HOLIDAY
The word inspires...
On the festive stage today.
envisages showing the unity of the Belarusian printed word with the history and culture of the Belarusian people, reflecting the historical path of writing and printing in Belarus. Let's also recall the first events on the occasion of the Day of Belarusian Written Language and Press which took place in Polotsk on August 28. On March 26, 1998, Presidential Decree No. 157 "On State Holidays, Holidays and Memorable Dates in the Republic of Belarus" was adopted, which established that the Day of Belarusian Written Language would be celebrated annually on the first Sunday of September. Since that moment, the forum has been steadily growing and getting support at the highest level. BELTA
thereon. At a pace of everyday life, in a hurry we shorten words, distort them, invent and use jargon, we are ashamed of a lofty word. We do not listen attentively to its music, to the tonality with which it is pronounced, we also forget that this is the basis on which our speech is built. Just as we forget that without words there would be no phrases, without phrases there would be no sentences, without sentences there would be no texts... Including literary as well as those who become winners on such holidays as 28th Day of Belarusian Written Language. Moreover, it is worth remembering that the primary reason for holding the Day of Belarusian Written Language in 1994 was a deep understanding of the significance of the Word by those people who initiated the birth of this wonderful tradition. It is carried on successfully. The concept of the holiday BELTA
E a c h c a p i t a l o f t h e D ay o f Belarusian Written Language is a city where famous figures of Belarusian culture and political figures were born or used to work. This year, the holiday was held in Kopyl – the homeland of over 50 writers and literary critics, scientists. Among them are Tishka Gartny, Kuzma Cherny, Ales Adamovich, Adam Rusak and many others. In the Year of National Unity, the Day of Belarusian Written Language was held under the motto "The Word unites us." We communicate with each other every day. Sometimes, if there is no interlocutor nearby, we can even say something out loud to ourselves and our furry friends, if there are any nearby. We read and write, speak, sometimes incessantly. But we do not appreciate this sacred gift of nature – to have a command of the word day by day, we do not focus
One of the murals at the post office Kopyl was refreshed to holiday
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БЕЛАРУСЬ.BELARUS SEPTEMBER 2021
