Photo of the Day for January 10, 2012: Belarus in Faces XXXIV / Беларусь у тварах XXXIV

Belarus in Faces (part XXXIV).  Беларусь у тварах (частка XXXIV). Aljes’ Zhamojtsyn:  Historian, Museum Guide.   Алесь Жамойцын:  гісторык, музейшчык. Museum-Estate of Frantsishak Bahushevich (poet, patriot, national revivalist), Kushljany 2008.  Музэй-сядзіба Францішка Багушэвіча, Кушляны 2008 год.

Photo of the Day for Orthodox Christmas Eve / Куцьця

Orthodox Christmas Eve.  Куцьця. Among Belarusian and Ukrainian Orthodox, Kuts’tsja is a meal traditionally celebrated Christmas Eve (January 6).  The ceremony includes placing straw under the tablecloth to commemorate Christ’s birth in the manger; the meal includes a sweet porridge, also called kuts’tsja. Turau 2007.  Тураў 2007 год.