All members and friends of the Belarusian community in Britain are cordially invited to the traditional Kaliady celebration organised by the Anglo-Belarusian Society on Saturday 16th December 2023, starting at 3pm, at the Church of St. Cyril of Turau, followed by a service and tea with biscuits at the Marian House afterwards.

From 4pm there will be a Christmas market at the Francis Skaryna Library, with a selection of Belarusian books and board games brought by skarynapress.com and unique handmade gifts from Loom and Bloom, herbal teas and handmade Christmas cards
(https://www.loomandbloom.com).

There will be the traditional, well-loved Batlejka (Belarusian Christmas puppet show) performed by Paval Šaǔcoǔ and his troupe (featuring children from the Belarusian school).

There will also be festive folk songs for friends and families to sing along too.

Dress code: Kaliady folk costume or anything festive.

There is no charge for this event but we encourage donations (£5 for ABS members and £8 for non-members). Please bring with you seasonal food and drink – both Belarusian and British.We wish you all a very Merry Christmas!