Photos of the Day for June 8, 2016

Photographic expeditions to Kljetsk District in central-western Belarus 2016, part I:  Arda, Kljetsk (I/IV), Hrytsevichy, Nahornaje (Plaskavichy), Kuntsaushchyna, Jodchytsy. The photos for today and for June 9-11 show only a portion of the rich architectural patrimony of the district center of Kljetsk. Фотавандроўкы па Клеччыне 2016 г., частка І:  Арда, Клецк (I/IV), Грыцэвічы, Нагорнае (Пласкавічы),… Continue reading Photos of the Day for June 8, 2016

Photos of the Day for December 16, 2014

Orthodox Christian graves with footstones, Babtsy cemetery 2014.  Праваслаўныя надмагільлі, якія нагадваюць мусульманскія магілы, Бабцы 2014 г. It is unusual to find Christian graves with footstones and stone coverings above the coffin.  These graves have a form similar to traditional Muslim graves, but are Orthodox Christian.