Photo of the Day for July 31, 2012

Waiting for the Wedding Party, Hlybokaje District 2007.  У чаканьні вясельнай дружыны, Глыбоччына 2007 год. Members of a wedding party often set up a “toll gate” to intercept the bride and groom after the marriage ceremony.

Photo of the Day for July 27, 2012

Procession, Feast of Holy Trinity, Azdamichy, June 5, 2012.  Хросны ход, сьвяток Сьвятой Тройцы, Аздамічы 05.06.2012 года. Normally the Trinity procession circles the church three times (counterclockwise in the Orthodox church), stopping for the presiding priest to bless the church at each point of the cross.  However, owing to steady rain, this year’s procession made… Continue reading Photo of the Day for July 27, 2012

Photo of the Day for July 23, 2012

Rye Field, Vasilishki 2012.  Жыта ў полі, Васілішкі 2012 год. Belarus remains one of the world’s major producers of rye, although its annual tonnage, like that of all the other leading producers, has declined sharply since the early 1990s.  Rye is the main ingredient of those incomparable dark Belarusian breads: Narachanski, Radzivilauski, Jubiljarny. Мары пра… Continue reading Photo of the Day for July 23, 2012

Photo of the Day for July 22, 2012: Homage to the Fence VII / Паклон плоту VII

Homage to the Fence (part VII).  Паклон плоту (частка VII). “Good fences make good neighbors,” as Robert Frost noted in his laconic, ironic New England voice.  Fences in Belarus show the homeowners’ pride in neatness and order — prized general values in a village — but also their individuality.  Even when tired after years of… Continue reading Photo of the Day for July 22, 2012: Homage to the Fence VII / Паклон плоту VII