Pentecost: Papshychy 2019 (VI/XIV). Long ago the residents of Papshychy in the Hlybokaje District of northern Belarus were miraculously spared death from a plague which ravaged the surrounding area. To commemorate their forefathers’ deliverance, villagers observe the feast of Pentecost by carrying a cloth, onto which people place offerings, in a procession from a roadside… Continue reading Photos of the Day for July 27, 2019
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Photo of the Day for May 13, 2019
Rites of spring in Polesia (Pripet Marshes): new fence. Tsjerablichy 2019. Local authorities try to impose monotonous concrete fences along the main streets of Belarusian villages. However, many homeowners insist — quite properly — on maintaining their property in good order themselves and in their own individual way. Wooden fences are thus a classic expression… Continue reading Photo of the Day for May 13, 2019