 the brand of the Brest region. Here, moped riders and professional motorbikes demonstrate their skills, teach visitors to ride their “kickers” and “choppers”, chat with like-minded people and generally have fun.
The program of the festival always includes performances of famous rock bands. Get soaked in the unique of the tent camp, listen to the roar of motorcycles and feel the smell of burning tires!
Festival of National Cultures
When: 1-2 June
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More than 800 participants of 35 different diasporas will pass through the main streets of the city proudly displaying their culture. This event unites all national diasporas living in Belarus, contributing to the preservation of national identity and, at the same time, mutual understanding and enrichment of cultures.
The festival of national cultures is held once every two years. The theme for 2018 is “Folk Variety”: the traditional procession, the festival’s signature event, will include elements of folk fairs, e.g. a circus and a number of entertainment booth. Guests and participants will enjoy stylized traditional farmsteads, firework displays, an exhibition of national toys, a two-day quest game, an ethno-party and performances by local pop stars.
When: 16-17 June
Where: Museum complex of ancient crafts and technologies “Dudutki” (village Ptich, Pukhovichi district)
Photo by Svyata Sontsa
This festival brings together admirers of folk music, traditions and light of Kupalle. Kupalle is one of the most ancient folk festivals, dedicated to the sun and the flowering of the earth. “Svyata Sontsa” — literally meaning “Festival of the Sun” — brings together the best musical bands, creating a truly special holiday atmosphere. Fire is the main symbol of the festival, so get ready for a magnificent fire show!
Dances and songs, mead and zbitten tasting, wreath-weaving workshops, theater performances and “solar music” all await you at the festival!
When: 13-15 July
Photo by Ales Piletski
At this event, city streets serve as the main stage, and the special effects are provided by the weather. The festival, showcasing work by talented artists in a variety of genres, creates an art landscape which any visitor can partake. You don’t have to buy an entry ticket, just take a walk through Vitebsk to witness it or even take part in the action.
“On Seven Winds” is a relatively festival, gathering musicians, performers, theaters, dancers, poets, puppeteers and more. The art is taking over the city for the whole three days!
When: 21-22 July
Where: Museum complex of ancient crafts and technologies “Dudutki” (village Ptich, Pukhovichi district)
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This year, the International Festival of Medieval Culture and Music “Our Grunwald 2018” will take place for the tenth time. As per tradition, the festival will be dedicated to military and secular culture, the traditions of our ancestors. You will see a reconstruction of the most important event — a massive medieval European battle, held on July 15, 1410, between the troops of the Teutonic Order and its allies: The Grand Duchy of Lithuania (now the territory of Belarus) and the Kingdom of Poland.
Representatives of military historical reconstruction clubs from Belarus, Ukraine, Poland, Russia and the Baltic countries will take part in the theatrical reconstruction of episodes of this legendary battle. The festival will also include a concert called “After-Battle Feast”, featuring some of the best folk, folk-rock and folk-metal bands.
When: 27-30 July
Where: Hrudzichyna village (Bykhov district, Mogilev region)
Photo by Olga Emelianova
The ninth “Big Bard Fishing” will be held at the Chigirinsky Reservoir, near the village of Chechevichi. The program includes concerts of famous bards, a songwriter competition, steaming and sauna master classes, as well as other activities connected with active tourism. “Big Bard Fishing” is unique because it brings together music, sports, ecotourism, and active leisure under the open sky for several days.
In 2013, festival participants cooked the largest bowl of fish soup in the world — about 3.2 thousand liters! The result was documented in the Guinness Records Book.
“Mstislavski Festival”
When: 4-5 August
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This will not be the first time for the city of Mstislavl to become a center of medieval culture. A large-scale Knight Festival of Medieval Culture traditionally takes place near the ancient fortress of Mstislavl. The visitor will be treated to armoured knight fights, ostentatious archery performances and scenes from great historical battles. Guests of the festival will also be entertained with interactive games and folk rock music.
Visit the festival and go riding on graceful horses, learn to dance medieval dances, try your hand in various competitions or simply enjoy a great show!Fuzzy blackness...what just happened???

So I just had my first potentially supernatural experience and it's left me a little shaken. On the one hand, it could have easily been some sort of neurological psychosomatic blip, although it definitely felt real. Alright, here goes:

I was walking through a hallway in my house. The lights were off, except for a little nightlight that's always kept on in hall (for getting water or going to the bathroom). As I approached the light, suddenly everything went dark, like there was a figure blocking my way. 

I took another step and felt something...fuzzy. The same way I feel if I almost walk into my cat.  The outline of it was about my height, a little taller (I'm 6 ft). There wasn't any kind of noticeable temperature change, only a barely perceptible fuzzy feeling and the blocking of light.

Has anyone experienced anything like this? What happened???The tiny little state of the FPS scene
By Katajero 7 Comments
Well this blog post has a reason behind it, after my previous one mentioning that I was going to go buy lots and lots of games and a new console (which I'll talk about later, fret not!), I decided to stick my video game journalistic dreams into the cogs of people at Gamestation in my local home town. Also it's the tiny state... because it may be a big deal, or not at all.
I was talking about Battlefield: Bad Company 2 with the staff, mentioning that I'm one of the people that had been switched as soon as I played it. The staff agreed with me saying they made the switch too and are now sick and tired of Call of Duty:MW2. But I heard something more interesting, after bashing Modern Warfare 2 with some customers and the staff, something which I never knew or thought of before! EEEEE!
One of the staff guys I was talking to mentioned that at the time, a lot of people came to buy Battlefield:Bad Company 2 on release day. That's good news, I liked the sound of that. But around half of that number that came to buy it came in and traded it back. What? WHAT?! Wait that makes sense. Okay! So yeah, they must of not liked the fact that the shooting was better in Bad Company 2, that they can't do their jumping 360 no scoping sniper shots and just lone wolf it everywhere. It makes sense, I felt Modern Warfare 2 had a very arcadey feel to it, but it was acceptable! For a while... But no, apparently, it's the fact that BC2 required you to work as a team, that the open maps requires that, yet people didn't work in teams at all once online. People often join matches where other players don't work with the squad they're in. In fact, you could say that's a huge plus M.A.G. has over Bad Company 2 and Modern Warfare 2, the fact that MAG forces you in teams, then forces you in a squad within that team, then gives you extra points for doing what your team is designated to do, forcing that team to work together for the extra points! IT MAKES SENSE!
But wait Katajero! What about COD then? Well... in that you could work as a team somehow, by relaying on your headset where people are... or not, a lot of people do fine on their own, doing the Mr. Lone Wolf, constantly darting around the map looking for meat. People may like it, after all, it's easy to kill people, but people feel satisfied with that. Bad Company 2, you have to sometimes unload half a clip into the enemy, or maybe they're just playing it wrong? :O
Ultimately, it sounded like for a PS3 owner, they were either:
"COD -> BF"
"COD -> BF -> COD"
"BF -> M.A.G."
That's what I got from the end of the conversation. For 360 owners...
"COD -> BF2"
"COD -> BF2 -> COD"
At the end of the god damn day... I bought Battlefield: Bad Company 2 on the PS3, I know 2 friends on my list who would play it with me, so I'm fine for a small squad of 3 or the rare chance we bump into someone else with a headset. Now