PULL THE KOLYADA UP THE OAK: Belarus’ villagers celebrate the ‘Pull the Kalyada up on the oak’ rite in the village of Martsiyanauka, some 110 kilometres east of Minsk. Participants pull the Kalyada, a sheaf of straw on a wooden wheel, up on an oak tree to bring a rich harvest. — AFP
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