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Orthodox feast of the Birth of the Mother of God (part V), church of the Birth of the Mother of God, Radchytsk, September 21, 2012.  Сьвяток Нараджэньня Божай Маці (частка V), царква Нараджэньня Божай Маці, Радчыцк 2012 год. Members of the choir, which sang beautifully.

Orthodox feast of the Birth of the Mother of God (part IV), church of the Birth of the Mother of God, Radchytsk, September 21, 2012.  Сьвяток Нараджэньня Божай Маці (частка IV), царква Нараджэньня Божай Маці, Радчыцк 2012 год. As the feast-day service lasts more than four-and-a-half hours, there is a rest period in the middle.

Anointing with holy oil, Orthodox feast of the Birth of the Mother of God (part III), church of the Birth of the Mother of God, Radchytsk, September 21, 2012.  Сьвяток Нараджэньня Божай Маці (частка III), царква Нараджэньня Божай Маці, Радчыцк 2012 год.

Orthodox feast of the Birth of the Mother of God (part II), church of the Birth of the Mother of God, Radchytsk, September 21, 2012.  Сьвяток Нараджэньня Божай Маці (частка II), царква Нараджэньня Божай Маці, Радчыцк 2012 год. For this feast day the parish priest is assisted by the priest from a nearby village.

Orthodox feast of the Birth of the Mother of God (part I), church of the Birth of the Mother of God, Radchytsk, September 21, 2012.  Сьвяток Нараджэньня Божай Маці (частка І), царква Нараджэньня Божай Маці, Радчыцк 2012 год. The population of Radchytsk has aged and shrunk over the past thirty years.  However, parishioners still celebrate… Continue reading Photo of the Day for March 13, 2013

Belarus in Faces (part LXXV).  Беларусь у тварах (частка LXXV). Marusja, daughter-in-law of Granny Vul’ljana and Granddad Ivan (who died on February 14), is a paragon of kindness, resilience, and industriousness.  Here, paused in her knitting, she is lost in thought about the close call she and her husband had when their neighbor’s barn caught… Continue reading Photo of the Day for March 12, 2013

Belarusian Homesteads (part V).  Беларускі хутар (частка V). A homestead (khutar – хутар) embodies the common Belarusian’s yearning to be self-sufficient and left to work his own land independently, no matter how small his holding is. Khutar outside Kamjenka 2013.  Хутар ля в. Каменка 2013 год.

Belarusian Homesteads (part IV).  Беларускі хутар (частка IV). A homestead (khutar – хутар) embodies the common Belarusian’s yearning to be self-sufficient and left alone to work his own land, no matter how small his holding is. Khutar near Bartashy.  Хутар ля в. Барташы

Belarusian Homesteads (part III).  Беларускі хутар (частка ІІІ). A homestead (khutar – хутар) embodies the common Belarusian’s yearning to be self-sufficient and left alone to work his own land, no matter how small his holding is. Khutar near Haharyna 2013.  Хутар ля в. Гагарына (Шчучынскі раён) 2013 год.  

Belarusian Homesteads (part II).  Беларускі хутар (частка II). Western Belarus is an area still heavily dotted with homesteads (khutar – хутар), created during the land reform of 1923-26 while these lands were part of the interwar Polish Republic.  Remarkably these homesteads have survived the continuing oppressive legacy of Soviet collectivization, under which the Soviet authorities… Continue reading Photo of the Day for March 8, 2013