Photos of the Day for June 20, 2015

Photo expedition to Pruzhany and Ivatsevichy Districts 2015 (V/VI).  Фотавандроўка па Пружанскім і Івацэвіцкім раёнах 2015 г. (V/VI).   Restored birthplace and estate of Tadeusz Kosciuszko (Tadevush Kas’tsjushka), Marachoushchyna.  The manor house, destroyed by Soviet partisans in World War II, was restored as a museum in 2004 under the direction of the Bjeras’tsje (Brest) regional… Continue reading Photos of the Day for June 20, 2015

Photos of the Day for June 19, 2015

Photo expedition to Pruzhany and Ivatsevichy Districts 2015 (IV/VI).  Фотавандроўка па Пружанскім і Івацэвіцкім раёнах 2015 г. (IV/VI). Vernacular architecture in Ruzhany:  old-style buttresses; apartment building in neo-constructivist style.  Народная архітэктура ў Ружанах:  контрфорс; жылы корпус ў стылі нэаканструктывізму.

Photo of the Day for June 18, 2015

Photo expedition to Pruzhany and Ivatsevichy Districts 2015 (III/VI).  Фотавандроўка па Пружанскім і Івацэвіцкім раёнах 2015 г. (III/VI).     Main building of the Sapieha palace from the museum in the palace gate, Ruzhany.  Галоўны корпус палаца Сапегаў з музэя ў браме, Ружаны.    

Photos of the Day for June 17, 2015

Photo expedition to Pruzhany and Ivatsevichy Districts 2015 (part II/VI).  Фотавандроўка па Пружанскім і Івацевіцкім раёнах 2015 г. (частка II/VI).   Two examples of vernacular architecture in Pruzhany:  an art nouveau commercial building (surviving examples are relatively rare in Belarus) and a house which, despite its siding and new metal roof, appears to date from… Continue reading Photos of the Day for June 17, 2015

Photos of the Day for June 16, 2015

Photo expedition to Pruzhany and Ivatsevichy Districts 2015 (part I/VI).  Фотавандроўка па Пружанскім і Івацэвіцкім раёнах 2015 г. (частка I/VI).   Pruzhany:  museum (former manor house of the Shvykouski family).  Пружаны: Пружанскі палацык (музэй у былай сядзібе Швыкоўскіх).         Our museum guide.  Наша экскурсаводка.         Exhibition of wood carvings… Continue reading Photos of the Day for June 16, 2015

Photos of the Day for June 14, 2015

Christening of Il’lja (Elijah), Azdamichy 2015.  Хрышчэньне Ільлі, Аздамічы 2015 г. Part II/II:  Il’lja’s godparents declare their commitment to guiding him in a Christian way and to protecting him from the influence of Satan.  Father Aljaksander christens Il’lja with water; anoints him with holy oil; and administers a final blessing.

Photos of the Day for June 13, 2015

Christening of Il’lja (Elijah), Azdamichy 2015.  Хрышчэньне Ільлі (I/II), Аздамічы 2015 г. Part I/II:  Il’lja’s mother presents her two-month-old son to Father Aljaksandr at the entry to the church.  In turn Father Aljaksandr presents Il’lja to God at and around the alter in the inner sanctum behind the iconostasis.  This is the one time Il’lja,… Continue reading Photos of the Day for June 13, 2015

Photos of the Day for June 12, 2015

Eastertide family portraits, Tsjerablichy 2015.  Велікодныя сямейныя партрэты, Цераблічы 2015 г. Mikalaj and Maryna with their three children.  Мікалай і Марына са сваімі дзецьмі.

Photo of the Day for June 11, 2015

Eastertide family portraits, Tsjerablichy 2015.  Велікодныя сямейныя партрэты, Цераблічы 2015 г. Ivan and Lida and their five children.  Іван і Ліда са сваімі дзецьмі.