Photo survey of the patrimony of Vjaljejka and Mjadzjel Districts 2018. Фотавандроўка па спадчыне Вялейскага й Мядзельскага раёнаў 2018 г. Baltahuzy. This toponym is Lithuanian, attesting to the Slavic-Baltic mix in this area. Балтагузы. Тапонім балцкі (літоўскі).
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Photos of the Day for March 4, 2019
Valozhyn District in winter (part I): Slavjensk, Ts’viraushchyna, Zhomajdz’. Валожынскі раён узімку (частка I): Славенск, Цьвіраўшчына, Жомайдзь. Zhomajdz’ 2019 (see also photos of the day for July 17-19, 2014). The toponym Zhomajdz’ is Baltic in origin; the modern-day descendants of the Baltic tribe of the Zhamojty (Zhemajty, Zhmudz’, Samogitians) form part of the modern… Continue reading Photos of the Day for March 4, 2019
Photos of the Day for August 23, 2018
Photo journey through villages around the market town of Lazduny in Iuje District: Hudzishki, Barutsishki, Zubavichy, Hudzjenjaty (Hudzinjenta), Lazduny, Bacheshniki, Lazduny 2. Фотавандроўка па навакольлях вёскі Лаздуны ў Іўеўскім раёне: Гудзішкі, Баруцішкі, Зубавічы, Гудзеняты (Гудзінента), Лаздуны, Бачэшнікі, Лаздуны 2. So much of Belarus is forested. Thus it is uncommon to be able to see… Continue reading Photos of the Day for August 23, 2018
Photos of the Day for September 10, 2014
Children’s Mass on the eve of the feast of Holy Trinity, church of the Holy Trinity, Hjervjaty 2014. Дзіцячая Сьв. Імша напярэдадні сьвята Сьвятой Тройцы, касьцёл Сьв. Тройцы, Гервяты 2014 г. Hjervjaty lies in a belt of northwestern Belarusian towns and villages whose toponyms betray a heavy Baltic influence. Like other towns in its immediate… Continue reading Photos of the Day for September 10, 2014