In a maternity hospital in Kabardino-Balkaria, newborns were dressed in side caps and St. George ribbons were pinned to their swaddles...

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In maternity hospitals in North Ossetia, side caps were put on newborns, and St. George ribbons were pinned to them. Maternity Hospital No. 2 in Vladikavkaz held an event on May 9 in which side caps were put on newborns and St. George ribbons were also pinned to them. “The birth of a child…

At a maternity hospital in Kabardino-Balkaria, newborns were dressed in side caps, and St. George ribbons were pinned to their swaddles

A video of the event in the obstetrics department of the Interdistrict Multidisciplinary Hospital was published on the institution’s VKontakte page. The song “Victory Day” plays over the footage with the newborns.

The caption to the video says:

The staff of our maternity hospital on this great Victory Day are giving young parents special little “gifts.” These first surprises are not just tokens of attention, but warm signs of the start of a long and happy journey made possible thanks to the feat of our ancestors. We believe they will become a memorable souvenir of the day when it all began, under a peaceful sky.

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