Photo of the Day for April 8, 2023: Holy Saturday / Вялікая субота

After the blessing of Easter baskets on Holy Saturday, Roman Catholic parish of Christ the Savior, Mjensk 2009. Пасьля асьвячэньня велікодных страў у Вялікую суботу, рыма-каталіцкая парафія Хрыста Збаўцы, Менск 2009 г.  

Photos of the Day for June 4, 2019

Orthodox Holy Saturday matins and procession with the icon of the Winding Cloth (Lamentation at the Tomb — Plashchanitsa), Azdamichy 2019. Вялікая субота, Аздамічы 2019 г.   To mark the death of Christ and his repose in the tomb, the priest sets up a temporary altar table, an altar of repose (the symbolic tomb of… Continue reading Photos of the Day for June 4, 2019

Photos of the Day for May 19, 2018

Holy Week and Eastertide in Polesia (I/XII). Страсны (русальны) тыдзень і сьветлы тыдзень на Палесьсі (I/XII).   Orthodox Holy Saturday 2018.  Lamentation at the Tomb (Plashchanitsa — Плашчаніца) and Annunciation (Dabravjeshchan’nje — Дабравешчаньне), Tsjerablichy and Azdamichy 2018. Whenever Orthodox Easter falls on April 8, as in 2018, then Holy Saturday, April 7, coincides with the… Continue reading Photos of the Day for May 19, 2018

Photos of the Day for May 18, 2018

Dawn on Orthodox Holy Saturday, Tsjerablichy 2018. Сьвітанак у Вялікую суботу, Цераблічы 2018 г.     Church of the Resurrection. Царква Ўваскрасеньня Гасподняга.         River Moustva. Рака Моўства.  

Photos of the Day for March 31, 2018

Holy Saturday:  Crosses of Belarus (part LXXVII), Urtsishki-Iuje road 2016. A day of solemn reflection… Вялікая субота: крыжы Беларусі (частка LXXVII), дарога Урцішкі-Іўе 2016 г.       …but also a day of anticipation:  blessing of Easter eggs and bread, Holy Saturday, Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mjensk 2012.  The Roman Catholic cathedral in… Continue reading Photos of the Day for March 31, 2018