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Photo of the Day for November 3, 2012

Post-Storm Sky near Novyja Navasjolki 2012.  Ля в. Новыя Навасёлкі 2012 год. After a rainy start to the day of the Feast of the Assumption, the storm blew through, followed by high clouds and blinding late-afternoon sunshine in central Belarus.

Photo of the Day for November 2, 2012

Sorting Potatoes, Tsjerablichy 2012.  Дзед Іван перабівае бульбу, Цераблічы 2012 год. Granddad Ivan is 86 and despite waning strength in his hands and arms he insisted on working long hours every day to help dig up and sort the ample potato harvest in 2012.

Photo of the Day for October 29, 2012

Procession, Feast of the Dormition, Rubjel’ 2012.  Хросны ход, сьвяток Усьпеньня, Рубель 2012 год. Towards the end of the feast-day liturgy the priests lead a procession three times around the church.  In the Orthodox tradition processions move counter-clockwise (in the Roman Catholic tradition clockwise).  During the third circuit the procession stops four times — symbolizing… Continue reading Photo of the Day for October 29, 2012