Feast of the Maccabees (Makauje)/Honey-Blessing feast (Mjadovy Spas), Davyd-Haradok 2017: III/V. Parishioners focus on the actual blessing, and in the forecourt of the church in Davyd-Haradok they raise their bouquets with such fervor that one feels lifted off one’s feet. The excitement and intensity of devotion has not been diminished by the decision of Davyd-Haradok’s… Continue reading Photos of the Day for September 17, 2017
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Photo of the Day for September 15, 2017
Feast of the Maccabees (Makauje)/Honey-Blessing feast (Mjadovy Spas), Davyd-Haradok 2017: I/V. 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. From pre-Christian times, Belarusians have observed rites in August to mark the transition from summer to autumn, from… Continue reading Photo of the Day for September 15, 2017