Month: May 2010

Photo of the Day for May 31, 2010

To Commemorate Rusalka Week/З нагоды Русальнага тыдня In Slavic folk traditions the rusalka is a mermaid or female water nymph or spirit.  In Bohemia and Moravia rusalki are associated in folk tales with the luring of young men into death by drowning.  However, in Belarus village women use oak leaf or other branches to dress… Continue reading Photo of the Day for May 31, 2010

Photo of the Day for May 26, 2010

In honor of Trinity/З нагоды Тройцы A bow to the wonderful parishioners of the Church of the Holy Trinity in Azdamichy and to Father Alexander/Паклон цудоўнаму прыходу царквы Сьв. Тройцы ў Аздамічах і Айцу Аляксандру. The villages of Azdamichy and Tsjerablichy in the Central Pripet Marshes area of Polesia celebrate Trinity as their church’s major… Continue reading Photo of the Day for May 26, 2010

Photo of the Day for May 25, 2010

In honor of Trinity/З нагоды Тройцы A bow to the wonderful parishioners of the Church of the Holy Trinity in Azdamichy and to Father Alexander/Паклон цудоўнаму прыходу царквы Сьв. Тройцы ў Аздамічах і Айцу Аляксандру. The villages of Azdamichy and Tsjerablichy in the Central Pripet Marshes area of Polesia celebrate Trinity as their church’s major… Continue reading Photo of the Day for May 25, 2010

Photo of the Day for May 24, 2010

In honor of Trinity Sunday/З нагоды Сьвятой Тройцы. The Saturday before the feast of Holy Trinity is one of several occasions in the traditional and liturgical cycle of the year when Orthodox Belarusans in parts of the country honor their forebears at the forebears’ graves.  Families often travel a significant distance to reach the cemetery… Continue reading Photo of the Day for May 24, 2010

Photo of the Day for May 23, 2010

In honor of Trinity Sunday/З нагодай Тройцы Trinity Sunday, Church of the Holy Trinity (1769-73), Dunilavichy 2009/Тройца, Касьцёл Найсьв. Тройцы (1769-73 гг), Дунілавічы 2009 год