Photos of the Day for May 26, 2018

Orthodox Holy Week and Eastertide in Polesia (V/XII). Страсны (русальны) тыдзень і сьветлы тыдзень на Палесьсі (V/XII).   Procession and Paschal Greeting before the closed church doors at the beginning of the all-night Easter service. Хрэсны ход і абвяшчэньне Ўваскрасеньня Гасподняга перад зачыненымі дзверамі, усяночная пасхальная служба, Аздамічы 2018 г.     Procession. Хрэсны ход.… Continue reading Photos of the Day for May 26, 2018

Photos of the Day for May 25, 2018

Holy Week and Eastertide in Polesia (IV/XII). Страсны (русальны) тыдзень і сьветлы тыдзень на Палесьсі (IV/XII).   Return of the Plashchanitsa (Winding Cloth which held Christ’s body during his repose in the tomb) to its place on the Holy Table of the altar.  This rite takes place just before the procession leading into the all-night… Continue reading Photos of the Day for May 25, 2018

Photos of the Day for May 23, 2018

Holy Week and Eastertide in Polesia (III/XII). Страсны (русальны) тыдзень і сьветлы тыдзень на Палесьсі (III/XII).     Holy Saturday cleaning and preparation of the church for the all-night Easter service.  Tsjerablichy 2018. Прыбор і падрыхтоўка царквы да ўсяночнай пасхальнай службы.  Цераблічы 2018 г.         Rehearsal for Sunday school performance on Easter… Continue reading Photos of the Day for May 23, 2018

Photos of the Day for May 21, 2018

Holy Week and Eastertide in Polesia (II/XII). Страсны (русальны) тыдзень і сьветлы тыдзень на Палесьсі (II/XII).   Orthodox feast of the Annunciation, Azdamichy 2018. In 2018 Orthodox Holy Saturday or Plashchanitsa (the celebration of Christ’s repose in the tomb) coincided with the fixed-date April 7 feast of the Annunciation, one of the twelve great feasts… Continue reading Photos of the Day for May 21, 2018

Photos of the Day for May 19, 2018

Holy Week and Eastertide in Polesia (I/XII). Страсны (русальны) тыдзень і сьветлы тыдзень на Палесьсі (I/XII).   Orthodox Holy Saturday 2018.  Lamentation at the Tomb (Plashchanitsa — Плашчаніца) and Annunciation (Dabravjeshchan’nje — Дабравешчаньне), Tsjerablichy and Azdamichy 2018. Whenever Orthodox Easter falls on April 8, as in 2018, then Holy Saturday, April 7, coincides with the… Continue reading Photos of the Day for May 19, 2018

Photos of the Day for May 18, 2018

Dawn on Orthodox Holy Saturday, Tsjerablichy 2018. Сьвітанак у Вялікую суботу, Цераблічы 2018 г.     Church of the Resurrection. Царква Ўваскрасеньня Гасподняга.         River Moustva. Рака Моўства.  

Photo of the Day for May 17, 2018

Faces of Polesia, Tsjerablichy 2018. Палесьсе ў тварах, Цераблічы 2018 г.     Granny Prosja at 100 and three months. Бабуля Прося (у 100 гадоў і 3 месяцы).