Month: January 2018

Photos of the Day for January 19, 2018

Feast of the Theophany (Vadokhryshcha), Azdamichy 2016. Falling on January 19, Vadokhryshcha is one of the 12 great feasts in the Orthodox liturgical cycle.  In marking the baptism of Christ, Vadokhryshcha commemorates the Theophany, the Orthodox Christian equivalent of Western Christian Epiphany (January 6).  Thus the blessing of water, in remembrance of Christ’s baptism, celebrates… Continue reading Photos of the Day for January 19, 2018

Photo of the Day for January 18, 2018

Polesia in winter:  Vjalikaje Maljeshava 2017. Палесьсе ўзімку: Вялікае Малешава 2017 г.  

Photo of the Day for January 17, 2018

Mid-winter light in Polesia.  Tsjerablichy 2017. Сьвятло ў сярэдзіне зімы.  Цераблічы 2017 г.    

Photo of the Day for January 16, 2018

Polesia in winter:  to home during the break in the Orthodox service for the feast of the Circumcision of the Lord (January 14), Tsjerablichy 2017. Палесьсе ўзімку: дахаты падчас перапынку на службе Абрэзаньня Гасподняга, Цераблічы 2017 г.  

Photos of the Day for January 15, 2018

Orthodox feast of the Circumcision of the Lord (January 14), Tsjerablichy 2017. Абрэзаньня Гасподняга, Цераблічы 2017 г.                  

Photos of the Day for January 14, 2018

Orthodox feast of the Circumcision of the Lord (January 14), Azdamichy 2017. Абрэзаньня Гасподняга, Аздамічы 2017 г.          

Photo of the Day for January 13, 2018

Old-New Year’s Eve (shchadrets – шчадрэц), Tsjerablichy, January 13, 2017. Shchadrets is a pre-Christian rite absorbed into the Christian tradition in Belarus.  In villages of the central Pripet area groups of carolers carry a star-shaped pinwheel from house to house, and sing to bring good fortune; the family in each house offers food or money.… Continue reading Photo of the Day for January 13, 2018

Photo of the Day for January 12, 2018

Polesia in winter:  oak tree, Buda (Zhytkavichy District) 2017. Палесьсе ўзімку: дубы, Буда (Жыткавіцкі р.) 2017 г.