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Spaso-Voznesenskaya Church
The church in honor of the Ascension of the Lord is located in the center of Kopyl. The church building was built in 1866 on the site of a wooden church that existed until that time, which was destroyed by fire. During its century-and-a-half history, the church has experienced the heyday of church life and...
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Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
The history of the brick church in the village of Naliboki begins in 1636, it was built according to the idea and at the expense of Albrecht Radziwill. The church was completely destroyed several times. The renovated church was opened in 1994 and for a long time was considered the largest brick church in Belarus....
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The Logoysky spring in the name of St. Nicholas
The Logoysky spring in the name of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker has been known since ancient times and originates in the bottom of the hill, flowing out from under the ancient church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker. People suffering from various diseases come to the spring, which is rich in minerals, especially it helps from...
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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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Monument to the crew of the aircraft of Nikolai Gastello
Near p.There is a monument to Radoshkovichi on the site of the feat of the crew of captain N. F. Gastello. A dynamic sculptural portrait of Gastello is placed on the 9-meter stele. On the slope there is an inscription: “At this place, the glorious son of the Soviet motherland, the hero pilot N. Gastello,...
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Chaim Soutine Space Museum in Smilovichi
In February 2008, an exhibition dedicated to one of the most famous artists of the Paris school, a native of Smilovichi Chaim Soutine, was opened in the Center for Creativity of Children and Youth. Soutine’s unique canvases adorn the best museums in America and Europe, they are purchased by collectors for tens of millions of...
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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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Chapel-tomb of the Zavish family
The pyramid tomb of the Zavish family (the second half of the 19th century), is one of the most original monuments of Belarusian architecture. The stone tomb of the ancient and influential family of Zavisha was erected in 1800 by General Kazimir Zavisha. It consisted of two levels: the upper one was intended for prayers,...
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Ancient traditions of baking bread
In the villages of Kuzmichi and Zhorovka, the ancient traditions of baking are carefully preserved. Bread according to special recipes is baked here not only on weekends, holidays, but also every day. Lyuban housewives bake homemade bread of several types: “sitny” – everyday, “z prysmakami” – with various additives, “partisan” – with unusual ingredients (for...
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Mortgage weaving
The technique of embedded weaving of red and white handbrakes is listed in the State List of Historical and Cultural Values of the Republic of Belarus. In the village of Semezhevo, Kopylsky district, red and white towels were woven until the end of the 80s of the last century. There is an opinion that the...
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