Traditional sacred corner (pokuts’) in a house, Tsjerablichy 2020. Homes in Belarus and elsewhere in the region customarily have an icon, framed by an embroidered runner, in a corner (“red corner”) of the main room. Beneath the icon many homeowners place a table on which they traditionally place consecrated candles or small books. It was… Continue reading Photo of the Day for March 16, 2020
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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