Tag "Беларусь"

On this day, the Tuesday of St. Thomas week, according to the order instituted by our Holy Fathers, we call to remembrance, in Paschal joy, all those who have died from the beginning of the ages in faith and in the hope of resurrection and life eternal.

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko signed Decree No. 8 “On the introduction of the visa-free entry and departure for foreign citizens” on 9 January.

The delegation led by First Deputy Prime Minister of Belarus Vasily Matyushevsky is in China’s Hong Kong on a visit on 16-18 January. Members of the delegation are expected to meet with representatives of the business and financial circles of Hong Kong.

Especially for one of the Belarusian sites, photographer and designer Gustav Goodstuff chose his favorite photos of Minsk and helped to see another side of the city.

Meridian'28 team went along the Belarus in pursuit of of abandoned architectural values, fortifications and natural objects. They know exactly where to go not only for the landscapes, but also the impressions.

Belarus' Sports Ministry to present suggestions to amend decree on visa-free travel by year-end.

Foreign guests will be able not only to attend sports competitions or visit the fan zone but also will feel free to see different landmarks of Belarus, visit the Belovezhskaya Pushcha, Novogrudok, Mir Castle and other beautiful places.

Belarus invites Polish investors to participate in the project to renovate Lida Castle, Andrei Naumovich, Chairman of the Human Rights, National Relations, and Mass Media Commission of the House of Representatives, told reporters.

If you're looking for some ideas when it comes to places to visit - the world is full of a wide variety of wonders after all - then many look to Tripadvisor and it's iconic recommendations, collated by travellers all over the world.

A visit of Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko to China is planned for May. This matter was discussed during a meeting between Belarus Prime Minister Andrei Kobyakov and Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress Zhang Dejiang in Minsk.

Belarusian health resorts expect 220,000 customers from Russia in 2017.

Do you know what "Vozhdenie Suly" is? This Belarusian rite was held in the village of Markovichi, Gomel region. Sula is a spear, a throwing weapon. Perhaps an arrow or a sula, which was thrown into the crowd of men, was a lot: the "victim" of arrow was given to the pagan god of fertility. But this is just a guess.

Belarus is a small republic, and many people around the world don't even know that it exists. Moreover, even some Belarusians do not have a clear sense of national identity. What does it mean to be a Belarusian?

Annually in the village of Pogost people held the ancient rite "Yurievsky Karagod", which was the first in Belarus to receive the status of an immaterial historical and cultural value of national importance in 2005. The word "Karagod" consists of two bases: "karv" (bull) and "vadzits" (conduct). The bull is a sacrificial animal, which the ancient inhabitants of the earth brought as a gift to the solar deity.

The organizers of this year's celebrations of the Belarusian Literature Day expect that the event will attract many guests from abroad, Belarusian Deputy Prime Minister Vasily Zharko said following a meeting of the organizing committee of the Belarusian Literature Day celebrations in Polotsk.

Berestye Archeological Museum is unique in Europe, because its visitors can view an archaeological site displaying an authentic East Slavic wooden town dating back to the 13th century.