modern belarus today, watch on the belarus24 tv channel. this is news from a foreign country. broadcasts of particularly important events, live broadcasts from the scene, current interviews with famous belarusians, fascinating. processions around the country, feature films for all ages, in the countries: finland, sweden, norway, denmark, the netherlands, germany, france, spain, portugal, cyprus, austria, switzerland, italy, greece, romania, serbia, croatia, poland, lithuania, latvia, estonia.

set up a satellite dish express am8. the channel's signal is broadcast in the clear and is available 24 hours a day every day. be with the belarus 24 tv channel and discover belarus. back in the 15th century, the city of grodno was included in brown's külen encyclopedia as one of the most beautiful cities in europe for its amazing architectural appearance. today the fourteenth republican festival of national cultures is taking place here. this year there are 36 nationalities represented.

it is no coincidence that grodny is the capital of the forum; for centuries people lived here peacefully, the cultures of different ethnic groups developed and mutually enriched each other, and the theatrically colorful multinational procession is a clear confirmation of this: there are more than 850 people in one column.

belarus is a peaceful and tolerant country; representatives of more than 150 nationalities live next to us. the main theme of the holiday this year is a single family with an emphasis on traditions and values, including... you know, the sun is in our soul, so we brought you the sun, a great mood, songs, dances, a lot, a lot of music, us. there will be a performance on the canon, there will be saxophone, i think everyone will get what they came to the holiday for, in our country a wedding is a tradition from which a family is born, preparations for a wedding most often begin with the groom’s family, almost 90% of the holiday

is the responsibility of the groom’s family, preparing clothes for the bride, bride ransom, all these ceremonies take place directly at the bride’s home, and the holiday is always so... bright, very warm, there are a lot of relatives, friends, well, you can talk about an armenian wedding for a very long time, the most basic differences, probably, when greeting the newlyweds, the groom's mother meets them with our traditional bread - lavash, and upon entering the house, the young couple breaks the dishes, thereby they say that evil remains outside, they only go into the house with goodness, carrying bring lavash with them, they are treated to honey.

kazakhstan is, you know, a multinational country, this year, as usual, we present everything that was in previous years, supplemented with national ones. national attributes so that everyone gets to know what life is like in kazakhstan. all you see here are museum exhibits, and we brought all this here so that you can become familiar with all this. wedding traditions in kazakhstan are special, because if

the newlyweds meet, no one interferes with them. the groom's parents and the bride's parents, they meet, and it's called. what kind of price it will be, how much you need to pay, what to give to the young people so that they can have a comfortable, happy life in the future. after they meet, they agree, they strike hand in hand, the moment of pre-wedding preparations, pre-wedding preparations comes.

stolen, and then you have to buy it back, buy it back and

use some cunning ways, methods, well, in the end it turns out that the newlyweds end up together, belarusian, polish families are very similar, we have a lot of mixed families, he is pole, she is belarusian, he is belarusian, she is polish, but i repeat, they are normal people... palestine presents the national dance dapki, it is very energetic, dynamic,

attracts many visitors, and thereby emphasizes the atmosphere of a holiday of fun at this event. it's a great honor for me participate in the fourteenth national festival of folk cultures in the city of grodno. let's start with the fact that grodno is a beautiful city, and which envelops.

like with the belarusian peoples in general , it is very close, because our children, wives and

like our family, our second homeland, one might say, the most important thing for us is family, starting upbringing in the family, then we will join society, that’s why we try first , raise your children truly on the principles of humanity, that is respect for each other. and respect for other people and love for other people, so we try to do it all in them, with us the groom’s parents go to their parents.

weddings that are invited, sometimes it reaches up to a thousand people, and maybe even more, on average, at least 5,000 people, this is no less, as a rule, so it is considered a big holiday, when a family unites everything, this is our holiday .

150 nationalities live in belarus, but we are a very beautiful country here, beautiful people, sincere, close to our souls, hospitality, this means a lot to us,

very children study at school, so... they study the russian language, they study the belarusian language, they go to college, then study, they will stay here, we have families, children, afghans, many families who have lived in belarus for a long time, the festival shows this is friendship, this is the unity of the people, this is peace, this is a sign that belarusians belong to all nations, peaceably, friendly and very beloved country. family, of course, this is in belarus, it is traditional, they have great respect for their children, family, husband, this is the same tradition, as in belarus, in afghanistan, of course, children are brought up very friendly, their parents respect them, i think they are no different from belarusians, i have lived in belarus for 30 years, they are no different, and here i also see

parents are respected very much, elders, and this is a belarusian tradition that has remained, of course, thanks to today’s policy.

with pleasure, with joy, we have the ensemble khamaril, this is chuvash, this is this, this is in general, you’ve probably heard good chuvash songs, we show it all, chuvash culture, life, here we have a tent set up here, this national dish, this is chartan, this is a meat dish, and we are here, this is one family, we meet here with the leaders of other public associations, for us this is joy, and we rejoice. yes, but in grodno, here it all welcomes us at a high level, even yesterday it was raining, the rain doesn’t bother us, we rise up there, it’s all there, the people accept us well. this is why we have special features, this is when the wedding is already underway, first it all invites these young people, young people from the groom’s side, well

, there is already a husband, and there they are all relatives they introduce everyone, they went there to visit one and the other, and then from the side the wives are already going to get acquainted with their relatives and friends, these are the peculiarities, it cannot continue without a family. belarus is a country to live in, mainly, of course, since i am a pensioner, i see that you can live comfortably here, it is very clean, the products are impeccable, natural when you live.

for 30 years now, that’s why belarus and grodno are a second home, grodno is very similar to

vilnius, that’s why it’s comfortable here, and you can live and live peacefully. belarus is everything, it’s all ours, well, it’s like a second homeland, yes, we’re already used to it, i arrived in 1980 after graduating from the air force academy. grew up: i have been in belarus since i was 15 years old, i graduated from school here, received an education, i formed a family here, i have a house and children here, so belarus for me is a second homeland, i have a lot of friends and colleagues here, and this love for life, a meeting place for dialogue, openness and kindness, preparations for...

my comrades are sitting listening.

live top news at noon, at studio olga kalairova, hello and briefly about the topics of the issue. medals for labor merits, impeccable service and saved lives.