Month: December 2016

Photo of the Day for December 31, 2016

Portraits of Polesia:  Great-Grandmother Marusja, Tsjerablichy 2016. Партрэты Палесься:  прабабуля Маруся, Цераблічы 2016 г.  

Photo of the Day for December 30, 2016

Portraits of Polesia:  Granny Prosja (1918) at work.  Tsjerablichy 2016. Vjerka and I stopped by Granny Prosja’s house to say hello but she had gone out in the falling snow to try to cover the pile of hay she uses in tending her chickens.  We found her hard at work in the barnyard. In the… Continue reading Photo of the Day for December 30, 2016

Photos of the Day for December 29, 2016

Polesian kitchen in winter, Tsjerablichy 2016. Vjerka Naskjevich kindly invited me to watch her put up duck meat.  In honor of the 12 days of Christmas here are 12 photos of the process. Палеская кухня ўзімку, Цераблічы 2016 г. Спадарыня Верка дазволіла мне паназіраць за яе гатаваньнем тушонкі з дамашніх вутоў (вутвы – качкі па-церабліцку). … Continue reading Photos of the Day for December 29, 2016

Christmas / Нараджэньне Пана

Luke 2:10 And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. 2:11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. Паводле Лукі 2 10. І сказаў ім анёл: ня… Continue reading Christmas / Нараджэньне Пана

Photos of the Day for December 24, 2016

The Kitchen at Christmastime:  Decorating Gingerbread.  Mjensk 2016. Упрыгожваньне пернікаў да Калядаў.  Менск 2016 г.     Master gingerbread maker Zoja Pryshyvalka decorating Christmas gingerbread. Майстар-пекар Зоя Прышывалка ўпрыгожвае калядныя пернікі.                         Zoja and her daughters Vul’ljana and Mikhalina. Спадарыня Зоя з дочкамі Вульлянай… Continue reading Photos of the Day for December 24, 2016

Photos of the Day for December 23, 2016

Survey of the architectural patrimony of the Maladzjechna area 2015 (VIII/VIII):  Krasnaje. Roughly half-way between Mjensk and Maladzjechna, Krasnaje is well known for its neo-Gothic Roman Catholic church.  On this trip, two other buildings caught my eye. Экспедыцыя па архітэктурнай спадчыне Маладзечаншчыны 2015 г. (VIII/VIII): Краснае. Заўсёды прыемна бачыць касьцёл Унебаўзяцьця Найсьвяцейшай Панны Марыі ў… Continue reading Photos of the Day for December 23, 2016

Photos of the Day for December 22, 2016

Survey of the architectural patrimony of the Maladzjechna area 2015 (VII/VIII):  Tatarshchyna. Reflecting the settlement of Tatar warrior groups at the invitation of grand dukes of Lithuania from the 14th to 16th centuries, there is a score of villages in Belarus whose name refers directly to the Tatars.  Five of the villages are called Tatarshchyna,… Continue reading Photos of the Day for December 22, 2016