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Photo of the Day for January 8, 2015

Photo expedition to Ivjanjets, 40 miles west-southwest of Mjensk:  former estate barn, Kijavjets 2014. Note the buttresses. Фотавандроўка на Івянец:  стары сядзібны сарай, Кіявец 2014 г.

Orthodox Christmas / Раство

Christ is born!  Glorify Him!  З Раством Хрыстовым!  З Різдвом Христовим! To celebrate Orthodox Christmas. Azdamichy 2014.  Аздамічы 2014 г.

Photo of the Day for January 6, 2015

Kuts’tsja (Orthodox Christmas Eve):  Turau 2007.  Куцьця:  Тураў 2007 г. Kuts’tsja is a Roman Catholic and Orthodox ceremony and meal with pre-Christian roots, traditionally celebrated Christmas Eve in Belarus and Ukraine — and paralleled in the Christmas-Eve vigils in Lithuania and Poland.  The ceremony includes placing straw under the tablecloth to commemorate Christ’s birth in… Continue reading Photo of the Day for January 6, 2015

Photo of the Day for January 4, 2015

Churches of Belarus (part LXXIX):  Orthodox church of the Raising of the True Cross, Haradzishcha (Baranavichy District) 2014. Photo taken during a survey of the architectural and historical patrimony of Baranavichy District with Anton Astapovich, chairman of the Belarusian Association for the Protection of Historical and Cultural Monuments. Цэрквы Беларусі (частка LXXIX):  царква Ўзвышэньня Сьвятога… Continue reading Photo of the Day for January 4, 2015

Photo of the Day for January 1, 2015

With best wishes for the New Year.   З найлепшымі пажаданьнямі здароўя й шчасьця ў новым годзе. З найкращими побажаннями здоров’я і щастя всім українцям у новому році.   In honor of the feast of Mary, Mother of God.  З нагоды сьвята Сьвятой Багародзіцы Марыі.     Roadside Marian shrine, Zabrez’zje 2014.  Прыдарожная капліца, Забрэзьзе… Continue reading Photo of the Day for January 1, 2015