Month: June 2019

Photos of the Day for June 10, 2019

All-night Orthodox Easter service, Azdamichy 2019 (II/III). Усяночная пасхальная служба, Аздамічы 2019 г. (II/III).   First proclamation of the risen Christ during the liturgy: Першае абвяшчэньне Ўваскрасеньня падчас літургіі:   Christ is Risen!           Хрыстос уваскрос! Indeed He is Risen!   Сапраўды ўваскрос!   Christ is Risen!            Хрыстос уваскрос! Indeed He is Risen!    Сапраўды ўваскрос!   Christ… Continue reading Photos of the Day for June 10, 2019

Photos of the Day for June 9, 2019

All-night Orthodox Easter service, Azdamichy 2019 (I/III). Усяночная пасхальная служба, Аздамічы 2019 г. (I/III).     Readings from the Scriptures as a prelude to the service. Чытаньні з Пісаньняў перад службай.           Returning the Winding Cloth (Plashchanitsa) to the altar. Вяртаньне Плашчаніцы на алтар.           Procession at… Continue reading Photos of the Day for June 9, 2019

Photos of the Day for June 6, 2019

Preparing the church for the all-night Easter service, Azdamichy 2019. Прыборка царквы для ўсяночнай пасхальнай службы, Аздамічы 2019 г.   Men of the parish remove the black lace of mourning for the death of Jesus and drape the crucifixion icon with white lace in anticipation of Easter.  As the scene developed it reminded me of… Continue reading Photos of the Day for June 6, 2019

Photo of the Day for June 5, 2019

Portraits of Polesia:  parishioners at the Orthodox church of the Holy Trinity, Azdamichy 2019. Партрэты Палесься: прыхаджане царквы Сьвятой Тройцы, Аздамічы 2019 г.  

Photos of the Day for June 4, 2019

Orthodox Holy Saturday matins and procession with the icon of the Winding Cloth (Lamentation at the Tomb — Plashchanitsa), Azdamichy 2019. Вялікая субота, Аздамічы 2019 г.   To mark the death of Christ and his repose in the tomb, the priest sets up a temporary altar table, an altar of repose (the symbolic tomb of… Continue reading Photos of the Day for June 4, 2019

Photo of the Day for June 2, 2019

Portraits of Polesia:  Jelisjej and his pals.  Tsjerablichy 2019.  See also photos of the day for May 10, 2019.   Партрэты Палесься: Елісеява банда.  Цераблічы 2019 г. Гл. таксама фотаздымкі дня 10-а траўня 2019 г.    

Photos of the Day for June 1, 2019

Eastertide portraits of Polesia:  great-grandmother Marusja, Tsjerablichy 2007 and 2019. Велікодныя партрэты Палесься: прабабуля Маруся, Цераблічы 2007 і 2019 гг.   It is a pleasure to greet great-grandmother Marusja, whom one always finds hard at work.  In fact, Marusja was the first person from Tsjerablichy I ever photographed:  she was walking briskly home when we… Continue reading Photos of the Day for June 1, 2019