Month: September 2011

Orthodox Feast of the Dormition (part III), Church of the Dormition of the Most Blessed Mother of God, Al’pjen’ 2011.  See also photos for September 28-29. Сьвяток Усьпеньня Найсьвяцейшай Багародзіцы (частка III), царква Ўсьпеньня Прасьвятой Багародзіцы, Альпень 2011 год. Альпень адчувае сябе не так добра, як суседнія вёскі. Прыход паменшаў і пастарэў. Але на штогадовы… Continue reading Photos of the Day for September 30, 2011: Feast of the Dormition III / Усьпеньня Прасьвятой Багародзіцы ІІІ

Orthodox Feast of the Dormition (part II), Church of the Dormition of the Most Blessed Mother of God, Al’pjen’ 2011.  The Church of the Dormition of the Most Blessed Mother of God in Al’pjen’ celebrates its feast day (сьвяток – s’vjatok) on August 28, the date of the Feast of the Dormition in eastern Orthodox… Continue reading Photos of the Day for September 29, 2011: Feast of the Dormition II / Усьпеньня Прасьвятой Багародзіцы IІ

Orthodox Feast of the Dormition (part I), Church of the Dormition of the Most Blessed Mother of God, Al’pjen’ 2011.  The Church of the Dormition of the Most Blessed Mother of God in Al’pjen’ celebrates its feast day (сьвяток – s’vjatok) on August 28, the date of the Feast of the Dormition in eastern Orthodox… Continue reading Photo of the Day for September 28, 2011: Feast of the Dormition I / Усьпеньня Прасьвятой Багародзіцы І

Braslau 2011.  Браслаў 2011 год. This lady greeted me cheerfully after bicycling with fresh flowers from her garden to place at a shrine on the outskirts of Braslau, in Belarus’ northern lake region.

Belarus in Faces (part V).  Беларусь у тварах (частка V). I came upon these Polesian grannies enjoying the gloaming of a mid-August evening.  We agreed to look for one another the next day at the Feast of Apple-Blessing in the local parish church. Tsjerablichy 2011.  Цераблічы 2011 год.

Churches of Belarus, part IX.  Касьцёлы Беларусі (частка IX). Church of St. Stanislav, Daljokija 2009.  Касьцёл Сьвятога Станіслава, Далёкія 2009 год.

Rye Field, Vjaljejka District 2011.  Жыта, Вялейскі раён 2011 год.