Monday, February 2, 2015

Kolyada (Каляда) in Belarus

(Atlantic Photo) - Villagers take part in Kolyada holiday celebrations in the village of Martsiyanauka, east of the capital Minsk, Belarus, on January 21. Local residents took part in the celebrations to mark the end of a pagan winter holiday Kolyada, which over the centuries has merged with Orthodox Christmas celebrations.

Posted by Byzantine, TX

4 comments:

  1. mikeFebruary 2, 2015 at 1:02 PM

    why exactly "a" miraculously transformed into "o" in transliteration?

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    1. Byzantine, TXFebruary 2, 2015 at 2:39 PM

      We live in a world of miracles.

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    2. AnonymousFebruary 2, 2015 at 7:07 PM

      "Kolyada" is a transliteration from Russian, "Каляда" is the Belarusian word. Written Belarusian has a fairly regular 'о' -> 'а' change in unstressed positions when compared to other east Slavic languages.

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    3. mikeFebruary 3, 2015 at 10:05 AM

      I know that, martiancyclist. I speak Belarusian.

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