The international festival "Zvinyats' tsymbaly i harmonik" will be held from July 3 to 5 in Postavy

June 24, Vitebsk /Olga Bogacheva - BELTA/. The XII International Festival of Folk Music "Zvin'tsymbaly i harmonik" will be held on July 3-5 in Postavy, the head of the ideological work department of the Postavy District Executive Committee, Galina Chaplinskaya, told a BELTA correspondent. This year's festival participants will include creative groups from Belarus, Russia, Ukraine, Moldova, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia. In total, Postavy expects about 500 guests, including both artists and famous natives of the district. The first day of the festival will open with a solemn rally dedicated to the 65th anniversary of the liberation of Belarus from the Nazi invaders. During the rally, the city anthem, written by Postavy poet Arkady Nafranovych and famous Belarusian composer Leonid Zakhlevny, will be performed for the first time. Then, a motor rally to the memorial sites of fallen liberator soldiers will take place. Creative groups will begin performing on concert stages. Exhibitions of works by folk craftsmen will be held nearby, and in the evening, all forum guests are invited to the "Postavy Ball." On July 4, Postavy will celebrate City Day. The main events of the day will be the traditional competition of individual performers on folk instruments "Who is better?" and the theatrical performance "Lyubomu Goradu 600 Gadou" (To the Beloved City 600 Years). The artists' performance will revive the most important events related to the history of Postavy. On the same day, creative groups will travel to major settlements in the district, where they will perform for local residents. The festival will conclude on July 5 with a gala concert of all festival participants. The "Zvin'tsymbaly i harmonik" festival has been held since 1992. In 1996, it was granted international status. The forum is aimed at promoting the development of folk art and preserving the traditions of folk music. The event is organized by the Ministry of Culture, the Department of Culture of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee, and the Postavy District Executive Committee. -0-