Wandering the back roads 2017: return to Jabravichy (Smarhon’ District) VIII/VIII. Па бакавых дарогах 2017 г.: зноў у Ябравічы (Смаргоньскі раён) VIII/VIII. Syncretism of Christian and pre-Christian rites and traditions: viburnum berries on a grave. Viburnum (kalina – каліна in Belarusian) plays an important role in pre-Christian traditions: as a (bitter) medicament, as… Continue reading Photo of the Day for July 3, 2021
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Photos of the Day for April 28, 2020
Radaunitsa (honoring forefathers), Azdamichy 2018. Radaunitsa (Радаўніца) — one of the most important rites honoring one’s forebears in the Belarusian cycle of the year, a rite with deep pre-Christian roots. Radaunitsa falls on the Tuesday nine days after Orthodox Easter. On that morning, parishioners gather for a memorial service in their church or, as here… Continue reading Photos of the Day for April 28, 2020
Photos of the Day for May 7, 2019
Radaunitsa (honoring forefathers), Azdamichy 2018. Radaunitsa (Радаўніца) — one of the most important rites honoring one’s forebears in the Belarusian cycle of the year, a rite with deep pre-Christian roots. Radaunitsa falls on the Tuesday nine days after Orthodox Easter. On that morning, parishioners gather for a memorial service in their church or, as here… Continue reading Photos of the Day for May 7, 2019