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Berezina River
This is the longest river in Belarus, its length is 613 km, and its entire course is located within the borders of Belarus. The Berezina is a right tributary of the Dnieper, originates in the Vitebsk region, flows in a southerly direction, reaches the Gomel region and flows into the Dnieper. Fans of active recreation...
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Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker
The Orthodox Church in honor of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in Cherven was built from 1993 to 2003, organizations and enterprises of the Cherven region, all concerned citizens took part in its construction. On December 28, 2003, the church was consecrated by Bishop Filaret, Metropolitan of Minsk and Slutsk. A Sunday school is open at...
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“Nesvizh Lozhkari”
The folk instrumental ensemble “Nesvizh Lozhkari” was created on the basis of the Nesvizh State College named after Yakub Kolas and consists exclusively of college students. Therefore, every year the composition of the ensemble members changes, undergraduates leave, they are replaced by college freshmen. Each number of spoons begins with jokes-jokes-instrumental works with fervent verbal...
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Rusalie
In the Lubansky district, the ancient rite of the Rusalie, which appeared in pre-Christian times and symbolizes the end of spring in some Eastern Slavic regions, has been revived. Rusalnaya is called the week after Trinity. According to legend, it is at this time that the mermaids come out of the water and visit the...
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Cosmonautics Museum
In 2013, a museum of cosmonautics was created at School No. 2 in Cherven. The main character of the exhibition is pilot-cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky, a native of the city, a former graduate of this school. Oleg Novitsky and his family members have repeatedly visited the museum, handed over to the museum the main exhibits –...
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The rite of the “Generous”
The rite of the “Generous” of the village of Rog of the Soligorsky district has the status of an intangible cultural value. This rite has been preserved in the form in which our ancestors knew it. “Shchedrets” are held on the night of January 13-14 with the participation of traditional masked characters. Its peculiarity is...
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Ethnocultural complex “Nanosy”
On the territory of the ethnic village there are ten communal and two petty-bourgeois houses that look authentic and cozy at the same time. There are also many museums here – the museum of bread in a watermill and the museum of Old Belarusian life, the museum of coins, the museum of moonshine, the museum...
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“Lotvinsky udalukhs”
Serious research work was carried out in the Kopyl region – representatives of club institutions of the district, the Minsk Regional Center of Folk Art met with indigenous women of villages during the expeditions, wrote down recipes for cooking chowder, casseroles, fish, meat, cereals, dairy dishes, soups, tinctures, etc. In the traditional cuisine of the...
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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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Church of the Ascension of the Virgin Mary
The church in the village of Derevnoye was erected in 1590 as a Calvinist cathedral. In the 1630s, at the expense of Wojciech Selyava, the church was rebuilt into a Catholic church. During the 17th and 18th centuries, a hospital and a school operated at the temple. The temple was restored several times. The architecture...
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