Photo of the Day for February 23, 2021

Photo survey of the patrimony of Polesia:  Pinsk District 2012 (Panjatsichy, Dubaj, Damashytsy, Vjaljatsichy, Vjalikija Dvortsy). Фотавандроўка па спадчыне Палесься: Пінскі раён 2012 г. (Паняцічы, Дубай, Дамашыцы, Вяляцічы, Вялікія Дворцы).     Late 19th- or early 20th-century barn. Хлеў познага 19-га ці пачатку 20-га ст.  

Photos of the Day for December 27, 2019

Consecration of new Orthodox cemetery chapel of the Exaltation of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross, Lenin 2019.  II/XIII. Асьвячэньне новай праваслаўнай могілкавай капліцы Ўзвышэньня Сьвятога Крыжа, Ленін 2019 г.  II/XIII.     Parishioners assembling. Збор прыхаджанаў.         Selling votive candles. Продаж сьвечак.         Choir singing during final preparations for… Continue reading Photos of the Day for December 27, 2019

Photo of the Day for February 15, 2018

Traditions and customs of Polesia (Pripet Marshes):  bundle of stalks of rye, used to sprinkle water as a blessing of the coffin in the grave.  Tsjerablichy 2018. A household which has stalks of rye to sell for this purpose will hang a bunch on the porch by the door.  It is the custom in Tsjerablichy… Continue reading Photo of the Day for February 15, 2018

Photo of the Day for December 27, 2017

Winter in Polesia:  view from the Ramjel’-Al’shany road 2014. Палесьсе ўзімку: выгляд з дарогі Рамель-Альшаны 2014 г.  

Photos of the Day for September 16, 2017

Feast of the Maccabees (Makauje)/Honey-Blessing feast (Mjadovy Spas), Davyd-Haradok 2017:  II/V.  Parishioners eagerly await the blessing of flowers.   Макаўе/Мядовы спас, Давыд-Гарадок 2017 г.:  II/V.