Tag: Аздамічы

Photo of the Day for June 22, 2017

Portraits of Polesia:  Jan Mikulich (89).  Azdamichy 2017. Mr. Mikulich is one of the oldest parishioners of the church of the Holy Trinity in Azdamichy. Партрэты Палесься:  Ян Мікуліч (89).  Аздамічы 2017 г. Спадар Ян адзін з найстаршых прыхаджанаў царквы Сьвятой Тройцы ў Аздамічах.    

Photos of the Day for June 6, 2017

Patronal feast of the Holy Trinity, Orthodox church of the Holy Trinity, Azdamichy 2015. Whereas Western churches now celebrate Trinity Sunday one week after Pentecost, the Orthodox church continues to celebrate Pentecost and Holy Trinity on the same day, seven Sundays after Easter.  In addition to the Pentecost/Trinity Sunday service, the Orthodox parish of the… Continue reading Photos of the Day for June 6, 2017

Photo of the Day for May 4, 2017

The bench (part XVI):  spring evening conversation.  Azdamichy 2014. What can seem more prosaic than the plain wooden bench in front of almost every village house in Belarus?  And yet the bench is the pivot of social life, the gathering place of generations on a summer’s eve, the village agora, the permanent observation post.  The… Continue reading Photo of the Day for May 4, 2017

Photos of the Day for April 25, 2017

Eastertide rites in Belarus:  Radaunitsa (Радаўніца) — one of the most important rites honoring one’s forebears in the Belarusian cycle of the year, a rite with deep pre-Christian roots.  On the morning of Radaunitsa, which falls on the Tuesday nine days after Easter, parishioners gather for a memorial service in their church or, as here… Continue reading Photos of the Day for April 25, 2017

Photos of the Day for April 17, 2017

Easter (Bright) Monday children’s service, Azdamichy 2015. Дзіцячая служба й прычасьце, Сьветлы панядзелак, Аздамічы 2015 г.                 Cleaning the church on Easter (Bright) Monday for the patronal feast of the Resurrection on Easter (Bright) Tuesday, Tsjerablichy 2015. Прыборка царквы ў Сьветлы панядзелак для прастольнага сьвята Ўваскрэшаньня Хрыстовага ў… Continue reading Photos of the Day for April 17, 2017

Easter / Вялікдзень / Пасха / Уваскрасеньне Хрыстовае

Christ is risen!  Happy Easter!  Хрыстус зь мёртвых устаў!  Хрыстос уваскрос!  Хрыстос уваскрос!  Хрыстос уваскрос!  Сапраўды ўваскрос! Христос Воскрес! Воістину Воскрес!     Midnight procession, Orthodox all-night Easter service, Azdamichy, Easter 2015. Хросны ход, усяночная велікодная служба, Аздамічы 2015 г.         Proclaiming the Resurrection, all-night Easter service, Azdamichy 2015. Абвяшчаньне Ўваскрасеньня Хрыстовага,… Continue reading Easter / Вялікдзень / Пасха / Уваскрасеньне Хрыстовае

Holy Saturday / Плашчаніца

Orthodox Holy Saturday Matins (Lamentation at the Tomb — Plashchanitsa), Azdamichy 2015. To mark the death of Christ and his repose in the tomb, the priest sets up a temporary altar table toward the rear of the nave to symbolize Christ’s tomb.  The priest has a cloth icon spread out to cover the table.  Commemorating… Continue reading Holy Saturday / Плашчаніца

Photos of the Day for February 15, 2017

Presentation of Jesus at the Temple (Candlemas, Feast of the Purification of the Virgin, Meeting of the Lord), Azdamichy 2015. Candlemas, celebrated in Western churches on or about February 2 and in old-style (Julian Calendar) Orthodox churches on February 15, is unusual in that it has both a Christic and a Marian focus.  The lighting… Continue reading Photos of the Day for February 15, 2017