Baikonur bells

Few seconds of the very typical Saint George's bells as you could listen to them ringing in a sunny Sunday morning.



Considering the large audience inside the church, Saint George of Baikonur is certainly not a "'cathedral in the desert".

But there is a reason for that today. This Sunday is a special day for the Russian Orthodox church called Прощёное воскресéнье (Sunday of the pardon). This celebration, formally 50 days before Easter, announces the beginning of the fasting period which starts as from Ash Wednesday (...but may be not at the Sputnik).