Month: March 2013

Christ is risen!  Happy Easter!  Хрыстус з мёртвых устаў!  Са сьвятам! Easter Morning Procession, Iuje 2012.  Велікодная працэсія, Іўе 2012 год.

Blessing of Easter eggs and bread, Holy Saturday, Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mjensk 2012.  Асьвячэньне велікодных страў у Вялікую суботу, архікатэдрала Імя Найсьвяцейшай Панны Марыі, Менск 2012 год. Roman Catholics stream into church throughout the day on Holy Saturday to have the priest bless their Easter eggs and bread.

To mark Good Friday.  З нагоды Вялікай пятніцы. Churches of Belarus (part XXVII):  Church of St. Anne (1773-1781; restored 1995), Varoncha 2012.  Касьцёлы Беларусі (частка XXVII):  Касьцёл Сьвятой Ганны (1773-1781 гг; адбудаваны 1995 г.), Варонча 2012 год. Noted Belarusian-Polish poet-ethnographer Jan Chachot was christened in this church in 1796.  Chachot was a friend of Adam… Continue reading Photo of the Day for March 29, 2013: Good Friday / Вялікая пятніца Мукі Пана

Awaiting Maundy Thursday Mass, Church of St. Casimir, Ljepjel’ 2007.  У чаканьні Сьвятой Імшы, Вялікі чацьверг, касьцёл Сьв. Казіміра, Лепель 2007 год. Like so many other churches in areas occupied by the Soviets, the Roman Catholic church in Ljepjel’ was desecrated; local Soviet authorities used the church as a warehouse for old machinery.  Through the… Continue reading Photo of the Day for March 28, 2013: Maundy Thursday / Вялікі чацьверг

Spring Flood, Pripet Marshes near Pinsk 2007.  Паводка пад Пінскам 2007 год. Spring flooding in the Pripet River basin is vital for the health of the marshes and the level of the water table.  The region bears the detrimental effects of decades of Soviet “amelioration”, which disrupted the natural ebbs and flows.  However, in some… Continue reading Photo of the Day for March 27, 2013

Early spring, Rymtsjeli 2007.  Ранняя вясна, Рымцелі 2007 год. Tidy houses, tidy yards, tidy plots to be tended and harvested:  Belarusian villages carry one into the timeless space of the tales one listened to so avidly as a child. Rymtsjeli is in an area of northwestern Belarus which has many Baltic or Balto-Slavic toponyms.

In honor of the feast of the Annunciation.  З нагоды Зьвеставаньня Пана. Since this celebration in 2009 the parish in Al’kovichy has changed its church’s name from the Annunciation (feast day March 25) to the Visitation of the Virgin Mary (May 31). Al’kovichy 2009.  Альковічы 2009 год.  

In honor of Palm Sunday.  З нагоды Пальмовай нядзелі. Palm Sunday Masses are always joyous and standing-room only in Iuje.  Дзякуй выдатнай парафіі й выдатнаму Айцу Яну, сьвяткаваньне касьцёлных сьвятаў у Іўі заўсёды радасным.  Віншуем усіх з Пальмовай нядзеляй! Iuje 2009.  Іўе 2009 год.

Patronal feast of the Birth of the Mother of God (part X), Orthodox church of the Birth of the Mother of God, Radchytsk, September 21, 2012.  Parishioners lined up for the traditional kissing of the cross at the end of the service. Прастольнае сьвята Нараджэньня Прасьвятой Багародзіцы (частка X), царква Нараджэньня Прасьвятой Багародзіцы, Радчыцк 21… Continue reading Photo of the Day for March 23, 2013

Orthodox feast of the Birth of the Mother of God (part IX), church of the Birth of the Mother of God, Radchytsk, September 21, 2012.  Сьвяток Нараджэньня Божай Маці (частка IX), царква Нараджэньня Божай Маці, Радчыцк 2012 год. Listening to the sermon.