On December 22, Vitebsk /Olga Bogacheva - BELTA/. Grandfather Frost is presenting newborns to young parents in Vitebsk, the chief physician of Vitebsk City Clinical Maternity Hospital No. 1 Elena Leonovich told a BELTA correspondent. The ceremony of solemn presentation of kinder surprises by Grandfather Frost and the Snow Maiden to happy parents is held annually in the maternity hospital in the pre-New Year days. This year, the first festive congratulations from the grandfather, who took on the duties of a stork, were received by Tatiana and Viktor Kovalevich. Along with warm words, Grandfather Frost presented them today with two bundles with babies, who have already been named - Denis and Daniil. The main character of the winter holidays will be presenting the long-awaited gifts with pink or blue ribbons to other new parents until Epiphany. Pleasant events also took place today at the maternity hospital itself: one of the banks, as sponsorship assistance, presented the medical institution with an artificial lung ventilation apparatus worth Br107 million for the New Year. In total, 11,295 children were born in the Vitebsk region in January-November of this year, which is 55 babies less than in the same period last year. -0-

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