Month: October 2017

Photos of the Day for October 31, 2017

Patronal feast of the Intercession of the Most Holy Mother of God (Pakrou), Pachapava 2017:  I/IV. The October 14 feast of the Intercession (Pakrou) is not one of the 12 great feasts in the Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar.  However, the feast is keenly celebrated in Belarus, Ukraine, and Russia and many Orthodox churches bear the… Continue reading Photos of the Day for October 31, 2017

Photos of the Day for October 30, 2017

Autumn along the R57 road. Уздоўж Р57 увосень.     Buda (Zhytkavichy District) 2017. Буда (Жыткавіцкі раён) 2017 г.     Maples in Sosny (Sosny means “Pines”) 2017. Клёны ў Соснах 2017 г.

Photo of the Day for October 29, 2017

The end of the season for tomatoes from Pinsk.  Kamarouski Market, Mjensk 2017. It is always a pleasure to talk to, and buy produce from, people who travel all the way from Pinsk region and who bring their alert humor and Polesian temperament to Mjensk. Апошныя памідоры з Піншчыны.  Камароўка, Менск 2017 г.  

Photo of the Day for October 28, 2017

Home from berry-picking in the Pripet Marshes.  Tsjerablichy 2017. It’s been a long, hard day:  berry-pickers travel as much as 25 miles (40 kilometers) through the marshes to the best picking areas. Дахаты са збору журавіны на балоце.  Цераблічы 2017 г.        

Photo of the Day for October 27, 2017

Last grazing before winter.  Vjeljamichy 2017. The number of privately-owned horses continues to decline slowly in Stolin District as more and more villagers switch to small-scale mechanization. Восеньскія пашы.  Велямічы 2017 г.    

Photos of the Day for October 25, 2017

Last harvest days before Pakrou (feast of the Intercession of the Blessed Mother of God).  It is still a strongly-observed tradition in Belarus to clear the harvest from garden plots and field allotments before the feast of Pakrou on October 14 in order to ensure the the Mother of God’s protection of the land during… Continue reading Photos of the Day for October 25, 2017

Photo of the Day for October 24, 2017

Last harvest days before Pakrou (feast of the Intercession of the Blessed Mother of God).  It is still a strongly-observed tradition in Belarus to clear the harvest from garden plots and field allotments before the feast of Pakrou on October 14 in order to ensure the the Mother of God’s protection of the land during… Continue reading Photo of the Day for October 24, 2017

Photos of the Day for October 23, 2017

Autumn in Polesia:  harvest-time in Tsjerablichy 2017. Палесьсе ўвосень:  ураджай у Цераблічах 2017 г.