On 29 December, a ceremonial event was held at the National Library of Belarus to celebrate the inclusion of the Belarusian element “Negliubka Textile Tradition of Vetka District, Gomel Oblast” in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List. The corresponding certificate was presented to representatives of the Gomel Regional Center of Folk Art and the Negliubka Rural Weaving Center at the Vetka Center for Culture and Folk Art.
Pictured: Culture Minister Ruslan Chernetsky presents a certificate to Lyudmila Kovaleva, a master weaver from the Negliubka Weaving Center at the Vetka Center for Culture and Folk Art.
