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live news in the studio olga kalairova, good morning, watch the episodes, a great holiday among orthodox believers around the world, the nativity of christ, festive liturgies are held in all churches in belarus. problems with traffic, food and fuel, german farmers and transport workers are preparing for a general national strike. the orthodox all over the world celebrate the nativity of christ, the coming into the world of god, the date of whose birth a new era is counted. the president congratulated belarusians on the holiday. this bright holiday. believers hope for

spiritual salvation, teaches boundless love and sacrifice in the name of one's neighbor. christian compassion, care, simplicity and goodwill have long become the cultural heritage of the belarusian people. we open our hearts to those who come in peace and are ready to share bread and shelters i am convinced that by preserving orthodox traditions, mercy and moral purity, together we will create the best future for our native belarus. may christmas eve fill yours. at home with warmth, sincerity of feelings , mutual understanding, and the joy of these holidays will inspire new creative achievements in the coming year, the head of state wished. this is the second most important holiday among the tenth holy days, the most important after easter. on january 7, russian, georgian, jerusalem, serbian orthodox church, atfus monasteries as well as the eastern catholic church and old believers. in belarus.

the birth into the world of our lord jesus christ, from this day every christian, every orthodox person must walk with christ on earth along the path that he walked, he showed us how to live, how to live, how to overcome sorrows, how to rejoice and how you can bring the good that each of us, people want...

to bring to their loved ones. festive liturgies continue in all churches of belarus from today, according to orthodox canons, christmastide begins, holy days, when everyone tries to put aside serious matters and worries. there are 12 joyful days. during this time , believers should offer prayers to the glory of the born christ. the christmas period ends with the feast of the epiphany on january 19. high-flying guests, the president spent the day before. meeting with belarusians who are preparing for a space expedition. the main participant of the upcoming space flight, marina vasilevskaya, and her backup came to the palace of independence anastasia lenkova. the girls are trained at the gagarin cosmonaut training research and testing center. alexander lukashenko congratulated the space program participants on the new year and merry christmas, presenting flowers and wristwatches. and thank you, thank you. happy new year. thank you, and

merry christmas, well, so that we don’t see each other over time, thank you very much, it’s very nice. the support of the country's leadership and the president personally in preparing a belarusian for a flight into space gives great strength. marina vasilevskaya and anastasia lenkova after communication with the head of state shared their impressions with journalists. first of

all, i would like to thank the head of state for such a warm welcome at home, festive and welcoming. i, of course, am incredibly grateful that we are in this project, we have global prospects for our country, for our people, and we will do everything with all our ability to solve all the tasks. of course, the president supports us very much, helps us in everything, of course, this is very felt, and it gives great strength, because without direct the participation of the head of state in this project would not have happened. let me remind you that the first belarusian female cosmonaut, marina vasilevskaya , was included in the main crew of the expedition along with ruscosmos cosmonaut, native of belarus oleg novitsky, and commander nasa astronaut tracy deisen. preparation for the flight takes about 8 months and includes studying the systems

of the manned spacecraft, training to practice the crew’s actions in various situations, including during an emergency landing in different climatic zones, and other training. delivery is planned for february exam. as part of the main crew, the space flight itself is scheduled for the end of march. our national development of more than 5,000 state standards in the belarusian standardization system. last year , over 500 of these were approved. belarus holds a high bar in the world of quality standards, said the head of the relevant department, valentin tataritsky, in the project, question number one. today the emphasis is on standards, including in the field of smart industry including smart city, electron.

produce products, have the opportunity to in real time, to observe and participate in the process of developing modern requirements in the form of standards, to see where the world is moving, what will happen tomorrow, and therefore to work ahead in terms of setting goals for your production, what you need to focus on, this seems to me to be quite progressive element, born from close interaction with our russian colleagues. how belarusians set the tone for standardization in integrations and keep the brand. efficiency, keeping pace with the development of technology and innovation. question number one look at our website tvr.by and the youtube channel of the television news agency. the big sports festival continues in raubichi. the final races of the third stage of the commonwealth biathlon cup will take place today. over the course of many days

, the competition attracts a real sold-out crowd in the stands, which once again shows how much belarusians love this sport. and the athletes themselves are always ready to please their fans. with victories, our team already has the golden double of anton smolsky. what will the final day of the championship be like? straight broadcast from a distance by the belarus 5 tv channel. emotions from the atmospheric slaves in the report of our correspondent. a real sports fairy tale in raubichi. the third stage of the commonwealth cup continues to gather fans of the most popular sport , biathlon. there are already 2 days of competition behind us, which... gave an unprecedented flurry of emotions, and today at the finish line, we are sure, it will be no less hot, ahead of massstart, where belarusians are focused only on success. the prevailing

atmosphere in the stands of the sports complex once again proves that the competition has truly become a holiday for all belarusians. especially because of the victories, anton smolsky scored a golden double the day before, winning the pursuit race. also today, the athlete will compete in the mass start wearing a yellow leader’s jersey. the captain of the belarusian team led the overall standings of the commonwealth cup, beating the russian eduard latypov. the snowy slopes of raubichi are already waiting for the athletes; the coaching staff has high hopes today not only for anton. the team always expects to win any race, we will do our best, we will try. concentrate show very good result.

you can always feel the atmosphere and support belarusian athletes in the stands in raubichi. here, for biathlon lovers, there are traditionally numerous activity areas and a food court. but in addition to this , the belarus 5 tv channel is broadcasting live from the distances. don’t miss the start at 11:00. men will be the first to take part in the mas-start, much later...

britain is going under water storm hang brought heavy rainfall to the united kingdom , over a thousand properties were flooded across the country . residents of certain areas do not they began to wait for rescuers and... went home on their own, although to do this they had to exchange cars for boats.

evacuation from the affected regions continues and has been organized. and in belarus today, up to 26 degrees below zero , there will be mostly no precipitation on the roads and icy roads. doctors ask you to dress warmly to avoid frostbite and to be careful on the steps of entrances, crossings and public transport stops. these days , the treatment of holo-flying injuries has increased significantly. roadside assistance is provided by traffic police officers, those who were unable to start their car in severe frost are advised to dial 102. inspectors will help start the battery or take the car to tow. from moscow boyarskaya to moscow-merchant, the christmas travel festival takes place in the russian capital. this year it is dedicated to the history of moscow. he will tell you what carabiners traded at new year's fairs and why sugar was a luxury product in the 19th century. the christmas travel route begins from moscow boyarskaya,

wandering merchants, carabiners, inviting people with sweets and bogorodsk wooden toys. every person who picks up such a toy directly physically feels the stress leaving his body. at that time, the boyars had a sign of wealth - a two-pronged fork, served only to the most valued guest, a comb used to comb beards and soft chops. in the 21st century, soft crumbling, in general, crumbling is something that is unnecessary, this is what is old, in our century in the 15th, soft crumbling is pieces of fur from which clothes were sewn, it was believed that if a boyar, the boyars' house has soft decay, it means they are wealthy, walk a few tens of meters and you are already in moscow handicraft , potters sell pottery, a blacksmith blows furs and forges a horseshoe for happiness, and moscow needlewomen delight the public with their fine outfits... lace, like a winter pattern, adorns skirts, mittens and shawls. this is exactly a winter outfit, and it symbolizes

frost, snow, in exactly this combination , it is white with this mintol, turquoise color, necessarily, not on red, not on blue, but on soft, like the sky in winter. when you enter merchant's moscow, you plunge into the world of flashy luxury; the owner of the trading shop seems to have stepped out of kustodiev's paintings. rosy and affable, enjoying the singing of fyodor chaliapin himself, who , despite his status as a soloist of the bolshoi theatre, loved to wear full folk costumes, a box with spoiled tits, a pineapple, a palm tree, crystal chandeliers and expensive porcelain, this is exactly what a merchant’s shop looked like outside moskvorechye 19 centuries, traded mainly colonial goods, tea, coffee, spices, of course, sugar, the goods are expensive, not everyone could afford it at that time , to buy such a sugar loaf, my

clerk, for example, had to work for almost six months, not eat, drink, not sleep, not... dress half of this sugar loaf, he would then and bought it, it was a pleasure exclusively for the rich class, until the ryazan merchants figured out how to make sugar from beets, yellow beet sugar appeared, not as white as this one, but yellow, so it was already available to ordinary people, we ask to belarusian hut, it’s delicious to eat with your hands, belarusian cuisine at a russian fair is already moscow. modern, so to speak, a union product, incomparable, very tasty, our lard, our meat, all our quality, the exhibition of designer christmas trees is also a product of our time, authors of toys, moscow designers, artists, big theater stars, artists and musicians. the theme for inspiration was marshak's new year's fairy tale 12 months,

so each spruce is decorated in a special style. february means icicles and silvery frosts. march, spring drops, and of course, april means snowdrops in bloom. daria belousu petrovska alexander lyubitelev television news agency, moscow. and now let's move to the botanical garden, which shines with magical lights. large glowing insects, birds and lizards greet guests. the exhibition here is divided into locations, bee hives, a snail race, a swamp with lilies and frogs, and even a family of huge scorpions. the entire lantern garden is accompanied by a themed sound design, from magical music to the buzzing of insects. we also have near every lantern there is a qr code, you can touch your phone to the qr code, a link will open, we go there and an audio track is turned on, which

tells about each of our figures. this elegant handsome man. widely known in our country and popular among pets. spacious housing is an indispensable condition for a happy life for a bird in captivity, as it is very freedom-loving . every weekend, the enchanting exhibition is complemented by a fiery and neon show, and you can look into the secret world of the botanical garden until the end of february. we will tell you about the development of the event in noon, and let me remind you that agency projects are available in all. on social networks, as well as in our mobile application using the qr code on the screen. have a nice day and festive mood, see you soon.

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