All creative groups of the city will perform on Independence Day in Vitebsk

July 1, Vitebsk / Olga Bogacheva - BELTA /. All creative groups of the city will take part in the festive events on the occasion of Independence Day in Vitebsk, the Vitebsk City Executive Committee's culture department informed a BELTA correspondent. In the city on the Daugava, the celebration of Independence Day on July 3 will begin with a solemn laying of flowers at the Monument to the Liberators and a rally with the participation of the leadership of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee and the City Executive Committee, and the public. This will be followed by a large choreographic performance "Kvitney, Belarus!", which will involve athletes and artists (including the youngest ones) from the city. Performances by Vitebsk creative groups will be available on all concert venues in the city on this day. Entertainment programs have also been prepared by the Soviet Army Cultural and Recreational Complex, the Railway Workers' Park of Culture and Recreation, the "Golden Ring of Vitebsk 'Dvina'" complex, and the city zoo. Pedestrian areas on Suvorov and Tolstoy streets will attract the attention of citizens, where an exhibition-fair of works by Vitebsk artists and folk craftsmen will be held, and performances by musicians playing folk instruments will take place. BRSM activists will also add their note to the general celebration: young people will offer passers-by symbolic red and green ribbons. In the evening, a concert and the "Let's Sing the Anthem Together" event will gather Vitebsk residents and guests of the city on Victory Square. The event-filled day will conclude with a festive fireworks display. Folk festivals and festive concerts will also be held on the occasion of Independence Day in other cities and district centers of the Vitebsk region. -0-