Orthodox Holy and Great Saturday Matins (Lamentation at the Tomb — Plashchanitsa) I/II, Azdamichy 2015.
To mark the death of Christ and his repose in the tomb, the priest sets up a temporary altar table in the nave to symbolize Christ’s tomb. The priest has an icon commemorating the dead Christ — the Winding-Cloth (Plashchanitsa (Плашчаніца) in Belarusian or epitaphios in Greek) — placed to cover the table. Other icons in the church are draped in black lace. However, this service is far from a lamentation. Rather, it praises Christ’s victory over death by his own death.
Ютрань (Плашчаніца) I/II, Вялікая субота, Аздамічы 2015 г.
Father Aljaksandr blesses the Plashchanitsa (Winding-Cloth icon).
Other icons are draped in black lace.
On Holy Saturday an icon of Christ’s Passion is placed on the icon table in the center of the nave.
