The Day of Belarusian Written Language

The Day of Belarusian Written Language

The 2 of September 2012 in Glubokoe will be marked The Day of Belarusian Written Language.

The Day of Belarusian Written Language is a national holiday that is celebrated annually on the first Sunday of September. Traditionally, the festival is marked in the cities which are considered cultural, scientific and literature centers of the country. The Day of Belarusian Written Language was first celebrated in the ancient city of Polotsk in 1994. Then, the celebrations were held in the country’s historically significant cultural centers such as Turov, Novogrudok, Nesvizh, Orsha, Pinsk, Zaslavl, Mstislavl, Mir, Kamenets, Postavy, etc. In 2012, the Day of Belarusian Written will be marked in Glubokoe the 2 of September.

The holiday is intended to demonstrate the unity of the Belarusian written word and the history and culture of the Belarusian people, and to show the development of the written language and book publishing in Belarus.

The participants and guests of the celebrations are given a unique chance to get familiar with the new books and meet national and foreign writers, poets, journalists and publishers. By tradition Day of Belarusian Written Language includes an award ceremony of the winners of the best literary work contest, a science-to-practice conference, and many more interesting events.