Novruz Bayram was celebrated at Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno
Traditionally, every year the peoples of the East celebrate the arrival of spring and the beginning of a new life cycle – Novruz. Today, on March 27, Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno also joined the celebration of this "warm" holiday by holding the IX Open Festival "Novruz Bayram".
The celebration started in the morning. An interactive platform "Oriental Bazaar" was held on the first floor of the main building. The foreign students prepared for everyone the wisdom of the East, national treats, as well as the presentation "Novruz of different years", in which they told the history of the festival.
Then the Kaleidoscope of Creativity exhibition was waiting for the participants. After bright welcoming creative performances, Iryna Kiturka, Rector of Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno, addressed all those present.
– This is the ninth time we have held this holiday, and we are very happy and thank you for bringing your family traditions to our country. And we honestly say that we really want you to take a piece of Belarus in your heart when you leave. And thanks to you, a piece of your countries will forever remain with us and at our university," Iryna Kiturka noted.
After the welcoming words, the Kupala residents immediately plunged into the atmosphere of the holiday. The participants had the opportunity to taste the national dishes of Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan – traditional pilaf with meat, dolma, baklava, samsa, manti, chak-chak, pastries, as well as traditional Chinese noodles, shanezhki and pancakes with honey.
Then the students from Turkmenistan demonstrated their national dance "Bilezik" to all those present.
A colorful part of the fair was an exhibition of costumes of Turkmenistan and a presentation of the country's wedding tradition. Through bright fabrics and traditional embroidery, international students immersed the participants of the celebration even more into their culture and introduced them to the main rituals and rituals of traditional marriage, and even vividly demonstrated them.
After tasting delicious foreign treats and exploring the culture, a dance flash mob awaited the guests of the holiday. At the Universum gallery, everyone could indulge in the incendiary rhythms of music and dance Turkmen and Uzbek dances.
The culmination of the celebration was a large-scale concert. Addressing the participants of the holiday again, Iryna Kiturka emphasized that Novruz truly united the hearts of Kupala residents.
– I am so glad and so proud that there are many international students at our university, and your culture enriches us. Your opportunity to study in our country, and our opportunity to touch your traditions, your holiday, is such a mutual enrichment that money cannot buy. It can only be when it's all from the heart," Iryna Kiturka noted.
Iryna Kiturka also wished everyone a pleasant concert and made sure once again that students at Kupala University identify, unleash and realize their potential. The concert filled everyone present with unforgettable emotions. National dances, songs and incendiary modern performances inflamed the hearts of the audience, filling them with the spirit of festive unity.
Novruz Bayram at YKSUG has once again become a celebration of unity not only of the peoples of the East, but also of all representatives of other countries studying at the Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno, showing that friendship of peoples knows no borders at our Alma mater.
