Polesian Spring Morning.  Палеская вясна. Tsjerablichy 2011.  Цераблічы 2011 год.

Neglected patrimony of Belarus I:  19th century ice-house on the “Zadzvjeja” estate of the Chachot family, members of the Polish aristocracy.  Jan Chachot (1796-1847) wrote poems in Belarusian and Polish and published important collections of Belarusian folklore and folk songs.  He was exiled by the imperial Russian authorities to the Urals for eight years owing… Continue reading Photo of the Day for May 20, 2011: Neglected Patrimony I / Занядбаная спадчына І

Women of Polesia XXXIII.  Паляшучкі (частка ХХХІІІ). Azdamichy 2011.  Аздамічы 2011 год.

Radaunitsa I.  Радаўніца (частка І). Incorporating deep pre-Christian rites, Radaunitsa is one of the most important festivals of the year to honor one’s forefathers.  Many people attend a church or chapel service, but the focus is on cleaning the graves of one’s forefathers and having them blessed by the local priest.  In most places, as… Continue reading Photo of the Day for May 18, 2011: Radaunitsa I / Радаўніца І

Funeral and Burial.  Пахаваньне.

Crosses of Belarus VII.  Крыжы Беларусі (частка VII). Near Baruny 2008.  Ля Барунаў 2008 год.

Crosses of Belarus VI.  Крыжы Беларусі (частка VI). Ishkal’dz’ 2011.  Ішкальдзь 2011 год.

Old Road, Savichy 2011.  Старая дарога, Савічы 2011 год.

Feast of the Holy Trinity, Azdamichy 2010.  Сьвяток царквы Сьвятога Тройцы, Аздамічы 2010 год.

The Loom II.  Кросны (частка ІI). In previous generations the loom was an essential Polesian household fixture.  But weaving was an arduous task.  Granny Vul’ljana recalls how women and girls would exhaust themselves weaving long into winter nights to produce enough cloth for the coming year.  Now, she notes, only three looms remain in the… Continue reading Photo of the Day for May 12, 2011: The Loom II / Кросны ІІ