Radaunitsa (honoring forefathers), Azdamichy 2018. Radaunitsa (Радаўніца) — one of the most important rites honoring one’s forebears in the Belarusian cycle of the year, a rite with deep pre-Christian roots. Radaunitsa falls on the Tuesday nine days after Orthodox Easter. On that morning, parishioners gather for a memorial service in their church or, as here… Continue reading Photos of the Day for April 28, 2020
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Photos of the Day for May 7, 2019
Radaunitsa (honoring forefathers), Azdamichy 2018. Radaunitsa (Радаўніца) — one of the most important rites honoring one’s forebears in the Belarusian cycle of the year, a rite with deep pre-Christian roots. Radaunitsa falls on the Tuesday nine days after Orthodox Easter. On that morning, parishioners gather for a memorial service in their church or, as here… Continue reading Photos of the Day for May 7, 2019