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Excursion to Ashmjany and Valozhyn Districts.  Вандроўка па Ашмянскім і Валожынскім раёнах. We took advantage of our visit to Zas’tsjen’nje to visit villages in the surrounding area. Shal’tsiny 2015.  Шальціны 2015 г.

Excursion to Ashmjany and Valozhyn Districts.  Вандроўка па Ашмянскім і Валожынскім раёнах. Zas’tsjen’nje 2015.  Засьценьне 2015 г. Crosses of Belarus (part XXXII):  shrine commissioned by Sjarhjej Lipnjevich (photo of the day for November 23).  Крыжы Беларусі (частка ХХХІІ):  капліца, якую замовіў Сяргей Ліпневіч (фотаздымак дня з 23-га лістапада). Belarus in Faces (part CXC):  master carpenter… Continue reading Photos of the Day for November 24, 2015

Excursion to Ashmjany and Valozhyn Districts.  Вандроўка па Ашмянскім і Валожынскім раёнах. City dwellers in Belarus restore old country houses or build new weekend cottages for several reasons:  to seek relief from the pressures of urban life; to renew their bonds with the land; to have the sense of achievement which comes from restoring and… Continue reading Photos of the Day for November 23, 2015

Blessing of pupils and the coming school year, Tsjerablichy 2015.  In Tsjerablichy’s Orthodox church, Father Vasil’ blesses pupils individually at the end of the liturgy on the Sunday nearest the September 1 opening of school. Дабраслаўленьне вучняўі надыходзячага школьнага года, Цераблічы 2015 г.

Blessing of pupils and the coming school year, Azdamichy 2015. Orthodox and Roman Catholic parishes throughout Belarus hold a blessing for pupils as the September 1 start of the school year approaches.  In Azdamichy Father Aljaksandr blesses pupils at the end of the liturgy for the feast of the Dormition (August 28). Дабраслаўленьне вучняў і… Continue reading Photos of the Day for November 21, 2015

Orthodox feast of the Dormition (August 28), Azdamichy 2015.  Усьпеньня, Аздамічы 2015 г. Father Aljaksandr celebrates the feast of the Dormition in Azdamichy slightly differently from that of his colleague Father Vasil’ in the neighboring village of Tsjerablichy in that Father Aljaksandr does not include use of a symbolic tomb covered with an image of… Continue reading Photos of the Day for November 20, 2015

Orthodox feast of the Dormition (August 28), Tsjerablichy 2015.  Усьпеньне, Цераблічы 2015 г. Orthodox parish priests in Belarus have some leeway in how they celebrate the rites associated with the liturgy for the feast of the Dormition.  In Tsjerablichy Father Vasil’ follows the practice of placing a model tomb in the nave.  This tomb symbolizes… Continue reading Photos of the Day for November 19, 2015