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Annual Feast of the Hodegetria (part II), Dzisna 2011.  Адзігітрыя (частка ІІ), Дзісна 2011 год. The Hodegetria of Dzisna, based on an original Byzantine icon, is an image of the Virgin Mary holding the Christ Child and pointing to Him as the savior of mankind.  Dzisna, a small city on the Dzvina River northwest of… Continue reading Photo of the Day for September 16, 2011: Feast of the Hodegetria II / Адзігітрыя ІІ

Annual Feast of the Hodegetria (part I), Dzisna 2011.  Адзігітрыя (частка І), Дзісна 2011 год. The Feast of the Hodegetria (She who shows the way) is held annually on August 10 in the northern Belarusian city of Dzisna, the only place in Belarus to celebrate this feast.  The feast begins with a liturgy of veneration… Continue reading Photo of the Day for September 15, 2011: Feast of the Hodegetria I / Адзігітрыя І

Late summer flowers, Tsjerablichy 2011.  Жнівеньскія кветкі, Цераблічы 2011 год. Late summer and autumn colors in Belarusian gardens impel me to shoot one or two rolls of color film a year.  Many thanks and appreciation as well to Ms. Julie Ardery and her Human Flower Project: http://humanflowerproject.com/

Churches of Belarus, part VIII.  Цэрквы Беларусі (частка VIII). Orthodox church of the Raising of the Holy Cross, Tsvjetsina 2011.  Царква Ўзвышэньня Сьвятога Крыжа, Цвеціна 2011 год.

September harvest.  Верасеньская праца. The potato plays a key role in the Belarusian diet.  Harvesting potatoes on private plots (allotted by the local collective farm) is thus a vital family activity in Belarusian villages at the end of summer. Trashchychy 2009.  Трашчычы 2009 год.

Church of St. Joseph, Baradzinichy 2011.  Касьцёл Сьвятога Юзафа, Барадзінічы 2011 год.

August Morning, nr. Mar’jaliva 2011.  Жнівеньская раніца, Мар’яліва 2011 год.

Late summer flowers, Dan’ki 2011.  Жнівеньскія кветкі, Данькі 2011 год. In defiance of a short growing season, determined Belarusian gardeners produce a riot of late summer colors.  As a result Belarusian villages embrace the traveler even more joyfully from mid-August to late September.  The flowers here are cultivated by retired photographer Rehina Jermaljonak, who creates… Continue reading Photos of the Day for September 9, 2011

Condolences.  Спачуваньні.

Churning butter.  Granny Vul’ljana produces delicious butter in twenty minutes.   На працягу 20і хвілін Бабулечка Вульляна зьбівае смачнае масла. Tsjerablichy 2011.  Цераблічы 2011 год.