Vitebsk Regional Festival of National Cultures to Gather Representatives of 13 Diasporas

November 7, Vitebsk / Olga Bogacheva - BELTA /. The Vitebsk Regional Festival of National Cultures will bring together representatives of 13 nationalities in the Miory district on November 14, Alexander Tronkin, head of the culture department of the Miory District Executive Committee, told a BELTA correspondent. The celebration, titled "The Land of Belarus Has United Us," will feature representatives of various national diasporas from 15 districts and cities of the region. These include Ukrainians, Russians, Poles, Chechens, Armenians, Moldovans, Tajiks, Azerbaijanis, Tatars, Jews, Roma, Uzbeks, and Belarusians – a total of over 300 people. The participant delegations will include representatives of one or several nationalities. For instance, the Polotsk district will bring representatives of the "Khash" Armenian culture club. The delegation from the Senno district will include representatives of the Chechen people and Ukrainians. At the festival, participants will perform in a talent show, present their works reflecting national spirit and culture at art and decorative and applied arts exhibitions, and also take part in an exhibition-tasting of national cuisine dishes. The event is being held for the fifth time. It is designed to foster friendship among representatives of different nationalities living in Belarus. The festival is organized by the culture department of the Miory District Executive Committee, the culture department of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee, and the Vitebsk Regional Methodological Center for Folk Art. -0-