Pentecost: Papshychy 2019 (VII/XIV). Long ago the residents of Papshychy in the Hlybokaje District of northern Belarus were miraculously spared death from a plague which ravaged the surrounding area. To commemorate their forefathers’ deliverance, villagers observe the feast of Pentecost by carrying a cloth, onto which people place offerings, in a procession from a roadside… Continue reading Photos of the Day for July 28, 2019
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Photos of the Day for July 27, 2019
Pentecost: Papshychy 2019 (VI/XIV). Long ago the residents of Papshychy in the Hlybokaje District of northern Belarus were miraculously spared death from a plague which ravaged the surrounding area. To commemorate their forefathers’ deliverance, villagers observe the feast of Pentecost by carrying a cloth, onto which people place offerings, in a procession from a roadside… Continue reading Photos of the Day for July 27, 2019
Photos of the Day for July 26, 2019
Pentecost: Papshychy 2019 (V/XIV). Long ago the residents of Papshychy in the Hlybokaje District of northern Belarus were miraculously spared death from a plague which ravaged the surrounding area. To commemorate their forefathers’ deliverance, villagers observe the feast of Pentecost by carrying a cloth, onto which people place offerings, in a procession from a roadside… Continue reading Photos of the Day for July 26, 2019
Photo of the Day for July 24, 2019
Pentecost: Papshychy 2019 (III/XIV). Long ago the residents of Papshychy in the Hlybokaje District of northern Belarus were miraculously spared death from a plague which ravaged the surrounding area. To commemorate their forefathers’ deliverance, villagers observe the feast of Pentecost by carrying a cloth, onto which people place offerings, in a procession from a roadside… Continue reading Photo of the Day for July 24, 2019
Photo of the Day for July 23, 2019
Pentecost: Papshychy 2019 (II/XIV). Long ago the residents of Papshychy in the Hlybokaje District of northern Belarus were miraculously spared death from a plague which ravaged the surrounding area. To commemorate their forefathers’ deliverance, villagers observe the feast of Pentecost by carrying a cloth, onto which people place offerings, in a procession from a roadside… Continue reading Photo of the Day for July 23, 2019
Photos of the Day for July 22, 3019
Pentecost: Papshychy 2019 (I/XIV). Long ago the residents of Papshychy in the Hlybokaje District of northern Belarus were miraculously spared death from a plague which ravaged the surrounding area. To commemorate their forefathers’ deliverance, villagers observe the feast of Pentecost by carrying a cloth, onto which people place offerings, in a procession from a roadside… Continue reading Photos of the Day for July 22, 3019
Photos of the Day for April 26, 2018
April 2017 photo expedition to Vjaljejka, Mjadzjel and Pastavy Districts with Anton Astapovich, chairman of the Belarusian Association for the Preservation of Historic and Cultural Monuments (БДТАПГК) and regional historian and conservationist Andrej Matsur. Part III/IV: along the trace of the Eastern Front — German imperial army World War I fortifications and cemeteries in Pastavy… Continue reading Photos of the Day for April 26, 2018
Photos of the Day for February 24, 2018
Photo expedition in January 2018 to western Braslau District with Anton Astapovich, chairman of the Belarusian Association for the Preservation of Historical and Cultural Monuments (БДТАПГК): Kazjany, Vidzy, Vidzy-Lauchynskija, Vajnjuny, Ashkarahi, Staradvoryshcha, Sipavichy, Bohina, Uhora, Daljokija, Opsa, Bjal’monty (Akhremautsy), Pahoshcha, Miljuntsy (Pjelikany), Drys’vjaty. Фотаэкспедыцыя ў студзені 2018 г. па заходняй частцы Браслаўскага раёна з Антонам… Continue reading Photos of the Day for February 24, 2018
Photos of the Day for February 22, 2018
Photo expedition in January 2018 to western Braslau District with Anton Astapovich, chairman of the Belarusian Association for the Preservation of Historical and Cultural Monuments (БДТАПГК): Kazjany, Vidzy, Vidzy-Lauchynskija, Vajnjuny, Ashkarahi, Staradvoryshcha, Sipavichy, Bohina, Uhora, Daljokija, Opsa, Bjal’monty (Akhremautsy), Pahoshcha, Miljuntsy (Pjelikany), Drys’vjaty. Фотаэкспедыцыя ў студзені 2018 г. па заходняй частцы Браслаўскага раёна з Антонам… Continue reading Photos of the Day for February 22, 2018
Photo of the Day for June 4, 2017
To commemorate Pentecost: roadside shrine, Papshychy 2014. To honor their long-ago deliverance from the plague, the villagers of Papshychy in the Hlybokaje District of northern Belarus celebrate Pentecost by carrying a long, special homespun cloth in a procession from this roadside shrine to an early-morning Mass at the village’s cemetery chapel. З нагоды Спасланьня Сьвятога… Continue reading Photo of the Day for June 4, 2017