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Photo of the Day for June 14, 2019

The resilience of culture:  every nation has its own gestures and sense of the proper way to place one’s hands. Трываласьць культуры: кожная нацыя мае свае адметныя жэсты ды спосабы паставіць свае рукі правільна, прыстойна  паводле свайго коду росту.   Azdamichy 2019. Аздамічы 2019 г.  

Photos of the Day for June 11, 2019

All-night Orthodox Easter service, Azdamichy 2019 (III/III). Усяночная пасхальная служба, Аздамічы 2019 г. (III/III).     Blessing of parishioners’ Easter breads at the end of the service (03:30). Асьвячэньне пасак на канцы службы.      

Photos of the Day for June 6, 2019

Preparing the church for the all-night Easter service, Azdamichy 2019. Прыборка царквы для ўсяночнай пасхальнай службы, Аздамічы 2019 г.   Men of the parish remove the black lace of mourning for the death of Jesus and drape the crucifixion icon with white lace in anticipation of Easter.  As the scene developed it reminded me of… Continue reading Photos of the Day for June 6, 2019

Photo of the Day for June 5, 2019

Portraits of Polesia:  parishioners at the Orthodox church of the Holy Trinity, Azdamichy 2019. Партрэты Палесься: прыхаджане царквы Сьвятой Тройцы, Аздамічы 2019 г.  

Photos of the Day for June 4, 2019

Orthodox Holy Saturday matins and procession with the icon of the Winding Cloth (Lamentation at the Tomb — Plashchanitsa), Azdamichy 2019. Вялікая субота, Аздамічы 2019 г.   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… Continue reading Photos of the Day for June 4, 2019

Photo of the Day for June 2, 2019

Portraits of Polesia:  Jelisjej and his pals.  Tsjerablichy 2019.  See also photos of the day for May 10, 2019.   Партрэты Палесься: Елісеява банда.  Цераблічы 2019 г. Гл. таксама фотаздымкі дня 10-а траўня 2019 г.