On the way home after the blessing of water for the Orthodox feast of the Baptism of Christ/Theophany, Azdamichy 2020. Дахаты пасьля асьвячэньня вады на Вадохрышча, Аздамічы 2020 г.
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Photos of the Day for February 3, 2020
Polesian autumn, Machul’ 2019. Палеская восень, Мачуль 2019 г.
Photo of the Day for January 30, 2020
Portraits of Polesia: Mats’vjej and his younger brother Jelisjej. Tsjerablichy 2019. Партрэты Палесься: Мацьвей з малодшым братам Елісеем. Цераблічы 2019 г.
Photos of the Day for January 19, 2020
Feast of the Theophany (Vadokhryshcha – Вадохрышча), Tsjerablichy 2019. Falling on January 19, Vadokhryshcha is one of the 12 great feasts in the Orthodox Christian liturgical cycle. Vadokhryshcha commemorates both the baptism of the Lord and the Theophany. With its focus on baptism and water, Vadokhryshcha corresponds to Western Christian Epiphany (January 6) as Epiphany… Continue reading Photos of the Day for January 19, 2020
Photos of the Day for January 18, 2020
Feast of the Theophany (Vadokhryshcha – Вадохрышча), Azdamichy 2019. Falling on January 19, Vadokhryshcha is one of the 12 great feasts in the Orthodox Christian liturgical cycle. Vadokhryshcha commemorates both the baptism of the Lord and the Theophany. With its focus on baptism and water, Vadokhryshcha corresponds to Western Christian Epiphany (January 6) as Epiphany… Continue reading Photos of the Day for January 18, 2020
Photos of the Day for January 1, 2020
Consecration of new Orthodox cemetery chapel of the Exaltation of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross, Lenin 2019. VII/XIII. Асьвячэньне новай праваслаўнай могілкавай капліцы Ўзвышэньня Сьвятога Крыжа, Ленін 2019 г. VII/XIII. Bishop Leanid blesses the congregation with the trikirion (three-candle candle holder symbolizing the Holy Trinity) and dikirion (two-candle candle holder symbolizing the divine… Continue reading Photos of the Day for January 1, 2020
Photos of the Day for December 29, 2019
Consecration of new Orthodox cemetery chapel of the Exaltation of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross, Lenin 2019. IV/XIII. Асьвячэньне новай праваслаўнай могілкавай капліцы Ўзвышэньня Сьвятога Крыжа, Ленін 2019 г. IV/XIII. Arrival of bishop of Turau and Mazyr Leanid. Прыбыцьцё епіскапа Тураўскага й мазырскага Леаніда. Father Dmitryj’s wife Valjantsina awaits the arrival… Continue reading Photos of the Day for December 29, 2019
Photos of the Day for November 16, 2019
Orthodox feast of the Transfiguration (Apple-Blessing feast – Jablychny Spas), Tsjerablichy, August 19, 2019. The traditional break in the service in Azdamichy gave me the opportunity to drive to Tsjerablichy to photograph children’s communion at the end of the liturgy and then the blessing of apples in the churchyard. Праабражэньне Гасподняе (Яблычны Спас), Цераблічы… Continue reading Photos of the Day for November 16, 2019
Photo of the Day for November 9, 2019
Cherry plums (alycha – алыча), Tsjerablichy 2019. Алыча, Цераблічы 2019 г.
Photos of the Day for November 8, 2019
Wedding of Vol’ha and Dz’mitryj, Al’shany 2019: best wishes for a long life of happiness together. Wedding reception. Вянчаньне Вольгі й Дзьмітрыя, Альшаны 2019 г.: шчаслівага шлюбу! Вясельле.