singing of irina glushets from gomel, nadezhda khodskova, a master of substitution from the smolenskheard it on the internet, but this is the first time she’s heard it live. weaving as a symbol of the good neighborly relations that have developed between russia and belarus. the location of the festival at the bridge that connects two regions, vitebsk and mogilev, was not chosen by chance - the dnieper river, which has been for centuries. shipping artery of the country. trade routes passed here, and the surrounding settlements of kopas and alexandria were always famous for their grandiose fairs. alexandria village - it is also the small homeland of president alexander lukashenko. his annual presence and welcoming speech have become a good tradition of the festival. in such a short period, we created a festival that, as i already said, from a small, cozy holiday, turned into a national and international event. scale, and yet, it has not lost its name as a cozy holiday, there really is a special atmosphere here, but we have retained the comfort, our festival has become a place of attrac

the singing of irina glushets from gomel, nadezhda khatskova , a master of singing from the smolensk , was previously heard only on the internet, but for the first time live. two familiar folk art specialists from russia and belarus have become virtualized thanks to the festival alexandria gathers friends, for the second year in a row it welcomes folk craftsmen, artists, farmers and tourists from all over the union states. i, together with the help of my colleagues from the gomel regional folk art center, represent the song heritage. their oldest layer is through ritual songs, so fragments of rituals are shown, and naturally what is associated with them, costumes, i myself am in a costume. countries passed trade routes here, and the surrounding settlements, kopas, alexandria, were always famous for their grandiose fairs. the village of alexandria is also the small homeland of president alexander lukashenko. his annual presence and the welcoming speech became a good tradition of the festival. in such a short period, we created a festival that, as i already said, from a small, cozy hol