Tag: Сады

Photos of the Day for May 12, 2020

In search of a human scale:  Mjensk 2019. У шуканьні чалавечага вымярэньня: Менск 2019 г.   One can still find country-like yards and gardens in some Mjensk neighborhoods of private houses (what Belarusians call “private sectors”)… У менскіх прыватных сектарах яшчэ можна патрапіць на куты, падобныя на казачныя вясковыя сады…         …but… Continue reading Photos of the Day for May 12, 2020

Photos of the Day for July 28, 2019

Pentecost:  Papshychy 2019 (VII/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 28, 2019

Photos of the Day for March 6, 2019

Valozhyn District in winter (part II):  Pjerakhody, Listapady, Slabada. Валожынскі раён узімку (частка II): Пераходы, Лістапады, Слабада.   Examples of vernacular village architecture and decorative elements:  gable decorations, wooden cornices, and decorative window frames.  Listapady 2019. Прыклады народных стыляў ува ўпрыгожаньні хат: шчыты, карнізы, ліштвы.  Лістапады 2019 г.             Scarecrows… Continue reading Photos of the Day for March 6, 2019