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Traditions of straw weaving
Students of the folk straw weaving studio “Nathnenne” under the guidance of teachers are engaged not in souvenir work, but in creating exclusively costumes made of straw. Every summer, the children go to the field, where they manually reap rye or wheat, from the stems of which they then create unusual and amazing national costumes....
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Castle Hill
The castle Hill is a historical and cultural value, archaeological excavations have been carried out here more than once. Until recently, historians attributed the emergence of Kopyl as a settlement to the middle of the 11th century. A few years ago, the first mention of Kopyl as a graveyard city was found in the statutory...
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Abandoned mill
The Folvarok Pogost belonged to Dominik Radziwill, then representatives of the old German count family of Wittgenstein lived here. One of them in 1842 mentioned a watermill in the Churchyard during the inventory of property. In 1902, Mr. Gershenson laid a brick mill, which produced the first flour in 1908. Near the mill there was...
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“Pavalyaki”
The authentic folk group “Pavalyaki” from the village of Obchin in the Lubansky district is included in the list of historical and cultural heritage of the Republic of Belarus. The team is more than 40 years old, and the oldest member of it celebrated its 85th anniversary. The ensemble’s repertoire includes calendar, family-ritual, lyrical, love,...
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Police retro cars
Near the building of the Soligorsky District Police Department there is a park of official police cars of the Soviet era. The exhibits do not just perform a decorative function, but symbolize the traditions laid down in the foundations of the service by the Soviet police, the continuity of the work of law enforcement agencies...
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Weaving Festival “Matchyny Krosny»
The festival has been held for decades. Several hundred weavers from different regions of Belarus come to the Old Roads to share the secrets of ancient craftsmanship. In addition to master classes, the festival includes a parade of handbrakes and a large fair, which is full of beautiful original patterns and ornaments.
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The Stalin Line
The historical and cultural complex “Stalin’s Line” consists of restored fortifications of the Minsk fortified area, which were located on the defensive line of the USSR in the 1930s. At the beginning of the Great Patriotic War, the retreating Red Army resisted the enemy here for several weeks. The open-air museum was created in 2005...
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Speleocomplex
The underground departments of the only Republican Speleotherapy Hospital in Belarus are located on the basis of the First Mining Department of JSC Belaruskali. A special microclimate with high air ionization, constant temperature, low relative humidity and the absence of allergens allows treating a huge range of diseases of the respiratory system, skin, nervous system...
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The Rite of Kupala
On one of the most mystical holidays of Kupala, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren of local residents, numerous guests from other cities and villages come to the agro-town of Ananchitsy. As it should be according to custom, the villagers choose their Kupalinka-a beautiful, hardworking and cheerful girl. Towards nightfall, the villagers go to the river with...
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The rite of “Gukanne viasny”
This Belarusian custom is one of the most cheerful and optimistic. To speed up the arrival of spring, this national holiday is arranged, which coincides with the church holiday – the Annunciation. Girls start to click on spring, they sing spring songs. The whole village usually participated in the ceremony: they danced, played and laughed...
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