Three hundred lights in token of unborn children light up on November 18 in Minsk during the International Festival of Social Advertising in defense of life and family "Grabber", BelTA learned from the organizing committee.
In the center of spiritual enlightenment and social service of the Belarusian Exarchate "All the Afflicted" to host events aimed at redefining the date November 18 as a starting point for a new, creative movement in society - for life. It was on this November day in 1920, the first in the world in the USSR were legalized abortion.
During the festival in the home church of the holy martyrs infants of Bethlehem held a prayer service for the unborn children, and in the conference room will be a press conference, "Yes! There is life!", The results of which will be made an appeal to the press about the public support of traditional family values and approval everyone's right to life from the moment of conception.
Touching art event, during which light up at the same time 300-lampadok lights reminiscent of the 30,000 annual abortions carried out in Belarus, will be held at the site before the belfry of an Orthodox church in honor of the Mother of God "Joy of All Who Sorrow". Each light is designed to remind everyone that the womb should be the safest place for a baby, and for the life of each of the unborn child are equally responsible father and mother.
A November 22 will be held awarding ceremony of the Festival of Social Advertising in defense of life and family "Grabber". More than 200 works of authorship from Belarus, Russia, Armenia, Georgia and Ukraine took part in the competition. Incidentally, in the first such festival, which took place last year, participated 16 rolls. The main idea of this festival of social advertising - to preserve life in the very beginning of its existence, to strengthen traditional family values as a bulwark of every little human life.