Mother’s Day is a holiday honoring motherhood that is observed in different forms throughout the world. People celebrate Mother’s Day on the 14th of October in Belarus. It was officially established by the Belarusian government and it was celebrated for the first time in 1996. Although Mother’s Day is a working day, it is widely celebrated throughout the country. The day is marked with official ceremonies aimed at recognizing the significant role mothers play in Belarussian society. Traditionally people congratulate their mums. They give small presents and invite their mums at the café. Children make beautiful cards, prepare concerts for them and cook their favourite food. Sometimes they decorate their houses with balloons and spend time together.
Many years ago there lived a girl called Nara. She could sing very well and play the psaltery .She loved a young man and wanted to marry him. One day she was sitting near a large beautiful lake when a rich man saw her. He liked Nara so much that he wanted to marry her. As Nara had a fiancé she didn't want to marry the rich man. But the rich man was very stubborn, and his servants killed Nara’s fiancé and took Nara to the rich man’s palace. The girl was so unhappy that when everybody was sleeping, she set fire to the palace, and ran away. When the rich man learnt about it, he sent his servants after Nara. As she couldn't run away from them, Nara dived into the lake and died. From that time the lake was named Lake Naroch.
Mother’s Day is a holiday honoring motherhood that is observed in different forms throughout the world. People celebrate Mother’s Day on the 14th of October in Belarus. It was officially established by the Belarusian government and it was celebrated for the first time in 1996. Although Mother’s Day is a working day, it is widely celebrated throughout the country. The day is marked with official ceremonies aimed at recognizing the significant role mothers play in Belarussian society. Traditionally people congratulate their mums. They give small presents and invite their mums at the café. Children make beautiful cards, prepare concerts for them and cook their favourite food. Sometimes they decorate their houses with balloons and spend time together.
The legend of Lake Naroch
Many years ago there lived a girl called Nara. She could sing very well and play the psaltery .She loved a young man and wanted to marry him. One day she was sitting near a large beautiful lake when a rich man saw her. He liked Nara so much that he wanted to marry her. As Nara had a fiancé she didn't want to marry the rich man. But the rich man was very stubborn, and his servants killed Nara’s fiancé and took Nara to the rich man’s palace. The girl was so unhappy that when everybody was sleeping, she set fire to the palace, and ran away. When the rich man learnt about it, he sent his servants after Nara. As she couldn't run away from them, Nara dived into the lake and died. From that time the lake was named Lake Naroch.