machine. 250 km of prayer behind us, the all-belarusian religious procession reached its culmination in minsk. in the cathedral liturgy, which was led by metropolitan of minsk zaslavsky veniamin. lord, the solemn service was held in accompanied by a choir. today, in the general prayer , the minsk icon of the mother of god was especially honored, her day in the orthodox calendar. that is why the clergy are in blue robes. a queue of believers to the shrines that accompanied the nine-day religious procession, to the ark with a particle and the relics of st. andrew the first-called, a revered copy of the miraculous icon of the mother of god of zhirovichi , a copy of the miraculous icon of the mother of god of minsk. the religious procession began in zhirovichi, the pilgrims visited four dioceses and 21 churches. songs, dances and entire theatrical performance. music united dozens of young people from belarus and russia at the union state festival of youth creativity. this year it is dedicated to the eightieth anniversary of the liberation of belarus. the festival took place for several days at the victory museum on poklonnaya hill in moscow, and ended the day before with a large