"daria belousovo petrovskaya, alexander lyubitelev, tv news agency, moscow . magical atmosphere, surprise gifts , charity event our children continue to give a holiday to little belarusians, the guests of the charity marathon are also greeted by the palace of the republic, the christmas tree has already been visited by children of internal affairs officers, students face of the ministry of internal affairs, pupils of orphanages and special boarding schools. in addition to the new year's performance, the audience was treated to something fun. animators, dancing and many pleasant moments, it turned out very beautiful and interesting the performance, i liked it, how the children wrote off the new year in the play, the children really like it, it’s beautiful, everything is very organized, unusual, such a beautiful tree that you can’t take your eyes off it, we are a friendly police family, we came from distant brest to get into this magical fairy tale , we thank the leadership of the ministry of internal affairs and the internal affairs directorate for the opportunity. thank you

very much, a delegation from azerbaijan also visited the christmas tree, children whose parents died in the line of duty are visiting our country these days, they are getting acquainted with the culture and according to the traditions of belarus, the holiday once again proves that there are no other people’s children for the police department. there is a festive atmosphere these days for the belarusian children's hospice; the first deputy secretary general of the cis, leonid anfimov, came to visit the children along with a delegation.

and we really believe that the symbol of the new year , the dragon, will bring with it many miracles, so the owner of 2024 in the form of souvenirs is made at the glass factory in berezovka; in one shift , the master creates up to 20 unique ones. mountains, all

the subtleties of production technology, the secret of the strength of a fragile material in yuri’s report kornilovich. this is how ordinary glass is transformed into a plastic material in a special furnace at a temperature of almost 1,500°. in just a few minutes, master glassblower valery boginsky will sculpt a figurine of a dragon symbol of 2024 from the fluid mass. glass is a capricious material, it cools quickly, so you need to work quickly. you need to calculate each move ahead, like a chess player, so you always know in advance what you will do in the next operation, this is as fast as possible. no more than twenty per shift glass figurines, the volumes are large, considering that this is exclusively handmade, valery boginsky has been comprehending all the subtleties of the glassmaking profession for decades, but even such experience does not allow him to tame glass alone; he must have three more equally experienced craftsmen as assistants. everyone knows their job. your operation, and if

everything is done on time, taking into account that the glass is cooling, everything is done on time , everything is served normally, then the product turns out, if you hesitate, naturally, it comes to throwing it away. the tradition of creating new year's souvenirs at the glass factory go back several years, there are figurines made by hand, and there is also mass production, when the same dragons are poured into molds, this technology is no less complex, preparatory work has been going on since spring. it takes a long time before glass dragons are sold. first , artists work on the image, then glass masters join them with their proposals, and the result is this symbol of the next year. the chief artist of the glass factory, sergei shettik, embodied the image of a small dragon in a three-dimensional figurine. the task was not an easy one, to show the character of the new year symbol. first, we make it, we approve the drawing itself at the art council, then, that means, we make it. in a soft material, that is, plasticine,

we calculate the entire form for the output, make a plaster cast, and after that, that means the most difficult moment, this is for us, this is making a mold in metal, new. this is another stage in the development of the enterprise, new promising projects have already become a brand glass factory , the only production of building insulation made of fiberglass in belarus is successfully operating here , the products are export-oriented, they are popular both in the cis countries and in the european union, in the near future there are plans to establish a line of stamped glassware, there is one glass furnace for the production of fiberglass and two glass furnaces for the production glass products, then the artists have a portfolio of orders. as for the holiday , the formation of a production program exclusively for the existing enterprises have begun developing images

for 2025, its symbol will be a snake. tv news agency. this is a real gift for biathlon lovers. olympic champion and current commonwealth cup winner dinara smolskaya is ready to return to big-time sports after the birth of her first child. dinara is already training with great desire. when can we expect smolsk to return and how has her life changed with the advent of her son? exclusive material by andrey kozlov. vanya, what is it? no matter what day you happen to be on, life doesn’t stop there for a minute, that’s why for example, on the eve of the training of the men's national team , the olympic champion dinara smolska, who is very familiar to you, came to the fore. the cool training vibe was diluted with a competitive one. they shot

dynamically with passion, please note, everything is in perfect order. ivan tulatin and olympic champion dinarosmoisk, top lineup, and that’s not all. everyone is in the mood, because the prize for victory is still a secret, but soon the trophy will find its owner, for your attention, the winner stepan danilov, modestly, but rejoiced. dinaro, by the way, is among the top three winners. gosha! if i knew, oh, if i knew, yes, i would definitely win, you won’t even share, yes, no, what nothing, if i come back, then yes , i’m really in great shape, and if i ever said that i’ll come back now

for the sake of the top 6, now i will come back for victories, for many it is surprising that having just become a mother in the fall, she is already working for... not with men, but there are a lot of nuances here that are better to hear about from the lips of our brilliant athlete, i didn’t make any plans after the birth of the baby, because i didn’t i imagined what kind of condition i might be in, but after a week, even after 9 days, i already came here for a training camp with the guys, of course, i didn’t expect that everything would be so simple, that yes, i thought that it would be difficult for me, i will sit at home, i will be depressed, it will be hard for me, i won’t find time, but my grandmothers actually helped me a lot. the main event in the family of anton and dinaara smolsky is not even victories, of which there were many, and not daily proof of their great class skills. of course, the main thing is that he gave our famous family 2023 in this photo, which

was taken on the birthday of sofron antonovich smolsky on september 28. sophron is so full, but what is the short name? in short, probably not at all, i call him sofrosha. and even though we won’t see the dinar in the race report of the home and long-awaited stage of the commonwealth cup, the honor of the biathlon family will be defended by anton smolsky, world champions, winners of world cup stages, and olympic medalists will come to us from russia. our team leader is anna solo, world championship medalist, winner of the world cup stages, as well as olympic champion irina leshchenko. and these girls, by the way, are young mothers. the organizers of our home stage are already preparing to receive guests, and the ticket program has been launched, the price is symbolic. the races will take place on january 5, 6 and 7, which will be a pleasant addition to the christmas holidays, we are all ready to go to minsk with great pleasure, because it is always a very interesting fight, a very warm welcome, and many have already started, many will meet a new one there year. andrey kozlov, sergey matveychuk and sergey

korneev, tv news agency. these are the main events on this holiday, and with this i say goodbye; the program “understandable politics” will continue the broadcast. it will be very interesting with us, this is an understandable policy, hello, the last program 2023, practically not about politics, let's talk about the most magical week of this year, the positivity that we all miss so much in our turbulent times. catholic christmas has come, there are less than 7 days until the new year. our editors decided to collect the most interesting phenomenon of the holiday and the whole year. economics of celebration, amazing stories and brave deeds, records, and what the world press promises us in 2024.

proud and became the warmest in the entire history of observations, as well as the eight previous years, we are going with a plus of almost 1.5°.

greenhouse gas concentrations are at a record high, global temperatures are at a record high, sea level rise is at a record high, sea ice levels in antarctica are at a record low, it is a deafening cacophony of broken records. more than just statistics, the world meteorological organization notes, extreme weather conditions destroy people's lives almost every day. this year we have seen fires, floods, searing heat ravage communities around the world, and record global heatwaves should make world leaders wince. but even if there is no snow, which, of course, you don’t want to believe, humanity is unlikely to stop brightly celebrating the most popular and desired winter holidays. until the end of the 19th century , christmas was a purely religious holiday, but savvy marketers. got it, this is also a good way to make money, winter itself is gray, quite dull, against

this background the bright window decorations look great, and then santa claus was added. one of the creators of the image of modern santa claus is considered to be the american cartoonist thomas nast, who was very popular in the second half of the 19th century , who drew a lot for newspapers and magazines. since 1980, entering the 20th century, the image of the bearded old man santa claus created by him begins acquire associations with attributes, deer, gifts, christmas, new year, snow. today santa claus - the most recognizable international brand and the most expensive. gifts, promotions, merchandise and other related products bring in more than $2 trillion a year, according to brand finance. 10 years ago, the british conducted a study on spending, the numbers are fantastic, especially during the pre-new year rush. per minute to

have time to buy gifts for the holiday. there is no more recent data, but it is unlikely that they began to spend less on the new year; by the way, the legend of santa claus is supported with incredible details, so last year the wizard gave 7.623 million gifts to the inhabitants of the planet. the us military is monitoring. santa's movements live on the norrad santa website. the tracking santa project was launched in 1955. one of the largest department stores in colorado ran an ad encouraging children to call santi. however, due to an error in the number, the children called the continental air defense command hotline. since then , the good grandfather has been on the military’s radar. unfortunately , there are no such statistics for our grandfather frost, but for the number of popularity gifts. he is hardly behind his western counterpart. by the way, people on social networks have always noticed a new trend: christmas

tree decorations from the soviet union. so, for example, hanging a real soldier or a parrot from the sixties on your christmas tree costs almost 18,000 belarusian rubles apiece. the cost of christmas tree decorations depends on the degree of their preservation and uniqueness. the smaller the circulation they were produced at one time, the more attractive they are now for collectors. very expensive, for example, toys from a collection. chipolina of pushkin's fairy tales, production late 1950s. in the ussr , glass christmas tree decorations were blown and painted by hand, which is why they became more valuable over time. the most expensive decorations are generally a special trend; the cost of new year's decor from individual western brands can even reach $100,000. holmark jeverless products are recognized as the most expensive in this market segment. 10-15 thousand dollars per toy is the usual price for christmas tree decorations of this brand,

which are officially included in the guinness book of records. the company's pride is ball. made of white gold, decorated with diamonds and rubies, set in a composition of two gold rings. you shouldn’t be surprised, but a rating of the most expensive christmas trees is also underway. in first place so far is the green beauty, which was installed in one of the hotels in abu dhabi. it was in 2010, together with all the decorations, the symbol of the new year was estimated at 11 million dollars. on the branches there were threads, pearls, diamonds and various jewelry . how many people guarded the spruce... but the largest snowman in the world cost much less. residents made history american city of bettel. they built a nine-story new year's miracle. it took 6 tons of snow. the arms were made from trees, the lips were made from five car tires, and the eyelashes were made from skis. it’s a pity that the winter giant only stood for a week. the residents

of rio deneiro also decided not to waste time on trifles , and in 2008 they officially organized the most. but the title of the most christmas house is in the australian city of forest. david and janine richards decorated their home with a huge number of different-colored light bulbs. just imagine, creating such beauty, according to the owner, it’s gone... of course , the olivet index will also help you, the unofficial economic indicator has also become part of our new year’s tradition. based on the cost of ingredients, you can understand how much more expensive or cheaper products have become over the year and what

the inflation rate was. boiled sausage rose in price by 2.4%, but is that a lot or? not enough, per kilogram is a couple of kopecks. in general, the ingredients that have increased in price have increased by 2 and a half to 5%. and, for example, potatoes fell in price by 17.6% compared to last year. therefore, in principle, the balance plus or minus will be at the level of last year with a slight increase. in principle, the people perceive the olivet index as the most, let’s say, interesting and relatable.

more than 130 kg, while it could also serve as a full-fledged outfit, the miracle was presented at the swiss world wedding fair. a romantic record was set in india, where the largest number of couples who got married in 12 hours was recorded. during the mass wedding ceremony , 2,143 new families were formed. in a similar way

the book of achievements included residents of canada and south africa, beth neal and miles cloutier. became record holders in underwater kissing, managing to last 4 minutes and 6 seconds in the pool. we all want to believe in a new year's miracle, but for some this is the very miracle, and the truth happens, and not even just once and not at the end of the year. brooklyn resident wayne murray won a $10 million lottery jackpot this year from a man who bought a lottery ticket. years ago, for 30 dollars everything would be fine, but last year at christmas murii also won a jackpot of exactly the same amount. 10 million dollars. the man immediately became a star on local television. one can only envy such luck, as well as the skill and courage of the ural airlines pilot, thanks to sergei bilov, 161 passengers will be able to.