On May 26, on the territory of the Belarusian State Museum of Folk Architecture and Life, the Republican Music Festival "Lake" of the public association "Belarusian Association of the Visually Impaired" (NGO "BelTIZ") will be held. The most talented folk song performers, outstanding musicians, amateur art groups, as well as masters of decorative and applied arts will come together to participate in the festival from all regions of the country. The organizers of the festival are the Central Board of the NGO "BelTIZ" with the participation of the Belarusian...

The first mowing is a significant and important holiday for our ancestors. At the first mowing, the whole village gathered for a huge cleanup. Toloka called mutual assistance in the performance of the most labor-intensive work in the economy. It is a collective labor custom, ancient in origin and noble in nature. On the cleanup, in addition to work, people rested together and ate food, which also had a magical meaning. The joint use of porridge in the field was supposed to bring fertility to the earth and well-being to people, and also reminded of the...

September 29, 2023 marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Ludvik Kondratovich, better known under the pseudonym Vladislav Syrokoml. He was a poet, publicist, playwright, one of the pioneers of Russian local history. In his works, he gave a description of a number of regions of Belarus, urging readers to more closely explore "every corner of the earth." The work of Vladislav Syrakomly in Nesvizh contributed to the appeal to the past. The atmosphere of the ancient city and familiarity with the rich collections of the Radziwill archive aroused interest in...