Spider web on an April early morning, Tsjerablichy 2014. April 22 dawned in fog, unusual for spring and more evocative of autumn, leaving spider webs bejeweled with dew. Павуціньне красавіцкім досьвідкам, Цераблічы 2014 год.
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Photo of the Day for June 12, 2014
Kitchen Still-Life, Tsjerablichy 2014. Нацюрморт у кухні, Цераблічы 2014 год.
Photo of the Day for June 11, 2014
The Bench (part XII): waiting for Easter Day guests. It is the tradition in Tsjerablichy to celebrate Easter for three days, during which time people expect visits from family and neighbors. Лаўка (частка ХІІ): Вялікдзень: госьці на парозе. Tsjerablichy 2014. Цераблічы 2014 год.
Photos of the Day for June 10, 2014
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
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.