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 Orthodox Christmas Eve / Куцьця

Orthodox Christmas Eve meal (kuts’tsja – куцьця), traditionally consisting of 12 dishes.  Tsjerablichy, January 6, 2016.   Посная куцьця, Цераблічы, 6 студзеня 2016 г.                                    

Photo of the Day for January 28, 2017

Orthodox Christmas eve (kuts’tsja — куцьця) in Polesia (IV/VII).  Tsjerablichy 2017. Preparation of tart cherry jello (kisjel’ — кісель), locally-caught fish, and locally-gathered mushrooms. Посная куцьця на Палесьсі (IV/VII).  Цераблічы 2017 г. Прыгатаваньне вішнёвага кіселю, рыбы й грыбоў.   Kisjel’. Кісель.           Boiled fish from the local river. Рыба з р.… Continue reading Photo of the Day for January 28, 2017

Photos of the Day for January 25, 2017

Orthodox Christmas eve (kuts’tsja — куцьця) in Polesia (I/VII).  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,… Continue reading Photos of the Day for January 25, 2017