Month: June 2013

Stairs to the Chicken-Coop, Rubjel’ 2009.  На куратнік, Рубель 2009 год.  

Feast of Peter & Paul (part II), church of the Apostles Peter & Paul, Staryja Vasilishki 2012.  Пятра й Паўла (частка ІI), касьцёл Сьв. апосталаў Пятра й Паўла, Старыя Васілішкі 2012 год. More than 1,000 people, with some traveling from Lithuania, assemble for the annual name-day celebratory Mass in Staryja Vasilishki. End of the procession. … Continue reading Photo of the Day for June 29, 2013: Feast of Peter & Paul / Пятра й Паўла

Feast of Peter & Paul (part I), church of the Apostles Peter & Paul, Staryja Vasilishki 2012.  Пятра й Паўла (частка І), касьцёл Сьв. апосталаў Пятра й Паўла, Старыя Васілішкі 2012 год. The Roman Catholic feast of Peter & Paul falls on June 29.  The celebratory Mass in the beloved church of Staryja Vasilishki is… Continue reading Photo of the Day for June 28, 2013: Feast of Peter & Paul / Пятра й Паўла

Belarus in  Faces (part LXXIX):  Stary Ljepjel’ 2007.  Беларусь у тварах (частка LXXIX):  Стары Лепель 2007 год.

Feast of Holy Trinity (part IV), Azdamichy 2012.  Сьвяток Сьвятой Тройцы (частка ІV), Аздамічы 2012 год. Holy Trinity is one of the feasts when parish families from Azdamichy and Tsjerablichy make a special effort to have their children take communion.

Feast of Holy Trinity (part III), Azdamichy 2012.  Сьвяток Сьвятой Тройцы (частка ІII), Аздамічы 2012 год. The parish of the Holy Trinity in Azdamichy and Tsjerablichy celebrates its name-day feast over three days, culminating in the major church service on Trinity Tuesday. Here parish priest Father Aljaksandr’s middle son tends a candle holder.  Each of… Continue reading Photo of the Day for June 25, 2013: Orthodox Trinity / Тройца

Feast of Holy Trinity (part II), Azdamichy 2012.  Сьвяток Сьвятой Тройцы (частка ІI), Аздамічы 2012 год. Here a mother lifts her daughter to kiss the icon in the center of the nave before lining up for children’s communion.

Feast of Holy Trinity (part I), Azdamichy 2012.  Сьвяток Сьвятой Тройцы (частка І), Аздамічы 2012 год. The parish of the Holy Trinity in the central Pripet villages of Azdamichy and Tsjerablichy celebrates Trinity over three days, holding its annual name-day feast on Trinity Tuesday, thus June 25 in 2013.  For this feast parish priest Father… Continue reading Photo of the Day for June 23, 2013: Orthodox Trinity / Тройца

Orthodox Trinity Sunday (June 23 in 2013).  Тройца. In a tradition with deep pre-Christian roots, Orthodox Belarusans mark the feast of Trinity by spreading marsh reeds in the entryway and throughout their home as well as in front of their parish church and in the nave.  In pre-Christian times this tradition celebrated the greening of… Continue reading Photos of the Day for June 22, 2013: Orthodox Trinity / Тройца

Making prastakvasha (clabber), Psuja 2007.  У чаканьні прастаквашы, Псуя 2007 год.