The main event of the youth festival "Odigitria" in Vitebsk will be a song contest

August 2, Vitebsk / Olga Bogacheva - BELTA /. The VII Orthodox festival "Odigitria" has brought together about 170 people from Belarus, Russia and Ukraine in Vitebsk, informed the festival coordinator, Father Alexander (Kovalev), to a BELTA correspondent. For a week, young people from the three countries will participate in lectures, meetings, discussions and round tables dedicated to spiritual topics. One of the main events of the festival will be a song competition for authors and performers. Amateur artists' performances will take place on Freedom Square and in the Summer Amphitheater. Participants will showcase their talents in the nominations "Singer-songwriter," "Author's team," "Performer," and "Ensemble." Winners will be awarded prizes and honorary diplomas. The festival will conclude on August 5 with a traditional religious procession from Vitebsk to Smolensk for the celebration in honor of the "Odigitria" icon of the Mother of God, in which everyone is welcome to participate. The Orthodox youth festival "Odigitria" serves to strengthen spiritual unity and friendship among young people from different countries. The event is designed to promote the creative development of youth. -0-