Photo of the Day for February 15, 2018

Traditions and customs of Polesia (Pripet Marshes):  bundle of stalks of rye, used to sprinkle water as a blessing of the coffin in the grave.  Tsjerablichy 2018.

A household which has stalks of rye to sell for this purpose will hang a bunch on the porch by the door.  It is the custom in Tsjerablichy to make the bundle from nine stalks.

Палескія традыцыі й звычаі: “каласкі“ – крапіла, зроблены зь дзевяці каласкоў жыта для апырскваньня труны ў магіле.  Цераблічы 2018 г.

 

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