Ancient Polotsk will give citizens a day off in honor of its anniversary

May 17, Vitebsk / Diana Kurilo - BELTA /. The main day of the celebrations on the occasion of the 1150th anniversary of Polotsk will be a day off in the city. A recommendatory decision on this was made at an extraordinary session of the Polotsk City Council, the Polotsk City Executive Committee informed a BELTA correspondent. At the extraordinary session, deputies decided to recommend that city organizations reschedule the working day from Friday, May 25, to another day off, which falls on a Saturday. The additional day off will allow citizens to fully immerse themselves in the atmosphere of festive events, the main ones of which are scheduled for May 25. On this day, the ancient city will honor its best residents and name its honorary citizens. The choreographic ensemble "Kharoshki" will perform a concert on the main city square, thus launching a concert and dance marathon that will run here until the early morning of the next day. Throughout the day, six thematic concert and entertainment venues will operate throughout the city, where everyone, regardless of age, will find something to their liking. In addition, the city will host a parade of brass bands, a presentation of B. Kostin's book "Vladimir and Rogneda," and the play "Rogneda" staged by the Honored Amateur Collective of Belarus, the "Pilgrim" theater. Numerous guests of the holiday will not be left without souvenirs, and they will be sold by folk craftsmen at the "Polotsk Trading Settlement" trade and craft yard and at the "Krivitskiya Fair" craft fair. The celebrations in Polotsk will last until June 5. -0-