The Philology Department of Vitebsk State University named after P.M. Masherov will hold a festival of the Belarusian language at the university from November 15-22, the university informed a correspondent.
The forum, dedicated to the native language, culture, and traditions, will bring together connoisseurs of the Belarusian word. A challenge relay race started on Instagram in early November. Under the hashtag #вершыфлф, teachers and students are publishing videos of themselves reading Belarusian-language poetry. Various events await the festival participants throughout the week. Thus, on November 15, a literary meeting will be held dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the birth of poet and literary critic Anatol Konapelka, who taught at the university.
The forum organizers will treat guests to musical and interactive performances, a presentation of the almanac of the Center for Slavic Languages and Cultures, and a translators' competition. On November 20, the republican scientific-practical conference "Belarusian Language and Literature in the Slavic Ethnocultural Context" will begin its work within the university walls, and students and teachers will meet with Professor Alexander Lukashenets, an academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus. Other days include a Belarusian song contest and a meeting of the "Razmaulyay-ka" club, where the basics of the language will be taught to foreign students.