The National Youth Non-Governmental Organization "Student Ethnographic Association" was founded in August 1998 to preserve and develop Belarusian cultural traditions. It brings together people of different ages and backgrounds who love Belarusian culture. The organization conducts folklore-ethnographic expeditions, runs study circles and camps for folk crafts, organizes traditional festivals and rituals, and publishes materials on folklore and traditions to keep Belarusian culture alive for new generations.

2. 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.

3. 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 .

7. 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

8. 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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17. 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

24. 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)

29. Folk group “Horyn”

30. Fests and rituals

36. Mobile exhibition
“Belarussian wedding:
traditions and modernity”

42. Mobile exhibition
“Belarussian wedding:
traditions and modernity”

43. Publication of folklore and teaching
materials

44. Publication of folklore and teaching
materials

45. Scientific lectures and workshops

48. Contacts
• Minsk, K. Libkniekhta st., 112
• Tel.: +375 17 2082090
• Tel./fax: +375 17 2084428
• Mob. tel.: +375 29 778 01 00
• E-mail: set@ethno.by
• set.ethno.by
• LJ: community.livejournal.com/by_ethno