Photo survey of the patrimony of Smarhon’ District (Danjushava, Kazjanjaty, Rasla, Zhodzishki, Paljany, Njastanishki), Astravjets District (Supranjanty, Zavidzinjenty), and Mjadzjel’ District (S’vir) 2014. Фотавандроўка па спадчыне Смаргоньскага (Данюшава, Казяняты, Расла, Жодзішкі, Паляны, Нястанішкі), Астравецкага (Супранянты, Завідзіненты) і Мядзельскага (Сьвір) раёнаў 2014 г. A selection of the patrimony of the Roman Catholic church… Continue reading Photos of the Day for September 22, 2020
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Photo of the Day for March 16, 2020
Traditional sacred corner (pokuts’) in a house, Tsjerablichy 2020. Homes in Belarus and elsewhere in the region customarily have an icon, framed by an embroidered runner, in a corner (“red corner”) of the main room. Beneath the icon many homeowners place a table on which they traditionally place consecrated candles or small books. It was… Continue reading Photo of the Day for March 16, 2020
Photos of the Day for May 21, 2018
Holy Week and Eastertide in Polesia (II/XII). Страсны (русальны) тыдзень і сьветлы тыдзень на Палесьсі (II/XII). Orthodox feast of the Annunciation, Azdamichy 2018. In 2018 Orthodox Holy Saturday or Plashchanitsa (the celebration of Christ’s repose in the tomb) coincided with the fixed-date April 7 feast of the Annunciation, one of the twelve great feasts… Continue reading Photos of the Day for May 21, 2018