Portraits of Polesia: great-grandmother with her great-grandson after the blessing of flowers, August 14th Orthodox feast of Makauje/Mjadovy Spas, Davyd-Haradok 2018. Партрэты Палесься: прабабуля са сваім праўнукам пасьля асьвячэньня кветак, Макаўе/Мядовы спас, Давыд-Гарадок 2018 г.
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Photo of the Day for August 13, 2021
Blessing of flowers, feast of the Maccabees (Makauje)/Honey-Blessing feast (Mjadovy Spas), Davyd-Haradok 2018. The Orthodox Christian feast of Makauje/Mjadovy Spas falls on August 14. This feast is one of the clearest examples of syncretism, the overlapping or fusion of Christian and pre-Christian rites, in the Belarusian cycle of the year. From pre-Christian times, Belarusians have… Continue reading Photo of the Day for August 13, 2021
Photo of the Day for August 19, 2020
Blessing of parishioners by Archbishop S’tsjafan at the end of the service, Feast of the Maccabees (Makauje)/Honey-Blessing feast (Mjadovy Spas), Davyd-Haradok 2018: VI/VI. Дабраслаўленьне прыхаджанаў архіепіскапам Сьцяфанам напрыканцы службы, Макаўе/Мядовы спас, Давыд-Гарадок 2018 г.: VI/VI.
Photo of the Day for August 18, 2020
Portraits of Polesia: three generations, Feast of the Maccabees (Makauje)/Honey-Blessing feast (Mjadovy Spas), Davyd-Haradok 2018: V/VI. Партрэты Палесься: тры пакаленьні, Макаўе/Мядовы спас, Давыд-Гарадок 2018 г.: V/VI.
Photos of the Day for August 17, 2020
Portraits of Polesia: Feast of the Maccabees (Makauje)/Honey-Blessing feast (Mjadovy Spas), Davyd-Haradok 2018: IV/VI. Партрэты Палесься: Макаўе/Мядовы спас, Давыд-Гарадок 2018 г.: IV/VI. World War II veteran Ветэран Другой сусьветнай вайны. After the Blessing of Flowers Пасьля асьвячэньня кветак “Old Pirate” „Стары пірат“
Photos of the Day for August 16, 2020
Feast of the Maccabees (Makauje) or Honey-Blessing feast (Mjadovy Spas), Davyd-Haradok 2018: III/VI. August 14 is one of the clearest examples of syncretism, the overlapping or fusion of Christian and pre-Christian rites, in the Belarusian cycle of the year. Most celebrations of Mjadovy Spas in Belarus emphasize the blessing of honey and water and the… Continue reading Photos of the Day for August 16, 2020
Photos of the Day for August 15, 2020
Feast of the Maccabees (Makauje) or Honey-Blessing feast (Mjadovy Spas), Davyd-Haradok 2018: II/VI. August 14 is one of the clearest examples of syncretism, the overlapping or fusion of Christian and pre-Christian rites, in the Belarusian cycle of the year. Most celebrations of Mjadovy Spas in Belarus emphasize the blessing of honey and water and the… Continue reading Photos of the Day for August 15, 2020
Photos of the Day for August 14, 2020
Feast of the Maccabees (Makauje)/Honey-Blessing feast (Mjadovy Spas), Davyd-Haradok 2018: I/VI. This August 14 feast is one of the clearest examples of syncretism, the overlapping or fusion of Christian and pre-Christian rites, in the Belarusian cycle of the year. From pre-Christian times, Belarusians have observed rites in August to mark the transition from summer to… Continue reading Photos of the Day for August 14, 2020
Photos of the Day for September 18, 2017
Feast of the Maccabees (Makauje)/Honey-Blessing feast (Mjadovy Spas), Davyd-Haradok 2017: IV/V. Priests normally bless with water by snapping the brush forward and back over their head. Here the priest uses a sidearm motion liberally to douse parishioners, causing much merriment. Макаўе/Мядовы спас, Давыд-Гарадок 2017 г.: IV/V.
Photos of the Day for September 17, 2017
Feast of the Maccabees (Makauje)/Honey-Blessing feast (Mjadovy Spas), Davyd-Haradok 2017: III/V. Parishioners focus on the actual blessing, and in the forecourt of the church in Davyd-Haradok they raise their bouquets with such fervor that one feels lifted off one’s feet. The excitement and intensity of devotion has not been diminished by the decision of Davyd-Haradok’s… Continue reading Photos of the Day for September 17, 2017