Month: July 2015

Polesian rhythms:  spring feast of St. Nicholas (Mikola – Мікола), Rukhcha 2015. Палескія рытмы:  Мікола, Рухча 2015 г. In the Orthodox liturgical cycle St. Nicholas the Wonderworker is honored with feasts in spring, to commemorate the transfer of his relics from Myra in Asia Minor to Bari in Italy, and in December.  The spring feast… Continue reading Photos of the Day for July 11, 2015

Landscapes of Polesia: roadside poplars, Vjalikaje Maljeshava 2015.  Палескія краявіды:  прыдарожныя таполі, Вялікае Малешава 2015 г. This line of poplars, visible for miles when approaching Vjalikaje Maljeshava from the east, beckons the traveler to the prosperous farming area of Stolin District in the central Pripet Marshes.

Belarus in Faces (part CLX):  Vjalikaje Maljeshava 2015.  Беларусь у тварах (частка CLX):  Вялікае Малешава 2015 г.

Belarus in Faces (part CLIX):  Vjalikaje Maljeshava 2015.  Беларусь у тварах (частка CLIX):  Вялікае Малешава 2015 г.

Belarus in Faces (part CLVIII):  Vjalikaje Maljeshava 2015.  Беларусь у тварах (частка CLVIII):  Вялікае Малешава 2015 г.

Belarus in Faces (part CLVII):  Vjalikaje Maljeshava 2015.  Беларусь у тварах (частка CLVII):  Вялікае Малешава 2015 г.

Springtime church feasts and celebrations:  feast of St. John the Evangelist (II/II), Vjalikaje Maljeshava 2015. Веснавыя сьвяты ды ўрачыстасьці: Сьвятога апостала Іаана Багаслова (II/II), Вялікае Малешава 2015 г. Father Ryhor, dean of the Stolin diaconate, reads from the Gospel during the procession around the church. Blessing of the faithful at the end of the procession.… Continue reading Photos of the Day for July 5, 2015

Springtime church feasts and celebrations:  feast of St. John the Evangelist (I/II), Vjalikaje Maljeshava 2015. Веснавыя сьвяты ды ўрачыстасьці: Сьвятога апостала Іаана Багаслова (I/II), Вялікае Малешава 2015 г. The farming community of Vjalikaje Maljeshava, a major producer of cucumbers, sits in the central Pripet Marshes area of Belarusian Polesia. The village’s late 18th-century wooden Orthodox… Continue reading Photos of the Day for July 4, 2015

Annual expedition to Panjamon’ (V/V).  Штогадовая экспедыцыя ў Панямонь (V/V). Oak grove, Panjamon’ 2015.  This open grove lies along the right bank of the River Njoman, the principal river of northwestern Belarus, which flows on to the Baltic Sea through Lithuania. Storks still return to nest here, although in fewer numbers than in the past. … Continue reading Photos of the Day for July 3, 2015

Annual expedition to Panjamon’ (IV/V).  Штогадовая экспедыцыя ў Панямонь (IV/V). When we mentioned our interest in re-visiting the oak grove beyond the village, our great-grandmother friend asked jokingly, “And what about the oak trees here, by our property?  Aren’t they worth a photograph?”  We recalled that we had always looked at those oak trees fondly,… Continue reading Photos of the Day for July 2, 2015