All this week, events of the "New Year's Fantasies" festival are taking place at the "Vitebsk" Concert Hall of the regional center.

Latvia Days, which celebrates its national holiday - the Day of the Proclamation of the Republic of Latvia on November 18, traditionally take place in Vitebsk in November. This time, the organizers - the Department of Culture and the Center of Latvian Culture of Daugavpils, the Consulate of Latvia in Vitebsk, and the Vitebsk Culture Center - focused on dance culture, the diversity of which will be presented by two folk dance ensembles.

The XXIII International Arts Festival "Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk" will be one of the brightest cultural events of the Year of Hospitality. This was reported by the press service of the Belarusian government following a meeting of the organizing committee for the preparation and holding of the forum, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Anatoly Tozik.

Boban Mojsoski was awarded the Grand Prix of $15,000, the special prize "Lyra", as well as the diploma of the Grand Prix winner of the XXI International Pop Song Performers Competition "Vitebsk-2012". The first prize was awarded by the jury, chaired by People's Artist of Russia, composer Maxim Dunaevsky, to Samantha Tina from Latvia. She received $9,000, the special prize "Lyra", and the laureate diploma (winner of the I prize).

If in the evenings the epicenter of the "Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk" is the Summer Amphitheater, where a large audience gathers to see famous artists in person, then during the day, the fairs of folk craftsmen and artisans become the real place of pilgrimage for guests and residents of the city.

Anatoly Tozik read out a welcome address to the participants, sent by the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko. The Deputy Prime Minister noted that not only the organizing committee, but also the local residents have done a lot to properly welcome the guests and fully demonstrate the rich cultural traditions of their region. Thanks to the good organization of the Day of Writing and the work of the city and district residents, Glubokoye will further develop as a significant tourist center of the Vitebsk region and the entire country, he is convinced.

The "Velvet Season" gala concert will take place at the "Vitebsk" Concert Hall and will resolve the intrigue of the entire festival.

The operation of the camps will be organized from December 25 to January 8. The health improvement period will be at least seven days. The cost of a voucher is Br130.2 thousand, and per day is Br18.6 thousand. Approximately Br1.6 billion has been allocated from the Social Security Fund for health improvement financing.

Young people located in military units of the Vitebsk region can take part in the essay competition. Their relatives and loved ones also have the opportunity to reflect on the meaning of a letter in a soldier's life. Authors must send their works by February 20.

In our country, the competition is being held for the 15th time. It is designed to motivate economic entities to improve their activities in the field of quality, increase product competitiveness, expand sales markets, and adopt modern technologies and management methods.

New requirements for the allocation and provision of land plots came into force on September 1, 2013 in Belarus, BelTA reports.