Photos of the Day for October 19, 2020

Patrimony of Astravjets District 2014:  Zhukojni Zhaljadskija, Kljushchany, Vjalikija S’viranki, Paljany, Kjemjelishki, Litvjany, nr. Tartak, Nidzjany, Bystrytsa, Trokeniki, Varona, Varnjany Спадчына Астравеччыны 2014 г.: Жукойні Жалядскія, Клюшчаны, Вялікія Сьвіранкі, Паляны, Кемелішкі, Літвяны, ля в. Тартак, Нідзяны, Быстрыца, Трокенікі, Варона, Варняны       Lost patrimony:  churches of Belarus (part CDVI):  Roman Catholic church of St.… Continue reading Photos of the Day for October 19, 2020

Photo of the Day for October 18, 2020

Patrimony of Astravjets District 2014:  Zhukojni Zhaljadskija, Kljushchany, Vjalikija S’viranki, Paljany, Kjemjelishki, Litvjany, nr. Tartak, Nidzjany, Bystrytsa, Trokeniki, Varona, Varnjany Спадчына Астравеччыны 2014 г.: Жукойні Жалядскія, Клюшчаны, Вялікія Сьвіранкі, Паляны, Кемелішкі, Літвяны, ля в. Тартак, Нідзяны, Быстрыца, Трокенікі, Варона, Варняны     Landscapes of northwestern Belarus:  beaver house and swans near Kljushchany. Краявіды паўночна-заходняй Беларусі:… Continue reading Photo of the Day for October 18, 2020

Photos of the Day for October 17, 2020

Patrimony of Astravjets District 2014:  Zhukojni Zhaljadskija, Kljushchany, Vjalikija S’viranki, Paljany, Kjemjelishki, Litvjany, nr. Tartak, Nidzjany, Bystrytsa, Trokeniki, Varona, Varnjany Спадчына Астравеччыны 2014 г.: Жукойні Жалядскія, Клюшчаны, Вялікія Сьвіранкі, Паляны, Кемелішкі, Літвяны, ля в. Тартак, Нідзяны, Быстрыца, Трокенікі, Варона, Варняны     Churches of Belarus (part CDV):  Roman Catholic church of Our Lady of Mount… Continue reading Photos of the Day for October 17, 2020

Photos of the Day for October 16, 2020

Portraits of Polesia.  Plotnitsa 2018. Партрэты Палесься.  Плотніца 2018 г.     Parishioners of the Orthodox church of the Intercession of the Holy Mother of God. Прыхаджанкі царквы Покрыва Прасьвятой Багародзіцы.         Members of the church committee, Orthodox church of the Intercession of the Holy Mother of God. Чальцы царкоўнага камітэту.  

Photos of the Day for October 15, 2020

Pakrou (Feast of the Protecting Veil of the Holy Mother of God, October 14), Orthodox church of the Protecting Veil, Plotnitsa 2018.  II/II Pakrou is outside the list of the Twelve Great Feasts of the Orthodox liturgical calendar.  However, Pakrou remains a major feast and is keenly observed in Belarus.  The celebration of Pakrou coincides… Continue reading Photos of the Day for October 15, 2020

Photos of the Day for October 14, 2020

Pakrou (Feast of the Protecting Veil of the Holy Mother of God, October 14), Orthodox church of the Protecting Veil, Plotnitsa 2018.  I/II Pakrou is outside the list of the Twelve Great Feasts of the Orthodox liturgical calendar.  However, Pakrou remains a major feast and is keenly observed in Belarus.  The celebration of Pakrou coincides… Continue reading Photos of the Day for October 14, 2020

Не разьбiць, не спынiць, не стрымаць!

The title of this post is a line from the national — if temporarily unofficial — hymn of the Belarusian nation Pahonja (Пагоня — “the knight in pursuit” —  the Belarusian national, if again temporarily unofficial, coat of arms), whose words incorporate a 1916 poem of the great Belarusian poet Maksim Bahdanovich: “will not be… Continue reading Не разьбiць, не спынiць, не стрымаць!