Month: September 2012

Photo of the Day for September 10, 2012

Potatoes freshly harvested from the garden, Tsjerablichy 2012.  Бульба ў агароду, Цераблічы 2012 год. Potatoes are an essential part of the Belarusian diet.  The 2012 potato harvest has been bountiful.  This is good news not only for villagers country-wide, since they rely heavily on their garden crop, but also for those in towns and cities… Continue reading Photo of the Day for September 10, 2012

Photo of the Day for September 9, 2012

Wooden-shingle roof, Nalibaki 2012.  Гонтавы дах, Налібакі 2012 год. Wooden shingles demand constant upkeep lest they warp, split and decay.  The master craft of roofing with wooden shingles has all but died out as villages depopulate or villagers use easier-to-maintain roofing materials; it is now exceedingly rare to find an intact wooden-shingle roof in Belarus. … Continue reading Photo of the Day for September 9, 2012

Photo of the Day for September 8, 2012

To commemorate the Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the victory of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (Polish, Lithuanian and Belarusian forces) over Muscovy at the battle of Orsha, September 8, 1514. З нагоды Нараджэньня Найсьвяцейшай Панны Марыі й перамогі Вялікага Княства Літоўскага над Масковіяй пад Воршай 8 верасьня 1514 года. Iuje 2012.  Іўе 2012… Continue reading Photo of the Day for September 8, 2012

Photo of the Day for September 7, 2012

August Evening (Feast of the Transfiguration/Apple-Blessing Festival), Tsjerablichy 2012.  Жнівеньскі вечар (Ператварэньне-Яблычны Спас), Цераблічы 2012 год.

Photo of the Day for September 6, 2012

August Evening, Tsjerablichy 2012.  Жнівеньскі вечар, Цераблічы 2012 год. These kids are enjoying one of their last evenings of summer vacation.