Open Festival “Zhyrovichy Celebration”
About event
The open “Zhirovichi Celebration” festival took place on 19 May 2024, ahead of the feast of the Zhirovichi Icon of the Mother of God. It was scheduled to begin at 12:30 following the Sunday Divine Liturgy. Choirs, vocal groups and vocal-instrumental ensembles from across Belarus performed spiritual and patriotic works at the stadium of Zhirovichi State Agrarian and Technical College. There were stalls selling goods from monastery establishments and handmade crafts, as well as workshops in belt weaving, embroidery and straw weaving. The special guest was the Honoured Song and Dance Ensemble of the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus.
Date
May 19, 2024
Location
Stadium of Zhirovichi State Agrarian and Technical College, Zhirovichi agro-town, Slonim District, Grodno Region
Organizer
Novogrudok Diocese of the Belarusian Orthodox Church; Culture Department of the Slonim District Executive Committee; Slonim District Centre for Culture, Folk Art and Crafts / Zhirovichi Cultural Centre branch; Holy Dormition Zhirovichi Stavropegial Monastery