Month: September 2015

Belarus in Faces (part CLXIX).  Беларусь у тварах (частка CLXIX). The Orthodox Christian feast of Mjadovy Spas/Makauje (VII/VIII):  Davyd-Haradok 2015.  Мядовы Спас/Макаўе (VII/VIII):  Давыд-Гарадок 2015 г.

Belarus in Faces (part CLXVIII).  Беларусь у тварах (частка CLXVIII). The Orthodox Christian feast of Mjadovy Spas/Makauje (VI/VIII):  Davyd-Haradok 2015.  Мядовы Спас/Макаўе (VI/VIII):  Давыд-Гарадок 2015 г.

Feast of Honey-Blessing/feast of the Maccabees (V/VIII):  blessing of flowers.  Davyd-Haradok 2015.  Мядовы Спас/Макаўе (V/VIII):  асьвячэньне кветак.  Давыд-Гарадок 2015 г. In a wave of excitement parishioners thrust their bouquets into the air to be blessed by the priest with ample streams of water.

Feast of Honey-Blessing/feast of the Maccabees (IV/VIII):  awaiting the blessing of flowers.  Davyd-Haradok 2015.  Мядовы Спас/Макаўе (IV/VIII):  у чаканьні асьвячэньня кветак.  Давыд-Гарадок 2015 г. Parishioners await the blessing of flowers at the end of the liturgy with palpable excitement and anticipation.  During the year following the ceremony, families use petals from the blessed flowers to… Continue reading Photos of the Day for September 17, 2015

Feast of Honey-Blessing/feast of the Maccabees (III/VIII), Davyd-Haradok 2015.  Мядовы Спас/Макаўе (III/VIII), Давыд-Гарадок 2015 г.

Feast of Honey-Blessing/feast of the Maccabees (II/VIII), Davyd-Haradok 2015.  Мядовы Спас/Макаўе (II/VIII), Давыд-Гарадок 2015 г.

Feast of Honey-Blessing/feast of the Maccabees (I/VIII), Davyd-Haradok 2015.  Мядовы Спас/Макаўе (I/VIII), Давыд-Гарадок 2015 г. Combining Christian rites with pre-Christian traditions, the August 14 feast of Honey-Blessing (Mjadovy Spas) is the first of several harvest-related celebrations in the Orthodox liturgical calendar.  Mjadovy Spas marks the beginning of the strict two-week fast leading to the Orthodox… Continue reading Photo of the Day for September 14, 2015

A bumper crop in 2015.  Багацьце ўраджая 2015 г. Walnuts, Tsjerablichy.  Арэхі, Цераблічы. Acorns, Tonjezh.  Жалуды, Тонеж. Dried tobacco, Tonjezh.  Высушаная табака, Тонеж. Smoking home-grown tobacco, Tonjezh.  Паленьне табакі з дамашнай гаспадаркі, Тонеж.

Harvest 2015:  summer squash and tomatoes, Tsjerablichy.  Ураджай 2015 г.:  гарбузы і памідоры, Цераблічы.

Harvest 2015:  onions.  Ураджай 2015 г.:  цыбуля. Tonjezh.  Тонеж. Tsjerablichy.  Цераблічы.