Photos of the Day for September 27, 2017

Portraits of Polesia, Orthodox feast of the Transfiguration (Apple-Blessing feast – Jablychny Spas), Azdamichy, August 19, 2017.  VIII/VIII Партрэты Палесься, Праабражэньне Гасподняе (Яблычны Спас), Аздамічы 2017 г.  VIII/VIII            

Photos of the Day for September 26, 2017

Portraits of Polesia, Orthodox feast of the Transfiguration (Apple-Blessing feast – Jablychny Spas), Azdamichy, August 19, 2017.  VII/VIII Партрэты Палесься, Праабражэньне Гасподняе (Яблычны Спас), Аздамічы 2017 г.  VII/VIII     A grandmother with her granddaughter, and with the same clear and steady gaze…   …as in 2009.             Natalja, a… Continue reading Photos of the Day for September 26, 2017

Photos of the Day for September 25, 2017

Orthodox feast of the Transfiguration (Apple-Blessing feast – Jablychny Spas), Azdamichy, August 19, 2017.  VI/VIII Blessing of apples in Azdamichy.  Father Aljaksandr makes three circuits of the churchyard, in turn censing the fruit, sprinkling the fruit with holy water, and then offering the cross for parishioners to kiss before they hurry to the cemetery to… Continue reading Photos of the Day for September 25, 2017

Photos of the Day for September 24, 2017

Orthodox feast of the Transfiguration (Apple-Blessing feast – Jablychny Spas), Azdamichy, August 19, 2017.  V/VIII After the blessing in Tsjerablichy I returned for the end of the service in Azdamichy and blessing of apples. Праабражэньне Гасподняе (Яблычны Спас), Аздамічы 2017 г.  V/VIII Пасьля асьвячэньня ў Цераблічах вярнуўся ў Аздамічы, каб прысутнічаць на канцы літургіі й… Continue reading Photos of the Day for September 24, 2017

Photos of the Day for September 21, 2017

Orthodox feast of the Transfiguration (Apple-Blessing feast – Jablychny Spas), Azdamichy, August 19, 2017.  II/VIII Portraits during the break in the service. Праабражэньне Гасподняе (Яблычны Спас), Аздамічы 2017 г.  II/VIII Партрэты падчас перапынку.       After I took this photo… Пасьля таго, як здымаў спадарыняў на лаўцы…   …three of the ladies insisted that… Continue reading Photos of the Day for September 21, 2017

Photos of the Day for September 20, 2017

Orthodox feast of the Transfiguration (Apple-Blessing feast – Jablychny Spas), August 19, 2017.  I/VIII It has now been my great fortune to celebrate the Orthodox feast of the Transfiguration (Apple-Blessing Feast – Jablychny Spas) for eleven years in a row with the parishioners of the church of the Holy Trinity in Azdamichy.  This was also… Continue reading Photos of the Day for September 20, 2017

Photos of the Day for September 6, 2017

Portraits of Polesia, patronal feast of the Holy Trinity, Orthodox church of the Holy Trinity (VIII/VIII), Azdamichy 2017. Партрэты Палесься, прастольнае сьвята Сьвятой Тройцы ў царкве Сьвятой Тройцы (VIII/VIII), Аздамічы 2017 г.          

Photo of the Day for September 5, 2017

Portraits of Polesia, patronal feast of the Holy Trinity, Orthodox church of the Holy Trinity (VII/VIII), Azdamichy 2017. Партрэты Палесься, прастольнае сьвята Сьвятой Тройцы ў царкве Сьвятой Тройцы (VII/VIII), Аздамічы 2017 г.  

Photos of the Day for September 4, 2017

Portraits of Polesia, patronal feast of the Holy Trinity, Orthodox church of the Holy Trinity (VI/VIII), Azdamichy 2017. Партрэты Палесься, прастольнае сьвята Сьвятой Тройцы ў царкве Сьвятой Тройцы (VI/VIII), Аздамічы 2017 г.      

Photos of the Day for September 3, 2017

Portraits of Polesia, patronal feast of the Holy Trinity, Orthodox church of the Holy Trinity (V/ VIII), Azdamichy 2017. Партрэты Палесься, прастольнае сьвята Сьвятой Тройцы ў царкве Сьвятой Тройцы (V/ VIII), Аздамічы 2017 г.