Month: November 2013

Feast of the Maccabees/Honey-Blessing Festival, Davyd-Haradok 2013.  Макаўе/Мядовы Спас, Давыд-Гарадок 2013 год. At the moment Father Ryhor moves to bless flowers parishioners hold their bouquets aloft in an especially intense moment of devotion.

Feast of the Maccabees/Honey-Blessing Festival, Davyd-Haradok 2013.  Макаўе/Мядовы Спас, Давыд-Гарадок 2013 год. At the conclusion of the feast-day liturgy parishioners gather in the churchyard to have their flowers blessed.

Feast of the Maccabees/Honey-Blessing Festival, Davyd-Haradok 2013.  Макаўе/Мядовы Спас, Давыд-Гарадок 2013 год. The August 14 Orthodox feast of the Maccabees/Honey-Blessing festival is the first major harvest-related rite in the Orthodox liturgical cycle.  Throughout Belarus parishioners take honey, water and sometimes small bouquets of flowers to be blessed at the end of the service.  Reflecting the… Continue reading Photo of the Day for November 18, 2013

Churches of Belarus (part XLIX):  Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity (1758), Dabraslauka 2013.  Цэрквы Беларусі (частка XLIX):  царква Сьвятой Тройцы (1758), Дабраслаўка 2013 год. At just over 18 feet wide, the Orthodox church of the Holy Trinity in Dabraslauka (Pinsk District in Polesia) is the narrowest church in Belarus.  Царква Сьвятой Тройцы ў Дабраслаўцы… Continue reading Photo of the Day for November 17, 2013

Sunset, Tsjerablichy 2013.  Захад сонца, Цераблічы 2013 год.

Blessing of pupils and the new school year, Azdamichy 2013.  Дабраслаўленьне вучняў і новага школьнага года, Аздамічы 2013 год. Father Aljaksandr blesses the assembled pupils with holy water.

Blessing of pupils and the new school year, Azdamichy 2013.  Дабраслаўленьне вучняў і новага школьнага года, Аздамічы 2013 год.

Blessing of pupils and the new school year, Azdamichy 2013.  Дабраслаўленьне вучняў і новага школьнага года, Аздамічы 2013 год. At the end of August churches throughout Belarus, both Roman Catholic and Orthodox, hold a blessing for pupils and the new school year, which begins September 1.  In Azdamichy’s Orthodox church of the Holy Trinity, Father… Continue reading Photo of the Day for November 13, 2013

Children’s communion, feast of the Dormition and blessing of pupils and the new school year, Azdamichy 2013. Прычасьце для дзяцей напрыканцы Ўсьпеньня й перад благаслаўленьнем вучняў і новага школьнага года, Аздамічы 2013 год.  

Rushing Home Before the Storm (to mark St. Martin’s Day), Malishau 2013.  Хутка дадому перад навальніцай (з нагоды Сьв. Марціна), Малішаў 2013 год.