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
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Photo of the Day for May 2, 2017
Polesian spring: new plastic sheeting for the cucumber hothouse. Tsjerablichy 2016. Палеская вясна: новая плёнка для парніку. Цераблічы 2016 г.
Photo of the Day for January 2, 2017
Polesia (Pripet Marshes) in winter: Vjeljamichy 2016 (I/V). It is always a pleasure to visit this corner of the central Prypjats’ (Pripet) region: the people of Vjeljamichy never stop working but always have a minute to chat and banter pleasantly with the wanderer, the local parish is welcoming, and the landscapes around Lake Sijatsy are… Continue reading Photo of the Day for January 2, 2017
Photo of the Day for December 30, 2016
Portraits of Polesia: Granny Prosja (1918) at work. Tsjerablichy 2016. Vjerka and I stopped by Granny Prosja’s house to say hello but she had gone out in the falling snow to try to cover the pile of hay she uses in tending her chickens. We found her hard at work in the barnyard. In the… Continue reading Photo of the Day for December 30, 2016