Awaiting the start of vespers, Orthodox church of the Resurrection, Tsjerablichy 2015. The parish of the Resurrection in Tsjerablichy follows the ancient Christian practice that women worship on the left side (Gospel side) of the nave, except for spillover, and men on the right side (Epistle side). Прыхаджанкі ў чаканьні пачатку вячэрні, царква Ўваскрэсеньня Гасподняга,… Continue reading Photo of the Day for January 18, 2017
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Photos of the Day for December 13, 2016
Architectural patrimony of Shchuchyn and Harodnja Districts 2016 (III/V): photo expedition with Anton Astapovich, chairman of the Belarusian Association for the Conservation of Historical and Cultural Monuments (ГА БДТАПГК). Спадчына Шчучынскага й Гарадзенскага раёнаў 2016 г. (III/V): фотаэкспедыцыя з Антонам Астаповічам, старшынёй Беларускага дабраахвотнага таварыства аховы помнікаў гісторыі й культуры (ГА БДТАПГК). Churches of… Continue reading Photos of the Day for December 13, 2016
Photos of the Day for December 6, 2016
Villages of Staryja Darohi District 2015: Navasjolki and Jazyl’. Вёскі Старадарожскага раёна 2015 г.: Навасёлкі й Языль. Navasjolki. Навасёлкі. Jazyl’. Языль. Churches of Belarus (part CXCI): Orthodox church of the Transfiguration. This recently-completed church replaces a 19th-century wooden Orthodox church desecrated by the Soviet regime in 1950, used as a collective farm… Continue reading Photos of the Day for December 6, 2016
Photos of the Day for October 7, 2016
Polesian roads: from the Sporava Marsh Preserve to Pinsk 2016, part V/V. Палескія дарогі: са Спораўскага заказніку ў Пінск 2016 г., частка V/V. Ahova, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) west of Pinsk, is renowned for its craftsmanship in painted wooden chests. The building shown here — either a former school, other official building, or… Continue reading Photos of the Day for October 7, 2016
Photos of the Day for October 6, 2016
Polesian roads: from the Sporava Marsh Preserve to Pinsk 2016, part IV/V. Палескія дарогі: са Спораўскага заказніку ў Пінск 2016 г., частка IV/V. Wooden window-frame decorations, Zavjersha. Ліштвы, Заверша. Crosses of Belarus (part LXI): Drobjaty. Крыжы Беларусі (частка LXI), Дробяты. Churches of Belarus (part CLXXXV): Orthodox church of the Birth… Continue reading Photos of the Day for October 6, 2016
Photos of the Day for October 4, 2016
Polesian roads: from the Sporava Marsh Preserve to Pinsk 2016, part II/V: Bjezdzjezh. The Polesian village of Bjezdzjezh in Drahichyn District of western Belarus is known for its Easter-day fair on the village square, where the 1784 wooden Orthodox church of the Holy Trinity stands. Bjezdzjezh is also well-known for its tradition of hand-embroidered aprons… Continue reading Photos of the Day for October 4, 2016
Photos of the Day for September 8, 2016
Braslau Lakes region: Ikazn’ 2016. Браслаўскія азёры: Іказнь 2016 г. Moose off the Slabodka-Ikazn’ road. It was such a surprise to see this young moose in an open field that I forgot to change to a telephoto lens. The moose, curious about the car, followed on a parallel track before cutting across the road… Continue reading Photos of the Day for September 8, 2016
Orthodox Nativity of Christ / Раство Хрыстовае
Christ is Born! Віншую з Раством Хрыстовым! З Різдвом Христовим! Matthew 2:9-12 (KJV): [9] When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was. [10] When they saw the star, they rejoiced with… Continue reading Orthodox Nativity of Christ / Раство Хрыстовае
Photos of the Day for April 10, 2014
From a mid-January photo survey of the patrimony of north-eastern Valozhyn District. З вандроўкі па спадчыне паўночна-усходняй Валожыншчыны. Churches of Belarus (part LXIII): Orthodox church of the Annunciation (1867), Zabrez’zje, January 2014. This church, nestled in a grove of trees, is another example of the so-called Muravjouki (Муравёўкі). These churches were built by the Moscow… Continue reading Photos of the Day for April 10, 2014
Photo of the Day for April 9, 2014
From a mid-January photo survey of the patrimony of north-eastern Valozhyn District. З вандроўкі па спадчыне паўночна-усходняй Валожыншчыны. View toward the Orthodox church of the Ascension, Jarshevichy, January 2014. Выгляд на царкву Ўшэсьця Гасподняга, Яршэвічы, студзень 2014 г.