Photos of the Day for September 30, 2016

Tenth annual Sporauski scything competition, Vysokaje (Sporauski Wetlands Preserve) 2016:  top finishers in the team competition. Дзясятыя штогадовыя Спораўскія сенакосы, Высокае (Спораўскі заказнік) 2016 г.:  першыя месцы ў камандным спаборніцтве.     Team champions:  Aljaksandr Shykula and Viktar Dashkjevich, “Kakorytskija asilki”, Kakorytsa.  A month later they won the European championship in Poland.  Congratulations to the… Continue reading Photos of the Day for September 30, 2016

Photos of the Day for September 29, 2016

Tenth annual Sporauski scything competition, Vysokaje (Sporauski Wetlands Preserve) 2016:  first round of the team competition. Дзясятыя штогадовыя Спораўскія сенакосы, Высокае (Спораўскі заказнік) 2016 г.:  першы раўнд каманднага спаборніцтва.                  

Photos of the Day for September 28, 2016

Tenth annual Sporauski scything competition, Vysokaje (Sporauski Wetlands Preserve) 2016. Who is not mesmerized by the seemingly effortless movements of a good scyther and the rhythmic shik, shik, shik as the blade slices through the grass?  As gasoline-powered cutters have lamentably taken over the work in much of Belarus as in so many other countries,… Continue reading Photos of the Day for September 28, 2016

Photos of the Day for September 27, 2016

Feast of the Maccabees (Makauje)/Honey-Blessing Feast (Mjadovy Spas), Davyd-Haradok 2016.  Макаўе/Мядовы спас, Давыд-Гарадок 2016 г.   Belarus in Faces (part CCXII).  Беларусь у тварах (частка CCXII).

Photos of the Day for September 26, 2016

Feast of the Maccabees (Makauje)/Honey-Blessing Feast (Mjadovy Spas), Davyd-Haradok 2016.  Макаўе/Мядовы спас, Давыд-Гарадок 2016 г.   Belarus in Faces (part CCXI).  Беларусь у тварах (частка CCXI).

Photos of the Day for September 25, 2016

Feast of the Maccabees (Makauje)/Honey-Blessing Feast (Mjadovy Spas), Davyd-Haradok 2016.  Макаўе/Мядовы спас, Давыд-Гарадок 2016 г.   Belarus in Faces (part CCX).  Беларусь у тварах (частка CCX).

Photo of the Day for September 24, 2016

Feast of the Maccabees (Makauje)/Honey-Blessing Feast (Mjadovy Spas), Davyd-Haradok 2016.  Макаўе/Мядовы спас, Давыд-Гарадок 2016 г.   Belarus in Faces (part CCIX).  Беларусь у тварах (частка CCIX).

Photos of the Day for September 23, 2016

Feast of the Maccabees (Makauje)/Honey-Blessing Feast (Mjadovy Spas), Davyd-Haradok 2016.  Макаўе/Мядовы спас, Давыд-Гарадок 2016 г.   Blessing of flowers.  After days of anticipation, and in a moment of pure Christian/pre-Christian syncretism, people thrust their bouquets toward the priest with an audible burst of emotion. Асьвячэньне кветак.

Photos of the Day for September 22, 2016

Feast of the Maccabees (Makauje)/Honey-Blessing Feast (Mjadovy Spas), Davyd-Haradok 2016.  Макаўе/Мядовы спас, Давыд-Гарадок 2016 г.   Awaiting the blessing of flowers.  У чаканьні асьвячэньня кветак.         Reading the Gospel before consecrating water and blessing flowers.  Чытаньне Евангеліі.         Blessing of water.  The priest will use the consecrated water to… Continue reading Photos of the Day for September 22, 2016

Photos of the Day for September 21, 2016

Feast of the Maccabees (Makauje)/Honey-Blessing Feast (Mjadovy Spas) 2016.  Макаўе/Мядовы спас 2016 г.   Liturgy.  Літургія.