This is one of the oldest Belarusian traditions. It is celebrating in the end of March.

The stork is the key figure of this holiday. The place where the "gukanne" passes is always visible from afar. Everything around (trees, stones, etc.) is decorated with multi-colored ribbons, bright birds cut out of cardboard, made of colored threads, fabrics and any other material . Special attention is paid to birds baked from dough. Feathers made of bread are laid out in the area so that they attract birds that bring spring on their wings.

Ancestors of Belarusians always hung multi-colored home-made birds as high as possible, it was believed that birds flying south would notice them sooner. Thus decorated the trees in the garden, houses, outbuildings. It was believed that if the birds choose someone's house, then there will be happiness and prosperity. In addition, bright ribbons on the trees indicated flowering. People thought that the trees would become infected with the fun and brightness of the ribbon and open their buds sooner.

The whole village usually participated in the ritual: they danced, played and laughed to show how good it would be here in spring. In some regions of Belarus, it was customary to climb roofs and trees so that the birds would see them sooner. In some areas, a place on a high hill or shore was chosen for the holiday.

The peculiarity of this bright folk holiday has always been and remains to this day an extraordinary naturalness and liveliness. This ceremony does not have a clear plan of action, the main thing is to have fun, sing and enjoy life.

My suggestion is to add a bird, the symbol of this holiday, to the stamp dedicated to special days of different countries of the world