Index World Press Photo
August 2009 | Edition Twelve     




A mirror reflection shows some residents of the village of Pagost, three hundred kilometers from Minsk, as they prepare for the traditional Koliadki holiday tradition. The holiday looks back to the pre-Soviet Christmas festivities as people in fancy-dress go from house to house – singing, dancing, eating and drinking. When the hosts want them to leave, they give them money.
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