Procession, feast of the Holy Trinity, church of the Holy Trinity, Azdamichy 2013. In the Orthodox tradition the priests and congregation process three times counter-clockwise around the church (Roman Catholics process clockwise). On the third circuit the procession stops at four points — symbolizing the cross — for a priest to read from the Gospels… Continue reading Photos of the Day for June 10, 2014
Month: June 2014
Photos of the Day for June 9, 2014
Feast of the Holy Trinity, Orthodox church of the Holy Trinity, Azdamichy 2013. The parish in Azdamichy celebrates its feast day on the Tuesday after Trinity Sunday (thus June 10 in 2014). It is a Trinity tradition in Eastern Orthodoxy to place branches of birch leaves in the church and at the church entrance and… Continue reading Photos of the Day for June 9, 2014
Photo of the Day for June 8, 2014
Belarus in Faces (part CXXXVII): celebratory liturgy, feast of the Holy Trinity, church of the Holy Trinity, Azdamichy 2013. In the Orthodox tradition Pentecost and the feast of the Holy Trinity continue to be celebrated on the same Sunday. The Orthodox parish of the Holy Trinity in Azdamichy marks the feast of the Holy Trinity… Continue reading Photo of the Day for June 8, 2014
Photo of the Day for June 7, 2014
Kissing the special Easter bread at the end of the Orthodox Easter Monday service, Azdamichy 2014. In a plain and profound profession of faith — and of determination to pass on that faith — a grandmother firmly and lovingly lifts her grandson to kiss the special Easter bread. Цалаваньне пасхальнага куліча (артаса) напрыканцы службы, Сьветлы… Continue reading Photo of the Day for June 7, 2014
Photo of the Day for June 6, 2014
After children’s communion, Orthodox Easter Monday service, Azdamichy 2014. Here parents and grandparents line up with their children and grandchildren to kiss the cross held by Father Aljaksandr. Parishioners kiss the cross to remind themselves of Christ’s sacrifice and to receive the strength of the triumph over death that the cross represents. Напрыканцы службы, Сьветлы… Continue reading Photo of the Day for June 6, 2014
Photos of the Day for June 5, 2014
Children’s Communion, Orthodox Easter Monday service, Azdamichy 2014. Giving of communion to baptized infants and children is standard practice in the Orthodox and Eastern Catholic churches. Дзіцячае прычасьце ў Сьветлы панядзелак, Аздамічы 2014 год.
Photos of the Day for June 4, 2014
Belarus in Faces (part CXXXVI): Children’s Communion Service, Easter Monday, Azdamichy 2014. Беларусь у тварах (частка CXXXVI): Дзіцячае прычасьце ў Сьветлы панядзелак, Аздамічы 2014 г.
Photo of the Day for June 3, 2014
Oak Tree near Machul’ 2014. Дуб ля в. Мачуль 2014 год. Soviet and Soviet-inspired “amelioration” of vast swaths of the Pripet Marshes has destroyed many of the region’s oak trees. Noble survivors still catch one’s eye.
Photo of the Day for June 2, 2014
Belarus in Faces (part CXXXV): Easter Day, Azdamichy 2014. Беларусь у тварах (частка CXXXV): Вялікдзень, Аздамічы 2014 год. Depending on the character of a village and the mix of kids, parents and grandparents, some village streets form themselves naturally into an extended agora. Azdamichy’s main street is one such lively place, especially on a Sunday… Continue reading Photo of the Day for June 2, 2014
Photos of the Day for June 1, 2014
Belarus in Faces (part CXXXIV). Depending on the character of a village and the mix of kids, parents and grandparents, some village streets form themselves naturally into an extended agora. Azdamichy’s main street is one such lively place, especially on a Sunday evening or after a major church feast, when kids gather to talk shop… Continue reading Photos of the Day for June 1, 2014