The Belarusian Written Language Day celebrations in Polotsk embraced three holidays: 500 years of the Belarusian book printing, the 1155th birthday of Polotsk and Belarusian Written Language Day.
A theatrical parade to mark the three holidays
Celebrations of the 1155th birthday of Polotsk. Among the major events was a ceremony to honor representatives of Polotsk and Polotsk District for various achievements
Belarusian Written Language Day in Polotsk
Ceremony to unveil Polotsk is the cradle of Belarusian statehood monument
Three Sophias art project
Opening of the Belarusian Written language Day celebrations in Polotsk
The First-Day-of-Issue dedication ceremony to mark Belarusian Written Language Day in Polotsk took place on 3 September. Attending the ceremony was Belarus' Vice Premier Vasily Zharko, Information Minister Lilia Ananich, and First Deputy Communications and Informatization Minister Dmitry Shedko
The 25th addition of Belarusian Written Language Day will take place in the town of Ivanovo, Brest Oblast in 2018. The ceremony to pass the baton to Ivanovo as the next host of the Belarusian Written Language Day took place in Polotsk on 3 September
Honoring of the 2016 National Literature Award winners
The Books and the Press festival as part of Belarusian Written Language Day in Polotsk
Photo by Alexander Khitrov
