Tag: Polesia

Photos of the Day for February 3, 2017

Watching the Sunday school Nativity play, Orthodox Christmas day (January 7), Tsjerablichy 2017. Прыход царквы Ўваскрэсеньня Хрыстовага назірае за імпрэзай Раства Хрыстовага нядзельнай школы, Цераблічы 2017 г.     In Tsjerablichy women stand on the left side of the nave (the Gospel side in the similar western church tradition)…   …and men stand on the… Continue reading Photos of the Day for February 3, 2017

Photos of the Day for February 1, 2017

Orthodox Christmas service (January 7), Azdamichy 2017. Сьвята Раства Хрыстовага, Аздамічы 2017 г.     Blessing the icon of the Nativity. Асьвячэньне абраза Раства Хрыстовага.     Lighting candles. Запальваньне сьвечак.     Anointing with holy oil. Памазаньне.  

Photos of the Day for January 29, 2017

Orthodox Christmas eve (kuts’tsja — куцьця) in Polesia (V/VII).  Tsjerablichy 2017. Soup. Посная куцьця на Палесьсі (V/VII).  Цераблічы 2017 г. Суп.     Heating up the soup. Суп у печцы.     Soup’s on. Супчык!  

Photos of the Day for January 27, 2017

Orthodox Christmas eve (kuts’tsja — куцьця) in Polesia (III/VII).  Tsjerablichy 2017. Preparation of crepe-style pancakes (“bliny” or, in Tsjerablichy, “poljenitsy”) . Посная куцьця на Палесьсі (III/VII).  Цераблічы 2017 г. Прыгатаваньне бліноў (“поленіц“ па церабліцку).                 Vjerka’s father Vasil’ stops by briefly. Верчын бацька Васіль заходзіць на хвілінку.  … Continue reading Photos of the Day for January 27, 2017

Photos of the Day for January 25, 2017

Orthodox Christmas eve (kuts’tsja — куцьця) in Polesia (I/VII).  Tsjerablichy 2017. Kuts’tsja is the name of a porridge found in Belarusian, Polish, Lithuanian, Ukrainian and Russian cuisine.  It is made from wheat or barley or, in Belarus, from rice.  Kuts’tsja is made for three evenings in Orthodox Christmastide (great or fasting kuts’tsja on January 6,… Continue reading Photos of the Day for January 25, 2017

Photos of the Day for January 23, 2017

Traditional sun-symbol decorations on gate and porch:  Talmachava 2017. Народнае ўпрыгожаньне:  сімвал сонця.  Талмачава 2017 г.    

Photos of the Day for January 16, 2017

Eastern Orthodox great feast of the Entry into the Temple of the Most Holy Mother of God (IV/V):  children’s communion.  Azdamichy, December 4, 2016. The parish of the Holy Trinity in Azdamichy preserves the tradition — once shared by other confessions — that men stand on the right (the epistle side), and women on the… Continue reading Photos of the Day for January 16, 2017

Photos of the Day for January 15, 2017

Eastern Orthodox great feast of the Entry into the Temple of the Most Holy Mother of God (III/V):  liturgy.  Azdamichy, December 4, 2016. Праваслаўнае вялікае сьвята Ўвядзеньня ў храм (Ахвяраваньня) Прасьвятой Багародзіцы (III/V): літургія.  Аздамічы, 4 сьнежня 2016 г.