After children’s communion, Orthodox Easter Monday service, Azdamichy 2014. Here parents and grandparents line up with their children and grandchildren to kiss the cross held by Father Aljaksandr. Parishioners kiss the cross to remind themselves of Christ’s sacrifice and to receive the strength of the triumph over death that the cross represents. Напрыканцы службы, Сьветлы… Continue reading Photo of the Day for June 6, 2014
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Photos of the Day for June 4, 2014
Belarus in Faces (part CXXXVI): Children’s Communion Service, Easter Monday, Azdamichy 2014. Беларусь у тварах (частка CXXXVI): Дзіцячае прычасьце ў Сьветлы панядзелак, Аздамічы 2014 г.
Photos of the Day for June 1, 2014
Belarus in Faces (part CXXXIV). Depending on the character of a village and the mix of kids, parents and grandparents, some village streets form themselves naturally into an extended agora. Azdamichy’s main street is one such lively place, especially on a Sunday evening or after a major church feast, when kids gather to talk shop… Continue reading Photos of the Day for June 1, 2014