More than 100,000 people took part in the celebrations for the 1150th anniversary of Polotsk

May 28, Polotsk / Diana Kurilo - BELTA /. Over 100,000 people took part in the celebrations of the 1150th anniversary of Polotsk in just two days, the head of the Polotsk Department of Internal Affairs, Aleksey Shakhovich, told a BELTA correspondent. More than 10,000 guests visited the city during the festive days. As the head of the Department of Internal Affairs noted, the situation was calm during these days. No serious offenses were recorded. The celebrations in Polotsk on the occasion of the 1150th anniversary are ongoing. On Wednesday, May 30, the jubilee city will bid farewell to its young residents - high school graduates. A city-wide last bell celebration "Graduate-2012" will be held in their honor. On International Children's Day, June 1, the open city vocal children's competition "On the Wings of a Dream" will take place. Orthodox creativity "Polotsk Gathers Compatriots" will be presented on June 2. Bell ringing and spiritual chants will be heard over the ancient city. The medieval culture festival "Rubon" was a hit with the residents of Polotsk, and they decided to combine it with the anniversary celebrations and hold it from June 1 to 3. Historical reconstruction clubs from Belarus, Russia, Ukraine, Lithuania, and the Czech Republic will send their knights to Polotsk to demonstrate their strength in tournaments and courage in storming the castle - a thrilling dynamic spectacle. The culmination of the celebrations will be the day of remembrance of Saint Euphrosyne of Polotsk on June 5. Divine liturgies will be held in the churches of the Holy Euphrosyne Monastery, as well as a procession from the Saint Sophia Cathedral to the monastery. -0-