Photo of the Day for January 19, 2011: Vadokhryshcha/Вадохрышча

Vadokhryshcha, Azdamichy, January 19, 2010.  Вадохрышча, Аздамічы 2010 год.

Vadokhryshcha is the great feast of the Theophany, the Orthodox Christian equivalent of Western Christian Epiphany (January 6).  Emphasizing the blessing of water in remembrance of the baptism of Christ, this Orthodox feast commemorates the first clear appearance of the Trinity (God revealing Himself through His voice, as the Holy Spirit descending on Christ, as Himself incarnate in Christ).

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