1.Throughout many centuries of history, the Belarusian people created its unique and original culture. Christians make up the biggest part of the population of Belarus. Christmas and Easter are the main religious holidays, annually celebrated by millions of believers all over the country. In Belarus, all the Christian holidays are celebrated twice: by the Catholic and Orthodox religious calendars. Along with Christian holidays, such folk festivals as Kupalle (Midsummer Night) and Maslenitsa (Shrovetide) are widely celebrated in Belarus. Folk games and traditional ceremonies are part of them. Maslenitsa is a ceremony at the meeting of two seasons; it sees off winter and meets spring. Popular festivals of folk music, dancing and national costumes are organized at the time of Maslenitsa. The Belarusian people are proud of the country’s past and its traditional culture. Every summer, in Belarusian castles (in Lida, Mir, Novogrudok, Nesvizh, etc.) knights’ tournaments and international medieval festivals take place. They attract spectators and participants from many countries of the world. the medieval festivals
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•is celebrated on July 6.
•It is also called Midsummer Night. •It’s customary to burn a bonfire on that night. Young people jump over it. They say it helps purify. On that night people go searching for paparats-kvetka, that is fern flower. •It’s believed to bring happiness and riches to the person who finds it. EasterWe celebrate Easter with good food and good friends. It’s traditional to bake Easter cakes and paint eggs. It’s customary to play games with eggs. It’s called egg cracking. Mostly children do it. It’s polite to give painted eggs to your friends and neighbours as a present.
MaslenitsaMaslenitsa is a pagan holiday that marks the end of winter. So on Sunday it’s necessary to bake pancakes which become the symbol of the sun. It’s traditional to burn Shrovetide in the bonfire. People play a lot of games and horseback rides are popular.
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"Knight Fest" in MstislavlMir Castle FestivalA knights' tournament in Lida CastlekupalleEasterMaslenitsa |