Feast of the Maccabees (Makauje)/Honey-Blessing Feast (Mjadovy Spas), Davyd-Haradok 2016. Макаўе/Мядовы спас, Давыд-Гарадок 2016 г. Blessing of flowers. After days of anticipation, and in a moment of pure Christian/pre-Christian syncretism, people thrust their bouquets toward the priest with an audible burst of emotion. Асьвячэньне кветак.
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Photos of the Day for September 20, 2016
Feast of the Maccabees (Makauje)/Honey-Blessing Feast (Mjadovy Spas), Davyd-Haradok 2016. Макаўе/Мядовы спас, Давыд-Гарадок 2016 г. August 14 is one of the clearest examples of syncretism, the overlapping or fusion of different religious traditions, in the Belarusian cycle of the year. From pre-Christian times, Belarusians have traditionally seen the time around August 14 as marking the… Continue reading Photos of the Day for September 20, 2016