The founders of the festival are the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Belarus, Gomel regional Executive Committee, Oktyabrsky district Executive Committee, public Association Belarusian Fund of culture. The festival of folklore art Beraginya was based on presentation of living traditions of folk art, dance and song, authentic culture of Belarusians. The wide participation of children and youth, who became familiar with the folk art due to the succession of traditions, is the distinctive peculiarity of the Festival. The festival program includes contests and concerts of choirs and solo singers, instrumental, dance and other traditional arts, exhibitions of decorative and applied arts, round tables on the matter, masterclasses of traditional culture. The Festival is an important step on the way of preserving, mastering and passing on our ancestor’s traditions to new generation.

Republican Festival of Ethnic Cultures has been held in the Republic of Belarus since 1996. lt provides a demonstration of cultures of national minorities that live in Belarus. The festival is held every two years. lt consists of qualifying rounds in the regions of the country and the concluding events in Grodno (two or three days). Representatives of 35-38 nationalities participate in the festival.
The program of the festival includes concerts, exhibitions of traditional crafts, national cuisines, literature, demonstrations of films, traditional folk games and rites, costumes and musical instruments.
Representatives of the government bodies of the Republic of Belarus, UNESCO, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the diplomatic corps and heads of religious confessions usually take part in the festival.