The military-patriotic rally of Orthodox youth opens at the Polotsk border detachment base

June 20, Vitebsk / Diana Kurilo - BELTA/. The Republican military-patriotic sports rally of Orthodox youth opens today at the Polotsk Border Guard Detachment, the responsible for interaction with the armed forces of the Polotsk and Glubokoye dioceses, Archpriest Alexander (Shakhovich), told a BELTA correspondent.

The rally is held with the blessing of Metropolitan Filaret of Minsk and Slutsk, Patriarchal Exarch of All Belarus, in agreement with the State Border Committee. This year it is dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the feat of border guards in the initial period of the Great Patriotic War, and the Polotsk Border Guard Detachment has been chosen as its location. 120 young people aged 13-17 from all Orthodox dioceses of Belarus will take part in the rally.

During the week, the young people will get acquainted with the service in the border troops, visit outposts, and see the Orthodox attractions of Polotsk. The guys will be welcomed at the Museum of Military Glory and at the historical and cultural complex "Field of Military Glory," created on the site of the heroic defense of the Polotsk fortified region in June 1941.

The participants of the rally will meet the mournful date of the beginning of the Great Patriotic War at 4:22 AM on June 22 with a liturgy and a requiem service in memory of the fallen soldiers, and then they will lay flowers at the monuments to the defenders of the Motherland in Polotsk.

The rally program also includes numerous competitions for the participating teams, following which the winners will be awarded on the last day of the rally, June 25.

The military-patriotic sports rally of Orthodox youth will be held for the sixth time. Previously, its participants were hosted by Brest, Lida, and Minsk.-0-