Photo of the Day for January 6, 2021

Kuts’tsja (Eastern Orthodox Christmas Eve meal).  Tsjerablichy 2017. Kuts’tsja is the name of a porridge found in Belarusian, Polish, Lithuanian, Ukrainian and Russian cuisine.  It is made from wheat or barley or, in Belarus, from rice.  Kuts’tsja is made for three evenings in Orthodox Christmastide: great or fasting kuts’tsja on January 6, Orthodox Christmas eve;… Continue reading Photo of the Day for January 6, 2021

Photos of the Day for June 8, 2012

Maladjel’chytsy 2012.  Маладзельчыцы 2012 год. This village was another example of a njerush (unexpected, wondrous discovery):  thatched roof after thatched roof, storks galore, orderly yards, and hard-working villagers.  Despite his age and fingers on his right hand which he can no longer move, widower Kanstantsin Losich was hard at work when I asked him to… Continue reading Photos of the Day for June 8, 2012