Homeward bound after blessing of parishioners’ Easter bread on Orthodox Holy Saturday. Azdamichy 2012. Orthodox Easter falls on May 2 in 2021. It is a tradition in many parishes for the priest to bless parishioners’ Easter bread in the afternoon of Holy Saturday. This practice was all the more prevalent in Azdamichy in eastern part… Continue reading Photos of the Day for May 1, 2021
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Photos of the Day for April 30, 2021
Blessing of parishioners’ Easter bread on Orthodox Holy Saturday. Azdamichy 2012. Orthodox Easter falls on May 2 in 2021. It is a tradition in many parishes for the priest to bless parishioners’ Easter bread in the afternoon of Holy Saturday. This practice was all the more prevalent in Azdamichy in eastern part of Stolin District… Continue reading Photos of the Day for April 30, 2021
Orthodox Holy Saturday (Plashchanitsa) / Вялікая субота (Плашчаніца)
Orthodox Holy Saturday Matins (Lamentation at the Tomb — Plashchanitsa), Azdamichy 2018. 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 Christ), toward the rear of the nave. The priest — Father Aljaksandr in Azdamichy —… Continue reading Orthodox Holy Saturday (Plashchanitsa) / Вялікая субота (Плашчаніца)
Photos of the Day for May 21, 2018
Holy Week and Eastertide in Polesia (II/XII). Страсны (русальны) тыдзень і сьветлы тыдзень на Палесьсі (II/XII). Orthodox feast of the Annunciation, Azdamichy 2018. In 2018 Orthodox Holy Saturday or Plashchanitsa (the celebration of Christ’s repose in the tomb) coincided with the fixed-date April 7 feast of the Annunciation, one of the twelve great feasts… Continue reading Photos of the Day for May 21, 2018
Orthodox Holy Saturday / Вялікая субота (Плашчаніца)
Orthodox Holy Saturday Matins (Lamentation at the Tomb — Plashchanitsa), Azdamichy 2016. 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 Christ), toward the rear of the nave. The priest — Father Aljaksandr in Azdamichy —… Continue reading Orthodox Holy Saturday / Вялікая субота (Плашчаніца)
Holy Saturday / Плашчаніца
Orthodox Holy Saturday Matins (Lamentation at the Tomb — Plashchanitsa), Azdamichy 2015. To mark the death of Christ and his repose in the tomb, the priest sets up a temporary altar table toward the rear of the nave to symbolize Christ’s tomb. The priest has a cloth icon spread out to cover the table. Commemorating… Continue reading Holy Saturday / Плашчаніца