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Photos of the Day for June 13, 2017

Crosses of Belarus (part LXX):  rare cemetery cross hewn from a single bough-section, Bizharavichy 2007-2017. This cross was still in good shape when I first saw it in 2007.  However, the country-wide mania of cutting down cemetery trees hit Bizharavichy in 2014, and by late spring 2017 the last three years’ exposure to the elements… Continue reading Photos of the Day for June 13, 2017

Photo of the Day for June 11, 2017

Rye field, Buda (Zhytkavichy District) 2012. Жытнёвае поле, Буда (Жыткавіцкі раён) 2012 г.  

Photo of the Day for June 10, 2017

River Islach near Kazaki 2014.  The Islach, a left-hand tributary of the Western Bjarezina (a main right-hand tributary of the Njoman), flows through Mjensk and Harodnja regions and is popular with kayakers. Рака Іслач ля в. Казакі 2014 г.  

Photos of the Day for June 6, 2017

Patronal feast of the Holy Trinity, Orthodox church of the Holy Trinity, Azdamichy 2015. Whereas Western churches now celebrate Trinity Sunday one week after Pentecost, the Orthodox church continues to celebrate Pentecost and Holy Trinity on the same day, seven Sundays after Easter.  In addition to the Pentecost/Trinity Sunday service, the Orthodox parish of the… Continue reading Photos of the Day for June 6, 2017

Photos of the Day for June 5, 2017

Tsjerablichy-Machul’ Road.  Дарога Цераблічы-Мачуль. The cobblestone road between Tsjerablichy- and Machul’ was laid down in 1988, using stone from Volhynia (Ukraine) which villagers from Tsjerablichy broke up and laid themselves.  The rougher texture of the surface differed from the more closely-fitted surfaces of Polish-era cobblestone roads…    Tsjerablichy-Machul’ road in 2007. Дарога у 2007 г.… Continue reading Photos of the Day for June 5, 2017

Photo of the Day for June 4, 2017

To commemorate Pentecost:  roadside shrine, Papshychy 2014. To honor their long-ago deliverance from the plague, the villagers of Papshychy in the Hlybokaje District of northern Belarus celebrate Pentecost by carrying a long, special homespun cloth in a procession from this roadside shrine to an early-morning Mass at the village’s cemetery chapel. З нагоды Спасланьня Сьвятога… Continue reading Photo of the Day for June 4, 2017