Our best traditions live on in every new generation of Belarusians. This was what the President said at the New Year Ball for the youth at the Palace of Independence. Time requires each of us to think not only about ourselves, but also about our native country, Aleksandr Lukashenko said. This year's New Year's Ball at the Palace of Independence brought together 320 young men and women from across the country. They were talented young people, cadets, students from schools and higher educational establishments, and winners of various academic and artistic competitions.