Russian folk festival “Karavon” opened in Tatarstan
23 May 2015, Saturday
On May 23, the Acting President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, Chief federal inspector in the Republic of Tatarstan Renat Timerzyanov, Chief of Staff of Tatarstan President's Administrative Office Asgat Safarov, Tatarstan Minister of Culture Airat Sibgatullin and other officials took part in solemn opening of XIII Russian folk festival “Karavon-2015” in Nikolskoe village of Laishevo district.
Having arrived in the village, Rustam Minnikhanov and the delegation looked around the site of folk craft items, History Museum of Karavon Festival and watched a performance “Treasure of folk spirituality – Karavon holiday of Nikolskoe village” dedicated to 70th anniversary of Victory in WWII.
Head of Laishevo district Mikhail Afanasiev welcomed guests at opening of the festival and noted that more than 160 groups from different regions of Russia came to the festival this year.
Rustam Minnikhanov addressed guests and participants of the event: “Being very popular, Karavon is becoming more and more beautiful. Such folk holidays as Karavon, Sabantui are distinctive traditional features of our republic that are transmitting to younger generations and should be preserved”.
Within the framework of the festival , Rustam Minnikhanov presented a number of Honorary titles and Gratitude Letters. Certificate for 500,000 roubles were handed over to two groups “Sudarushka” and “Karavon”.
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