The Okrug Governor’s press-service informs:

On July 8 on the Day of Family, Love and Loyalty at the residence of Ugra Governor there will be held the ceremony  to  honor couples who lived together in marriage for over 25 years and brought up good children. Natalia Komarova will award the best families from the Okrug municipalities with medals “For love and loyalty”.

While tea drinking ceremony the head of the region will talk with the couples. The families will share experience of bringing up children and together with Governor will discuss problems of the marriage strengthening in Ugra.

On the same day in Yekaterinburg there will be held the Urals Families Forum and the Ugra delegation will participate in it. The delegation will consist of large families, who brought up good children, and prize-winners of the regional contest “The Ugra Family of the Year” from 8 municipalities of the Autonomous Okrug. The participation in the exhibition “The Family in the implementation of the national demographic policy in the Urals Federal District” and sightseeing around the town are expected.

For the first time the holiday of the family, love and loyalty was founded in Russia in 2008 and in celebrated on July 8.