National Youth Non-Governmental Organization “Student Ethnographic
Association”
was founded in August 1998.
The members are people of different age and professions, united with love for the
traditional culture of Belarus.
The goals of organization:
-to preserve, develop and contribute to the continuity of the Belarusian authentic cultural traditions ;
- to make the values of the traditional culture actual in modern urban society .
Activities of the Ethnographic Association of Students
• folklore-ethnographic expeditions• study circles for folk crafts• master classes and camps for folk crafts• groups for traditional vocal • organization of traditional festivals and rituals• scientific lectures and workshops• archives and ethnographic collections• publication of folklore and teaching materials• ecological actions
Folklore-ethnographic expeditions
• 1998 Liepiel region
• 1999 Usviaty and Garadok areas
• 2000 Sianno and Taloczyn areas
• 2001 Krupki district
• 2002 Sebezh and Verchniadvinsk areas
• 2003 Nieviel and Garadok areas
• 2004 Barysau district
• 2005 Liozna district
• 2006 Dokszycy and Uszaczy areas
• 2007 Staryja Darohi district
• 2007 Surazh district
• 2007 Latgale
• 2008 Drybin district
• 2008 Czaszniki district
• 2009 Kalinkaviczy district
• 2009 Sianno region
• 2010 Svetlahorsk district
• 2010 Klimaviczy and Smalensk regions
• 2011 Kliczau district
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Topics of the study circles for urban youth
weaving belts
embroidery
traditional dress
felt
manufacture of leather shoes
knitting with a needle
ceremonial doll
pottery
straw
spinning
Knitting laces
postfolk (modern things in the traditional style)
smith
carving
traditional wooden furniture
Camps for folk crafts
Plastok village (2006) (embroidery, weaving belts)
Surazh city (2007) (weaving belts)
Ciareszki village (2008) (manufacture of leather shoes , felt , weaving, traditional cooking)
Haradnaja village (2008) (pottery)
Ciareszki village (2009) (weaving, felt)
Barok village (2009) (carving, smithing , traditional wooden furniture )
Hajna village (2010) (spinning)
Pierabroddzie village (2010) (felt)
Folk group “Horyn”
Fests and rituals
Mobile exhibition“Belarussian wedding:
traditions and modernity”
Mobile exhibition“Belarussian wedding:
traditions and modernity”
Publication of folklore and teaching materials
Publication of folklore and teaching materials
Scientific lectures and workshops
Contacts
• Minsk, K. Libkniekhta st., 112
• Tel.: +375 17 2082090
• Tel./fax: +375 17 2084428
• Mob. tel.: +375 29 778 01 00
• E-mail: [email protected]
• set.ethno.by
• LJ: community.livejournal.com/by_ethno