Holy Saturday: Crosses of Belarus (part LXXVII), Urtsishki-Iuje road 2016. A day of solemn reflection… Вялікая субота: крыжы Беларусі (частка LXXVII), дарога Урцішкі-Іўе 2016 г. …but also a day of anticipation: blessing of Easter eggs and bread, Holy Saturday, Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mjensk 2012. The Roman Catholic cathedral in… Continue reading Photos of the Day for March 31, 2018
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Photo of the Day for May 14, 2016
Photo expedition to villages of Iuje District on Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday: Urtsishki 2016 (V/V). Фотаэкспедыцыя па вёсках Іўеўшчыны: Урцішкі 2016 г. (V/V) View along main street. Уздоўж галоўнай вуліцы. A fine example of an extended house-barns (pahonny dvor). Узор пагоннага двару.
Photos of the Day for May 13, 2016
Photo expedition to villages of Iuje District on Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday: Urtsishki 2016 (IV/V). Фотаэкспедыцыя па вёсках Іўеўшчыны: Урцішкі 2016 г. (IV/V) Local-type shed-barns with porches. Urtsishki has many examples of well-kept, still-in-use barns of this type (see also photos of the day for May 8 for neighboring Tsiunavichy). Свіраны мясцовага тыпу (гл.… Continue reading Photos of the Day for May 13, 2016
Photos of the Day for May 12, 2016
Photo expedition to villages of Iuje District on Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday: Urtsishki 2016 (III/V). Фотаэкспедыцыя па вёсках Іўеўшчыны: Урцішкі 2016 г. (III/V) House decorations. Упрыгожаньне хат. Wooden window-frame decorations. Ліштвы. Decoration of corner pilasters. Упрыгожаньне рагоў. An outstanding example of decoration of the apex of a pediment (vil’chyk). Узорны вільчык.… Continue reading Photos of the Day for May 12, 2016
Photos of the Day for May 11, 2016
Photo expedition to villages of Iuje District on Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday: Urtsishki 2016 (II/V). Фотаэкспедыцыя па вёсках Іўеўшчыны: Урцішкі 2016 г. (II/V) Churches of Belarus (part CLIII): Roman Catholic chapel of Our Lady of Mercy (1926). Касьцёлы Беларусі (частка CLIII): капліца Маці Божай Міласэрднасьці (1926). Chapel caretaker Mrs. Marusja kindly opened… Continue reading Photos of the Day for May 11, 2016
Photos of the Day for May 10, 2016
Photo expedition to villages of Iuje District on Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday: Urtsishki 2016 (I/V). The village is another of the many Baltic toponyms in northwestern Belarus. Фотаэкспедыцыя па вёсках Іўеўшчыны: Урцішкі 2016 г. (I/V) Roman Catholic roadside chapel at the east end of the village. Прыдарожная капліца на ўсходным ускрайку вёскі. … Continue reading Photos of the Day for May 10, 2016