекцыі). Богородиця Нев’янучий квіт, Черкащина, 19-ого ст (з приватної колекції).      

From a mid-January photo survey of the patrimony of north-eastern Valozhyn District.  З вандроўкі па спадчыне паўночна-усходняй Валожыншчыны. Churches of Belarus (part LXVI):  Roman Catholic church of the Sacred Heart (1924 or 1930), Losk, January 2014.  Losk’s parish was founded in 1480.  The Soviet authorities closed the existing church in 1959 and turned the building… Continue reading Photos of the Day for April 13, 2014

From a mid-January photo survey of the patrimony of north-eastern Valozhyn District.  З вандроўкі па спадчыне паўночна-усходняй Валожыншчыны. Churches of Belarus (part LXV):  Orthodox church of the Protection of the Holy Mother of God (1866), Harodz’ki, January 2014.  This is another example of the so-called Muravjouki (Муравёўкі).  These churches were built by the Moscow Patriarchate… Continue reading Photo of the Day for April 12, 2014