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03 September 2016, 18:12

Minsk City Day celebrations

On 3 September Minsk marked its 949th anniversary since the date it was first mentioned in The Tale of Bygone Years in 1067.

The City Day celebrations were held in every corner of the Belarusian capital.

The event was traditionally opened with a flower ceremony at the Minsk Hero City Memorial.

Photo by Oksana Manchuk

The main venue for the Minsk City Day celebrations was the area near the Sport Palace that featured numerous sport, cultural and trading events. The Power Show, one of the novelties, was organized by the Minsk Department of the Emergencies Ministry. Partaking in the international competitions titled as The Strongest Firefighter and Rescuer were teams from all the Belarusian regions, the Civil Protection University of the Emergencies Ministry, the Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics, the national special operations detachment and also rescuers' teams from Lithuania and Russia.

The program also featured creative collectives and performers of Belarus, the Town of Craftsmen, PROMinsk open air (performance of cover bands), the international power extreme tournament Minsk Open Cup 2016, and many more.

Photo by Andrei Pokumeiko and Oksana Manchuk.

A monument to playwright Vinsent Dunin-Martsinkevich and composer Stanislav Monyushko, the creators of the Belarusian national classical opera, was unveiled in the Upper Town of Minsk.

Photo by Oksana Manchuk

An extreme sports park was opened in Minsk on its City Day. The complex is located in Minsk's Partizansky neighborhood in 1 Stoletova Street.

Photo by Gennady Zhinkov

Lakomka confectionary store opened in Minsk on 3 September after a major makeover.

Photo by Alexander Didevich

A solemn marriage ceremony for nine couples from every neighborhood of the Belarusian capital was held in the Upper Town of Minsk on 3 September.

Photo by Oksana Manchuk

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