Month: May 2012

Holding his youngest great-grandchild Matsvjejka (1) on his lap, Granddad Ivan (86) sits with his wife, Granny Vul’ljana (77), in the front row in this Easter-Day family portrait.  They are surrounded by their three children (plus spouses), seven grandchildren (four with spouses), and eight other great-grandchildren. Паклон Дзеду Івану (86), Бабулі Вульляне (77) й іх… Continue reading Photo of the Day for May 11, 2012: Four Generations / Чатыры пакаленьні

In memory of Canon Father Uladzislau Pjatrajtsis (January 20, 1955 – May 9, 2012).  Rest in peace. На ўспамін ксёндза каноніка Ўладзіслава Пятрайціса (20.01.1955 – 09.05.2012 г.).  Сьветлай памяці й вечнага супакою.  Спачуваньні парафіі Ўнебаўзяцьця Найсьвяцейшай Панны Марыі ў Мёрах і ксёндзу біскупу Ўладзіславу Бліну й Віцебскай куріі. Although I knew Father Uladzislau only slightly,… Continue reading Father Uladzislau Pjatrajtsis / Ксёндз Ўладзіслаў Пятрайціс

Belarus in Faces (part XLVII).  Беларусь у тварах (частка XLVII). Malyja Ljady 2009.  Малыя Ляды 2009 год.

The Extraordinary in the “Ordinary” (part XI):  The Woodpile.  Надзвычайнае ў “звычайным“ (частка ХІ): касьцёр дроў – парадак, гаспадарлівасьць. Belarusans consider neatly stockpiled wood a sign of thrifty, responsible home ownership. Al’homjel’ 2011.  Альгомель (Оглямель) 2011 год.

Women of Tsjerablichy (part II).  Цераблічанкі (частка ІІ). Tsjerablichy 2011.  Цераблічы 2011 год.

Orthodox St. George’s Day falls on May 6.  The date traditionally marked the day when villagers led their cows in procession out to pasture for the first time in the year.  Here women from the Polesian village of Bjarezhtsy, having returned from a rye field where they sang St. George’s Day songs and prayed to… Continue reading Photo of the Day for May 7, 2012: Orthodox St. George’s Day / Юр’е

Orthodox St. George’s Day falls on May 6.  The date traditionally marked the day when villagers led their cows in procession out to pasture for the first time in the year.  Here women from the Polesian village of Bjarezhtsy, having sung St. George’s Day songs and prayed to God for a prosperous season, return from… Continue reading Photo of the Day for May 6, 2012: Orthodox St. George’s Day / Юр’е

Orthodox St. George’s Day falls on May 6.  The date traditionally marked the day when villagers led their cows in procession out to pasture for the first time in the year.  Here women from the Polesian village of Bjarezhtsy, having walked in procession to a rye field at the edge of the village and danced… Continue reading Photo of the Day for May 5, 2012: Orthodox St. George’s Day / Юр’е

Orthodox St. George’s Day falls on May 6.  The date traditionally marked the day when villagers led their cows in procession out to pasture for the first time in the year.  Here women from the Polesian village of Bjarezhtsy, stopping to call their neighbors to join them, walk in procession to a rye field on the… Continue reading Photo of the Day for May 4, 2012: Orthodox St. George’s Day / Юр’е

To commemorate the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth’s Constitution of May 3, 1791.  З нагоды Дня Канстытуцыі 3-га траўня. In reaction to this democratic document, Europe’s first modern national constitution, the Russian Empire launched a war which led to the second, and then the third partition of Poland, wiping Poland off the map until 1918.  Tadeusz Kosciuszko (Tadevush Kas’tsjushka… Continue reading Photo of the Day for May 3, 2012