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“
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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 April 28, 2020
Radaunitsa (honoring forefathers), Azdamichy 2018. 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. Radaunitsa falls on the Tuesday nine days after Orthodox Easter. On that morning, parishioners gather for a memorial service in their church or, as here… Continue reading Photos of the Day for April 28, 2020
Photos of the Day for April 20, 2020
Transmission of Faith: kissing the special Easter loaf (Artos), Bright Monday (Orthodox Easter Monday), Azdamichy 2019 Перадача веры: цалаваньне артаса, Сьветлы панядзелак, Аздамічы 2019 г.
Orthodox Easter / Пасха / Праваслаўны Вялікдзень
Christ is risen! A joyous Easter to all! Хрыстос уваскрос! Хрыстос уваскрос! Хрыстос уваскрос! Сапраўды ўваскрос! Христос Воскрес! Христос Воскрес! Христос Воскрес! Воістину Воскрес! Blessing of Easter bread, Orthodox Easter, Tsjerablichy 2018. Асьвячэньне пасак, праваслаўны Вялікдзень, Цераблічы 2018 г.
Photos of the Day for March 6, 2020
Blessing of houses, Eastern Orthodox feast of the Baptism of Christ/Theophany (Vadokhryshcha), Tsjerablichy 2020. Асьвячэньне хат, Вадохрышча, Цераблічы 2020 г.
Photos of the Day for March 5, 2020
Blessing of houses, Eastern Orthodox feast of the Baptism of Christ/Theophany (Vadokhryshcha), Tsjerablichy 2020. Асьвячэньне хат, Вадохрышча, Цераблічы 2020 г.
Photo of the Day for March 4, 2020
Father Vital’ and three of the members of the church choir on their rounds to bless houses, Orthodox feast of the Baptism of Christ/Theophany (Vadokhryshcha), Tsjerablichy 2020. The Eastern Orthodox custom of blessing houses on Vadokhryshcha corresponds to the similar western Christian practice on Epiphany. Айцец Віталь з трыма чальцамі царкоўнага хору па дарозе на… Continue reading Photo of the Day for March 4, 2020