People celebrate the pagan rite called "Kolyadki" in the village of Lobcha
People celebrate the pagan rite called "Kolyadki" in the village of Lobcha, some 230 km (144 miles) south of Minsk, January 7, 2012. Kolyada is a pagan winter holiday, which over the centuries has merged with Orthodox Christmas celebrations in Ukraine and some parts of Belarus. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko (BELARUS - Tags: SOCIETY RELIGION)