Month: April 2012

Spring flood along the Bjarezina River in north-central Belarus.  Паводка ўздоўж ракі Бярэзіна. Vjalikaje Stakhava 2010.  Вялікае Стахава 2010 год.

Interior Light (part XVI).  Інтэр’ернае асьвятленьне (частка XVI). Iuje 2009.  Іўе 2009 год.

Women of Tsjerablichy (part I).  Цераблічанкі (частка І). Tsjerablichy 2011.  Цераблічы 2011 год.

Early spring, Ishkal’dz’ 2011.  Ішкальдзь 2011 год.

Easter Day traditions:  who’s Easter egg will crack?  Яйкамі біцца. On Easter Day families visit one another in Belarusian villages and kids compete to see whose egg will crack the other.  The winner gets to keep the cracked egg.  Pasha is a champion egg-cracker in Tsjerablichy, partly owing to his skill in picking the hardest… Continue reading Photo of the Day for April 16, 2012

Orthodox Easter.  Christ is Risen, Christ is Risen, Christ is Risen!  Happy Easter! Пасха.  Хрыстос уваскрос!  Хрыстос уваскрос!  Хрыстос уваскрос!  Сапраўды ўваскрос!  Са сьвятам! Easter Day Procession, Bjezdzjezh 2007.  Велікодны хросны ход, Бездзеж 2007 год.

Blessing of Easter bread on Orthodox Holy Saturday.  Асьвячэньне кулічоў для цераблюкоў і цераблічанак. The villagers of Tsjerablichy plan to build their own church.  For now they remain part of the parish of the church of the Holy Trinity in neighboring Azdamichy.  On Holy Saturday Father Aljaksandr blesses the Easter bread of those Tsjerabljuki who… Continue reading Photo of the Day for April 14, 2012

Blessing of Easter bread on Holy Saturday.  Асьвячэньне кулічоў для цераблюкоў і цераблічанак. The villagers of Tsjerablichy plan to build their own church.  For now they remain part of the parish of the church of the Holy Trinity in neighboring Azdamichy.  On Holy Saturday Father Aljaksandr blesses the Easter bread of those Tsjerabljuki who will… Continue reading Photo of the Day for April 13, 2012

Preparations for Orthodox Easter.  Падрыхтоўка да Пасхі. Church of the Holy Trinity, Azdamichy 2009.  Царква Сьвятой Тройцы, Аздамічы 2009 год.

Spring Flood, Maljeshau (Malishau) 2010.  Паводка, Малешаў (Малішаў) 2010 год.