Vadokhryshcha (feast of the Theophany), Tsjerablichy 2014.
Vadokhryshcha, celebrated January 19, 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).
The interior of Tsjerablichy’s new Orthodox church of the Resurrection was still under construction during the feast of the Theophany in 2014, but parishioners crowded joyfully into the nave for the celebration.
