Master class on traditional crafts

It is great to spend cozy winter evenings with family or friends. The students from Uzbekistan together with their educators and the teacher-organizer of the dormitory No. 6 visited a master class on doll making at the Center of Crafts and Traditional Culture in Novopolotsk.
The class was held by Galina Akutionok, a master of folk crafts. That evening the guests made with their own hands a doll Zdravnica. Galina introduced the guests to the history of traditional rag dolls. She told them that the folk doll cultivates love for labor, helps to remember the historical and cultural past of their people, to preserve the family values. She introduced the variety of rag dolls: twist dolls, charm dolls, game dolls. The main feature of the doll is that it is made without the needle and scissors. Creativity with their own hands is an interesting and exciting process.
Participants made crafts getting acquainted with each other and told what they can do with their hands, what kind of creative work they like to do in their leisure time, and what other handicrafts they would like to learn.
And so, step by step, under Galina's responsive guidance, the master class participants made a traditional rag doll. The result is a real masterpiece. This handmade doll will be a good gift for any holiday, and will be a source of pride for its creator.
The evening brought a lot of positive emotions, passed in a warm, cozy atmosphere. A lot of heartfelt words were said in gratitude for the master class.
Nargiza Toshpulatova: ‘I liked making dolls with my own hands. I'm glad to get acquainted with Galina. She explains everything in detail, shows what to do several times, always helps and tips. Such an interesting, creative person. We will definitely come to her again’.
Sevarakhon Akhunova: ‘Thank you very much for the interesting workshop! Got a lot of positive, good mood. Spent the evening in the company of friends’.
Tatiana Kashporova: ‘As for me, I am glad that my students and I were invited to master class on a folk art. The evening was cozy and warm. It recharged me with a good new energy. I'd love to come again, and not alone, but with our students. Thank you very much!’
Elena Konovalova: ‘The visit to the Center of Crafts and Traditional Culture of Novopolotsk has a definite goal: to introduce young people to the folk culture of the Republic of Belarus through joint creativity, to acquaint foreign students with the traditional, folk culture of the Republic of Belarus. The master class was fascinating and interesting. All participants of the master class took with them not only the dolls made with their own hands, but also a good mood’.