IX National festival of bells in Khotimsk

IX National festival of bells in Khotimsk

The church holiday is held on the 7th of October in Khotimsk. The festival was blessed by the Metropolitan Minsk and Slutsk Philaret, Patriarchal Ekzarh all Belarus. The principal of bell ringers of the Minsk diocese Bogdan Berezkin  and many graduates of the school of different years can t ake part in this event .

The school of bell ringers of the Minsk Diocesan management was established on the 26th of January, 2000. It was blessed by the metropolitan Minsk and Slutsk Philaret, Patriarchal Ekzarh all Belarus on the territory of a parish of an icon of Bozhiej Materi «All grieving Pleasure». It is created for revival on the territory of the country of the traditions of orthodox bells. Everyone at the age of 18 can apply to school. At the end all graduates get a special certificate.

The school program includes :

For ten years the school has prepared more than hundred bell ringers.