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100th anniversary of the wedding of Marc Chagall and Bella Rosenfeld in Vitebsk

100th anniversary of the wedding of Marc Chagall and Bella Rosenfeld in Vitebsk
27 Jul 2015

The romantic Wedding Extravaganza "Lovers Over the City" dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the wedding of Marc Chagall and Bella Rosenfeld was held in the artist's hometown of Vitebsk. Bella was the artist’s one and only, his love and muse. She gave him the wonderful feeling of flying, which shaped the unique artistic view of the artist. In his autobiographical book "My life" Marc Chagall wrote: "For many years her love lit up everything I did". By the way, today the Belarusfilm Film Studio is making an animated film dedicated to Marc Chagall’s green years in Vitebsk. The script is built on his book and brings together the episodes of his life, the images of his famous paintings, memories and reflections…

Marc and Bella got married on 25 July 1915 at a time when the First World War was ravaging Europe. A century later Vitebsk celebrated a symbolic Jewish wedding rite - chuppah. The ceremony at the Marc Chagall Museum was held by Grigory Abramovich, the main rabbi of the religious association of progressive Judaism communities in Belarus. The parts of the newlyweds were played by theater actors Yevgeny Lukyanov and Alexandra Shevchenko. Before exchanging rings, one of the most romantic couples in the world history made a trip around the city in a wedding carriage. They started their journey from the Millennium Square.

Brightest moments of the anniversary celebrations in our photo gallery…

Photo: Alexander Khitrov

100th anniversary of the wedding of Marc Chagall and Bella Rosenfeld in Vitebsk
100th anniversary of the wedding of Marc Chagall and Bella Rosenfeld in Vitebsk
100th anniversary of the wedding of Marc Chagall and Bella Rosenfeld in Vitebsk
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