Photos of the Day for September 25, 2017

Orthodox feast of the Transfiguration (Apple-Blessing feast – Jablychny Spas), Azdamichy, August 19, 2017.  VI/VIII

Blessing of apples in Azdamichy.  Father Aljaksandr makes three circuits of the churchyard, in turn censing the fruit, sprinkling the fruit with holy water, and then offering the cross for parishioners to kiss before they hurry to the cemetery to place blessed fruit on the graves of their forebears.

Праабражэньне Гасподняе (Яблычны Спас), Аздамічы 2017 г.  VI/VIII

Асьвячэньне яблыкаў у Аздамічах.

 

Censing.

Асьвячэньне ладанам.

 

 

 

Blessing with holy water.

Асьвячэньне вадой.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kissing the cross.

Цалаваньне крыжа.

 

 

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