Orthodox feast of the Circumcision of the Lord (January 14), Tsjerablichy 2017. Абрэзаньня Гасподняга, Цераблічы 2017 г.
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Photos of the Day for January 14, 2018
Orthodox feast of the Circumcision of the Lord (January 14), Azdamichy 2017. Абрэзаньня Гасподняга, Аздамічы 2017 г.
Photos of the Day for September 25, 2017
Orthodox feast of the Transfiguration (Apple-Blessing feast – Jablychny Spas), Azdamichy, August 19, 2017. VI/VIII Blessing of apples in Azdamichy. Father Aljaksandr makes three circuits of the churchyard, in turn censing the fruit, sprinkling the fruit with holy water, and then offering the cross for parishioners to kiss before they hurry to the cemetery to… Continue reading Photos of the Day for September 25, 2017
Photos of the Day for September 23, 2017
Orthodox feast of the Transfiguration (Apple-Blessing feast – Jablychny Spas), Tsjerablichy, August 19, 2017. IV/VIII Blessing of apples and other first fruits in Tsjerablichy. Owing to the illness of parish priest Father Vital’, Father Mikalaj from Plotnitsa officiated. Праабражэньне Гасподняе (Яблычны Спас), Цераблічы 2017 г. IV/VIII Асьвячэньне яблыкаў ды іншай садавіны ў Цераблічах. З-за таго,… Continue reading Photos of the Day for September 23, 2017
Photos of the Day for September 19, 2017
Portraits of Polesia: feast of the Maccabees (Makauje)/Honey-Blessing feast (Mjadovy Spas), Davyd-Haradok 2017: V/V. Партрэты Палесься: Макаўе/Мядовы спас, Давыд-Гарадок 2017 г.: V/V. A mother with her one-month-old baby. Маці са сваім аднамесячным дзіцём. After the blessing. Пасьля асьвячэньня. After I photographed this boy… Пасьля таго, як здымаў… Continue reading Photos of the Day for September 19, 2017
Photos of the Day for September 18, 2017
Feast of the Maccabees (Makauje)/Honey-Blessing feast (Mjadovy Spas), Davyd-Haradok 2017: IV/V. Priests normally bless with water by snapping the brush forward and back over their head. Here the priest uses a sidearm motion liberally to douse parishioners, causing much merriment. Макаўе/Мядовы спас, Давыд-Гарадок 2017 г.: IV/V.
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
Photos of the Day for August 31, 2017
Patronal feast of the Holy Trinity, Orthodox church of the Holy Trinity (II/ VIII), Azdamichy 2017. Прастольнае сьвята Сьвятой Тройцы ў царкве Сьвятой Тройцы (II/ VIII), Аздамічы 2017 г. Anointing with holy oil. Мірапамазаньне. Icon of the Holy Trinity. Абраз Сьвятой Тройцы. Father… Continue reading Photos of the Day for August 31, 2017
Photos of the Day for August 17, 2017
Patronal feast of Holy Trinity, Mjestkavichy 2017. The Orthodox parish of the Holy Trinity in Mjestkavichy near Pinsk celebrates its patronal feast on the second day of Trinity, which Orthodoxy marks as the day of the Holy Spirit. Прастольнае сьвята Сьвятой Тройцы, Месткавічы пад Пінскам 2017 г. Прыход Сьвятой Тройцы ў Месткавічах сьвяткуе свае прастольне… Continue reading Photos of the Day for August 17, 2017
Photos of the Day for July 31, 2017
Spring patronal feast of St. Nicholas (Mikola — May 22), part II/III. Orthodox church of St. Nicholas, Karotsichy 2017. Timelessness and the instant: transmission of faith and traditions from generation to generation. Мікола вясновы (22 траўня), частка II/III. Царква Сьвяціцеля Мікалая Цудатворца, Кароцічы 2017 г. Момант і пазачасовасьць: перадача веры й традыцый… Continue reading Photos of the Day for July 31, 2017