Orthodox feast of the Transfiguration (Apple-Blessing feast – Jablychny Spas), August 19, 2019. Blessing of apples in Azdamichy. Father Aljaksandr makes three circuits of the churchyard, in turn censing the fruit, sprinkling the fruit with holy water, and then offering the cross for parishioners to kiss before they hurry to the cemetery to place blessed… Continue reading Photos of the Day for November 11, 2019
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Photos of the Day for November 10, 2019
Orthodox feast of the Transfiguration (Apple-Blessing feast – Jablychny Spas), August 19, 2019. It has been a great blessing to celebrate the Orthodox feast of the Transfiguration (Apple-Blessing Feast – Jablychny Spas) for thirteen years in a row with the parishioners of the church of the Holy Trinity in Azdamichy. This was also the fifth… Continue reading Photos of the Day for November 10, 2019
Photos of the Day for April 7, 2019
Orthodox feast of the Annunciation (April 7). Azdamichy 2018. The fixed-date feast of the Annunciation is one of the 12 great feasts in the Eastern Orthodox liturgical cycle. Дабравешчаньне Прасьвятой Багародзіцы (7 красавіка). Аздамічы 2018 г. Нерухомае сьвята Дабравешчаньня адно з 12 галоўных сьвятаў у царкоўным літургічным каляндары. In… Continue reading Photos of the Day for April 7, 2019
Photos of the Day for December 5, 2018
Procession, patronal feast of the Holy Trinity, Orthodox church of the Holy Trinity, Azdamichy 2018. Хрэсны ход, прастольнае сьвята Сьвятой Тройцы, царква Сьвятой Тройцы, Аздамічы 2018 г. It is a tradition in Orthodox parishes to give flowers to the priests to carry during the procession. Кветкі для сьвятароў. … Continue reading Photos of the Day for December 5, 2018
Photos of the Day for December 4, 2018
Liturgy and children’s communion: patronal feast of the Holy Trinity, Orthodox church of the Holy Trinity, Azdamichy 2018. Літургія й дзіцячае прычасьце: прастольнае сьвята Сьвятой Тройцы, царква Сьвятой Тройцы, Аздамічы 2018 г. Blessing of the church and parishioners (khadzhen’nje – хаджэньне). The priest, in this case Father Vital’, son of Azdamichy’s priest Father… Continue reading Photos of the Day for December 4, 2018
Photo of the Day for December 3, 2018
Portraits of Polesia: patronal feast of the Holy Trinity, Orthodox church of the Holy Trinity, Azdamichy 2018. Партрэты Палесься: прастольнае сьвята Сьвятой Тройцы, царква Сьвятой Тройцы, Аздамічы 2018 г.
Photos of the Day for November 30, 2018
Portraits of Polesia: patronal feast of the Holy Trinity, Orthodox church of the Holy Trinity, Azdamichy 2018. Партрэты Палесься: прастольнае сьвята Сьвятой Тройцы, царква Сьвятой Тройцы, Аздамічы 2018 г.
Photos of the Day for November 29, 2018
Portraits of Polesia: patronal feast of the Holy Trinity, Orthodox church of the Holy Trinity, Azdamichy 2018. Партрэты Палесься: прастольнае сьвята Сьвятой Тройцы, царква Сьвятой Тройцы, Аздамічы 2018 г.
Photos of the Day for November 2, 2018
Orthodox feast of Holy Trinity, 2018. As in the parish of Mjestkavichy (photos of the day for August 17, 2017), the Orthodox parish of the Holy Trinity in Bjelavusha celebrates its patronal feast on Trinity Monday, the day of the Holy Spirit in the Orthodox liturgical calendar. Trinity Monday fell on May 28 in 2018.… Continue reading Photos of the Day for November 2, 2018
Photo of the Day for August 2, 2018
Portraits of Polesia: grannies at the Orthodox spring feast of St. Nicholas (May 22), Rukhcha 2018. Партрэты Палесься: гаспадынькі, прастольнае сьвята Міколы летняга, Рухча 2018 г.