Photos of the Day for July 27, 2019

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

Photo of the Day for October 27, 2017

Last grazing before winter.  Vjeljamichy 2017. The number of privately-owned horses continues to decline slowly in Stolin District as more and more villagers switch to small-scale mechanization. Восеньскія пашы.  Велямічы 2017 г.