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Photo of the Day for May 11, 2021

Portraits of Polesia:  staying with granny in the village.  Maladzjel’chytsy 2012. Партрэты Палесься: у бабулькі ў вёсцы.  Маладзельчыцы 2012 г.    

Photos of the Day for May 3, 2021

Orthodox Easter morning service, Rubel’ 2014. Велікодная служба, Рубэль (Рубель) 2014 г.       Easter morning procession. Велікодны хросны ход.         Church choir. Царкоўны хор.         Parishioners. Прыхаджане.  

Orthodox Easter – Christ is Risen! / Хрыстос уваскрос!

Christ is risen!  A joyous Easter to all!    Хрыстос уваскрос!  Хрыстос уваскрос!  Хрыстос уваскрос!  Сапраўды ўваскрос!   Христос Воскрес! Христос Воскрес! Христос Воскрес! Воістину Воскрес!       All-night Easter service:  assembling for the procession just before midnight. Падрыхтоўка да хроснага ходу перад поўначчу.           Procession around the church just… Continue reading Orthodox Easter – Christ is Risen! / Хрыстос уваскрос!

Photos of the Day for May 1, 2021

Homeward bound after blessing of parishioners’ Easter bread on Orthodox Holy Saturday.  Azdamichy 2012. Orthodox Easter falls on May 2 in 2021.  It is a tradition in many parishes for the priest to bless parishioners’ Easter bread in the afternoon of Holy Saturday.  This practice was all the more prevalent in Azdamichy in eastern part… Continue reading Photos of the Day for May 1, 2021

Photos of the Day for April 30, 2021

Blessing of parishioners’ Easter bread on Orthodox Holy Saturday.  Azdamichy 2012. Orthodox Easter falls on May 2 in 2021.  It is a tradition in many parishes for the priest to bless parishioners’ Easter bread in the afternoon of Holy Saturday.  This practice was all the more prevalent in Azdamichy in eastern part of Stolin District… Continue reading Photos of the Day for April 30, 2021

Photo of the Day for April 29, 2021

Orthodox “Carrying out of the Winding-Cloth” or Vynos Plashchanitsy (Вынос Плашчаніцы) during Holy Saturday Matins (Plashchanitsa).  Church of the Transfiguration, Astryna 2008. For the procession during the matins service the priest carries the icon of the Holy Shroud (Plashchanitsa) in a frame above his head.   Вынос Плашчаніцы пры ютрані.  Вялікая субота, царква Праабражэньня Гасподняга,… Continue reading Photo of the Day for April 29, 2021

Photo of the Day for April 28, 2021

Photo survey of the patrimony of Voranava District 2014:  Harantsy, Hradaushchyna, Smil’hini, Surkanty (Surkonty), Pjeljasa, Bol’tsishki, Tatarshchyna, Hudeli   Фотавандроўка па спадчыне Воранаўскага раёна 2014 г.: Гаранцы, Градаўшчына, Смільгіні, Сурканты, Пеляса, Больцішкі, Татаршчына, Гудэлі     Belarus in faces:  Frantsishak. Беларусь у тварах: спадар Францішак.