Month: April 2017

Photo of the Day for April 20, 2017

Belarus in spring:  haystack from the previous year and new fence.  Filipinjaty 2014. Беларусь увесну:  леташні стог і новы плот.  Філіпіняты 2014 г.  

Photos of the Day for April 18, 2017

Patronal feast of the Resurrection, Orthodox church of the Resurrection, Tsjerablichy 2015. The church of the Resurrection in Tsjerablichy holds its patronal feast on Easter Tuesday.   Прастольная сьвята Ўваскрэшаньня Хрыстоваша, царква Ўваскрэшаньня Хрыстовага, Цераблічы 2015 г.          

Photos of the Day for April 17, 2017

Easter (Bright) Monday children’s service, Azdamichy 2015. Дзіцячая служба й прычасьце, Сьветлы панядзелак, Аздамічы 2015 г.                 Cleaning the church on Easter (Bright) Monday for the patronal feast of the Resurrection on Easter (Bright) Tuesday, Tsjerablichy 2015. Прыборка царквы ў Сьветлы панядзелак для прастольнага сьвята Ўваскрэшаньня Хрыстовага ў… Continue reading Photos of the Day for April 17, 2017

Easter / Вялікдзень / Пасха / Уваскрасеньне Хрыстовае

Christ is risen!  Happy Easter!  Хрыстус зь мёртвых устаў!  Хрыстос уваскрос!  Хрыстос уваскрос!  Хрыстос уваскрос!  Сапраўды ўваскрос! Христос Воскрес! Воістину Воскрес!     Midnight procession, Orthodox all-night Easter service, Azdamichy, Easter 2015. Хросны ход, усяночная велікодная служба, Аздамічы 2015 г.         Proclaiming the Resurrection, all-night Easter service, Azdamichy 2015. Абвяшчаньне Ўваскрасеньня Хрыстовага,… Continue reading Easter / Вялікдзень / Пасха / Уваскрасеньне Хрыстовае

Holy Saturday / Плашчаніца

Orthodox Holy Saturday Matins (Lamentation at the Tomb — Plashchanitsa), Azdamichy 2015. To mark the death of Christ and his repose in the tomb, the priest sets up a temporary altar table toward the rear of the nave to symbolize Christ’s tomb.  The priest has a cloth icon spread out to cover the table.  Commemorating… Continue reading Holy Saturday / Плашчаніца

Photo of the Day for April 12, 2017

The basin of the Pripet River (Прыпяць – “Prypjats’”) defines Polesia.  The Pripet flows from Ukraine eastward through southern Belarus, roughly along the 52nd parallel, and empties into the Dnjapro (Dnjepr).  Every spring as the snows and ice melt and the storks return, the Pripet and its tributaries overflow.  This timeless cycle of flooding brings… Continue reading Photo of the Day for April 12, 2017

Photos of the Day for April 11, 2017

Spring flood at the confluence of the S’vislach and Bjarezina rivers, S’vislach 2012. Паводка пры ўтоку р. Сьвіслач у Бярэзіну, Сьвіслач 2012 г.     View of the spring flood on the River S’vislach from the S’vislach fortress. Выгляд на паводку з замку ў Сьвіслачы.       Spring flood on the River Bjarezina near… Continue reading Photos of the Day for April 11, 2017