Orthodox Holy Saturday Matins (Lamentation at the Tomb — Plashchanitsa), Azdamichy 2015.
To mark the death of Christ and his repose in the tomb, the priest sets up a temporary altar table toward the rear of the nave to symbolize Christ’s tomb. The priest has a cloth icon spread out to cover the table. Commemorating the Lamentation of the dead Christ, the icon is called the Winding-Cloth — Plashchanitsa (Плашчаніца) in Belarusian or epitaphios in Greek. Other icons in the church are draped in black lace. However, this service itself is far from a lamentation. Rather, it praises Christ’s victory over death by his own death.
Ютрань і Вынос Плашчаніцы, Вялікая субота, Аздамічы 2015 г.
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