Photos of the Day for July 25, 2019

Pentecost:  Papshychy 2019 (IV/XIV). Long ago the residents of Papshychy in the Hlybokaje District of northern Belarus were miraculously spared death from a plague which ravaged the surrounding area.  To commemorate their forefathers’ deliverance, villagers observe the feast of Pentecost by carrying a cloth, onto which people place offerings, in a procession from a roadside… Continue reading Photos of the Day for July 25, 2019

Photo of the Day for July 24, 2019

Pentecost:  Papshychy 2019 (III/XIV). Long ago the residents of Papshychy in the Hlybokaje District of northern Belarus were miraculously spared death from a plague which ravaged the surrounding area.  To commemorate their forefathers’ deliverance, villagers observe the feast of Pentecost by carrying a cloth, onto which people place offerings, in a procession from a roadside… Continue reading Photo of the Day for July 24, 2019

Photo of the Day for July 23, 2019

Pentecost:  Papshychy 2019 (II/XIV). Long ago the residents of Papshychy in the Hlybokaje District of northern Belarus were miraculously spared death from a plague which ravaged the surrounding area.  To commemorate their forefathers’ deliverance, villagers observe the feast of Pentecost by carrying a cloth, onto which people place offerings, in a procession from a roadside… Continue reading Photo of the Day for July 23, 2019

Photos of the Day for July 22, 3019

Pentecost:  Papshychy 2019 (I/XIV). Long ago the residents of Papshychy in the Hlybokaje District of northern Belarus were miraculously spared death from a plague which ravaged the surrounding area.  To commemorate their forefathers’ deliverance, villagers observe the feast of Pentecost by carrying a cloth, onto which people place offerings, in a procession from a roadside… Continue reading Photos of the Day for July 22, 3019

Photo of the Day for June 4, 2017

To commemorate Pentecost:  roadside shrine, Papshychy 2014. To honor their long-ago deliverance from the plague, the villagers of Papshychy in the Hlybokaje District of northern Belarus celebrate Pentecost by carrying a long, special homespun cloth in a procession from this roadside shrine to an early-morning Mass at the village’s cemetery chapel. З нагоды Спасланьня Сьвятога… Continue reading Photo of the Day for June 4, 2017