Photos of the Day for March 3, 2017

Portraits of Polesia:  generations.  Tsjerablichy 2017. Партрэты Палесься:  пакаленьні.  Цераблічы 2017 г.     Ljuda and Ivan with their eldest son Jahor, daughter Chesa, and Chesa’s friend Vjera. Спадарыня Люда й спадар Іван з старшым сынам Ягорам, дачкой Чэсай і сяброўкай Чэсай Вера.     An hour later Jahor, his younger brother Mats’vjej, and Chesa… Continue reading Photos of the Day for March 3, 2017

Photos of the Day for February 26, 2017

Old-New Year’s Eve (shchadrets – шчадрэц), Al’shany 2017. Some streets were full of kids reciting songs and rhymes to their neighbors in return for candy. Шчадрэц, Альшаны 2017 г. Дзяўчаты й хлопцы дэкламавалі вершы й песьні сваім суседзям у абмен на цукеркі.               A successful hunt. Пасьпяховае паляваньне.  … Continue reading Photos of the Day for February 26, 2017

Photos of the Day for February 25, 2017

  Old-New Year’s Eve in Polesia:  Al’shany 2017. With no luck in finding groups of Old-New Year’s Eve carolers in Davyd-Haradok, I headed east a few kilometers to Al’shany, still classified as a village, although it has 7,000 inhabitants.  Al’shany has a very large population of evangelical Protestants who, as farmers, have turned the area… Continue reading Photos of the Day for February 25, 2017

Photos of the Day for February 4, 2017

Granny Prosja’s 99th birthday (I/IV), Tsjerablichy, January 14, 2017:  many happy returns of the day! 99-ы дзень народзінаў бабулі Просі (I/IV), Цераблічы, 14-га студзеня 2017 г.  Здароўя й шмат гадоў!          

Photos of the Day for January 15, 2017

Eastern Orthodox great feast of the Entry into the Temple of the Most Holy Mother of God (III/V):  liturgy.  Azdamichy, December 4, 2016. Праваслаўнае вялікае сьвята Ўвядзеньня ў храм (Ахвяраваньня) Прасьвятой Багародзіцы (III/V): літургія.  Аздамічы, 4 сьнежня 2016 г.