Photo of the Day for April 20, 2010

April 19, 2010 9:00 pm

River Usa, Chervjen’ Region 2010/рака Уса, Чэрвеньскі раён 2010 год

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Photos of the Day for April 19, 2010

April 18, 2010 9:00 pm

The Gable I/Шчыт (частка І)

Gables of Belarusan wooden houses often carry symbols of faith (the cross, an anchor) or, continuing a pre-Christian tradition, of nature (a half- or full sun, furrows in the field).   На шчытах беларускіх драўляных дамоў часта змяшчаюць рэлігійныя выявы (крыж, якар), сімвалы жывой дахрысціянскай традыцыі ці прыроды (палова сонца ці цэлае сонца, барозны ў полі).

Zapjasochcha 2007/Запясочча 2007 год

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Polkhava 2010/Полхава 2010 год

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The repetition of motifs in the photo from Polkhava recalls the repeated Epiphany blessing chalked on the house in Hal’shany in the photo for February 9, 2010:

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Photo of the Day for April 18, 2010

April 17, 2010 9:00 pm

Near Paljanka 2010/ля Палянкі 2010 год

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Photo of the Day for April 17, 2010

April 16, 2010 9:00 pm

Ruda Javarskaja 2010/Руда Яварская 2010 год

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Photo of the Day for April 16, 2010

April 15, 2010 9:00 pm

Spring in Polesia/Вясна ў Сярэдняй Прыпяці

Vjeras’nitsa 2010/Верасьніца 2010 год

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Photo of the Day for April 15, 2010

April 14, 2010 9:00 pm

Kalodnaje 2010/Калоднае 2010 год

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For Poland

April 13, 2010 9:00 pm

For Poland

Polish soldiers’ graves from the 1920 Polish-Soviet War, cemetery near Babrushchyna, 2007.

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Photo of the Day for April 13, 2010

April 12, 2010 9:00 pm

To mark Radaunitsa, generally celebrated on the ninth day after Easter, one of several days in the year when Belarusans honor their forebears’ graves.  This photo shows the cleaning of graves during Holy Week to ready them for Easter and Radaunitsa.  З нагодай Радаўніца.

Kalodnaje 2010/Калоднае 2010 год

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Photo of the Day for April 12, 2010

April 11, 2010 9:00 pm

A traditional and delicious taste of early spring in Belarus: birch sap.

Zapol’lje 2010/Запольле 2010 год

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Photo of the Day for April 11, 2010

April 10, 2010 9:00 pm

Spring, Bjarezhtsy 2007/Вясна, Бярэжцы 2007 год

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