Pakrou (Feast of the Protecting Veil of the Holy Mother of God, October 14), Orthodox church of the Protecting Veil, Plotnitsa 2018. II/II
Pakrou is outside the list of the Twelve Great Feasts of the Orthodox liturgical calendar. However, Pakrou remains a major feast and is keenly observed in Belarus. The celebration of Pakrou coincides with the traditional annual end of work in the fields; the feast is celebrated to appeal to the Holy Mother of God for protection, including during the coming winter, and also for fertile ground in the spring.
Пакроў, царква Покрыва Прасьвятой Багародзіцы, Плотніца 2018 г. II/II
Procession during the patronal feast October 15: in the Orthodox tradition the procession proceeds three times counterclockwise around the churchyard, stopping at the cardinal points of the compass on the third circuit to read the Gospel and bless the church and congregation.
Хросны ход падчас прастольнага сьвята 15 кастрычніка.
In a syncretic Christian/pre-Christian practice parishioners pass under the icon of the Holy Mother of God/Intercessor at the beginning of the procession.
Праход пад абразам Покрыва Прасьвятой Багародзіцы на пачатку хроснага ходу.
