Photos of the Day for August 3, 2017

Portraits of Polesia.  Karotsichy 2017. Партрэты Палесься.  Кароцічы 2017 г.       The man in the middle is a visitor to the patronal feast of St. Nicholas from Kobryn District, 140 miles (200 kilometers) to the west. Спадар у сярэдзіні — паломнік з Кобрыншчыны.  

Photos of the Day for August 1, 2017

Spring patronal feast of St. Nicholas (Mikola — May 22), part III/III:  procession and blessing of the church and parishioners with water.   Orthodox church of St. Nicholas, Karotsichy 2017. Мікола вясновы (22 траўня), частка II/III:  хрэсны ход і асьвячэньне вадой.   Царква Сьвяціцеля Мікалая Цудатворца, Кароцічы 2017 г.          

Photos of the Day for July 31, 2017

Spring patronal feast of St. Nicholas (Mikola — May 22), part II/III.   Orthodox church of St. Nicholas, Karotsichy 2017. Timelessness and the instant:  transmission of faith and traditions from generation to generation.    Мікола вясновы (22 траўня), частка II/III.   Царква Сьвяціцеля Мікалая Цудатворца, Кароцічы 2017 г. Момант і пазачасовасьць:  перадача веры й традыцый… Continue reading Photos of the Day for July 31, 2017

Photos of the Day for July 30, 2017

St. Nicholas is highly venerated in Eastern Orthodoxy and churches in Belarus celebrate two feast days (Mikola — Мікола) in his honor:  spring Mikola on May 22 to mark the translation of his relics from Lycia in Asia Minor to Bari in 1087 and winter Mikola on December 19 to celebrate his working of wonders.… Continue reading Photos of the Day for July 30, 2017