An exhibition in Vitebsk is dedicated to the Day of the State Emblem and the State Flag of Belarus
The exhibition dedicated to the Day of the State Emblem and the State Flag of Belarus has opened in Vitebsk, as reported to a BELTA correspondent by the Vitebsk Regional Museum of Local Lore, where it opened.
Emblems are a kind of visiting card of a settlement, graphically reflecting the historical experience of the local population. In the Vitebsk region, the return to historical heritage began with the cradle of Belarusian statehood - ancient Polotsk, whose emblem was entered into the heraldic register in 1994. The work on restoring historical and creating new heraldic symbols gained active development from 2002. The exhibition "Heraldic Wreath of Vitebsk Region" includes 42 emblems of settlements in the region. It is important that it presents not only the emblems of Vitebsk and other cities of the region, but also of settlements in the region: Vidzy, Kopys, Podsvilye, Ulla, Vetrino, Osveya, Surazh, etc. Each of the emblems has its own interesting origin story, which can be learned during a visit to the exhibition.
During the acquaintance with the exhibition, museum guests will be told many interesting features related to the theme of heraldry, specialists noted. "The development of images of the emblem and flag of a particular settlement requires meticulous creative work by historians, local lore specialists, and artists, supported by public interest. The basis for heraldic symbols is usually their ancient predecessors, embodied with the help of modern graphic language and artistic means. At the same time, heraldic symbols differ from other elements of festive city decoration in that they are filled with the historical experience of ancestors, their energy, which has always been directed towards creative work and the defense of the Fatherland," the museum said.