The most autumn festivals. Rostov region, Nedvigovka village: theatrical holiday “Tanais Day”

Krasnaya Polyana. Sochi.

Top 10 best autumn festivals in Russia, popular in 2017, included the World Festival of Youth and Students (Sochi), the piano festival “Moscow Arts Evenings” (Moscow region), music festival"Eurasia" (Ekaterinburg), cultural and sports festival "Peaceful Caucasus" (Vladikavkaz), festival "Masterpieces of World Classics" (Kaliningrad), folklore festival "Golden Springs" (Pskov), theater festival "Maskerad" (Penza), opera festival them. M.D. Mikhailov (Cheboksary), the Northern Lights festival (Yakutsk) and the Days of the Orenburg Down Shawl (Orenburg)

According to estimates, event tourism is one of the main factors driving the growth of domestic tourism in 2017.

XIX World Festival of Youth and Students will be held from October 14 to October 22, 2017 in Moscow and Sochi. The main events of the festival will take place in Sochi Olympic Park from October 15 to October 22, and on the first day of the festival, October 14, an international student parade-carnival will be held in Moscow. More than 20 thousand young people take part in the festival, including 10 thousand foreigners from more than 180 countries.

V International Piano Festival “Moscow Arts Evenings” takes place from October 3 to October 31, 2017 in the cities of the Moscow region: Elektrostal, Vidnoye, Sergiev Posad, Protvino, Klin, Balashikha, Pushkino, Kolomna and Zhukovsky. The festival features pianists Vincenzo Balzani, Marcella Crudeli, Giuseppe Lo Cichero, Paolo Francese and Pasquale Iannone from Itadia, as well as Yuri Bogdanov and Sergei Sobolev (Russia), Andreas Fröhlich (Germany), Leonel Morales (Spain) and Philippe Raskin (Belgium) ).

IV International Music Festival "Eurasia" takes place from October 6 to October 13, 2017 in Yekaterinburg. Organized by the Sverdlovsk Philharmonic, the Eurasia festival has become a new cultural brand of the Urals. Musicians from Russia, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, China and Syria participate in the festival. “Eurasia” ends on October 13 with the premiere - the work “UR” by Italian composer Ivan Fedele, commissioned by the Ural Philharmonic Orchestra.

All-Russian cultural and sports festival "Peaceful Caucasus" will take place on October 13 and 14, 2017 in Vladikavkaz. In the capital of the Republic North Ossetia— Alanya athletes of the North Caucasus Federal District compete in 10 sports: Kyokushinkai, Thai boxing, jiu-jitsu, hand-to-hand combat, sambo, kickboxing, taekwondo, Shito-ryu, army hand-to-hand combat and dance sports. As part of the grand opening of the festival on October 13, demonstration performances by athletes and national creative groups will take place.

X International Festival “Masterpieces of World Classics” runs from October 1 to October 15, 2017 in Cathedral in Kaliningrad. The concert on October 14 will be dedicated to Johann Sebastian Bach performed by cathedral organist Evgeniy Avramenko, and on October 15 Symphony No. 9 will be performed under the direction of Arkady Feldman together with the Ave Sol choir from Latvia, the combined choir of the Kaliningrad Musical Theater and the Cyrillic Youth Choir. , as well as soloists from Lithuania, Poland and Germany. Ticket prices range from 200 to 500 rubles.

International Folklore Festival "Golden Springs" will take place on October 13 and 14, 2017 in Pskov. 16 folklore groups from the Leningrad, Novgorod, Pskov and Tver regions, Belarus, Latvia, Moldova and Estonia participate in the festival. As part of the festival in Pskov regional center folk art and the City Cultural Center will host interactive program traditions of Pskov blacksmiths, master classes on arts and crafts and an exhibition of arts and crafts. All master classes and concerts of the festival are free.

Second International Theater Festival "Maskerade" will be held from October 25 to October 30, 2017 in Penza. The stage of the Penza Regional Drama Theater named after A.V. Lunacharsky will host performances from theaters from Moscow, Vladimir, Penza, Perm, Saratov, Ufa and Gomel. Ticket prices range from 300 to 600 rubles.

XXVII International Opera Festival named after. M.D. Mikhailova will be held from November 17 to 21, 2017 in Cheboksary at the Chuvash State Opera and Ballet Theater. The festival program includes an opera by P.I. Tchaikovsky's "Eugene Onegin" (November 17), "Elisir of Love" by G. Donizetti (November 18), "Tenor of the 21st Century" concert (November 19), "Rigoletto" by G. Verdi (November 20) and Gala concert (November 21 ).

VII International Arctic Music Festival “Northern Lights” takes place from October 1 to October 31 in Yakutsk. At the festival held by the State Philharmonic of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) named after. G. M. Krivoshapko, taking part in the symphony orchestra “Symphonica ARTica”, concerts by Dmitry Ribero-Ferreira accompanied by the string ensemble “Arco ARTico” and the brass band “Lena River Brass”, the State Concert Orchestra of Yakutia and the balalaika ensemble “BalAns” and Albert Zhalilov with the ending “Heart in the Snow”.

Holiday "Days of the Orenburg Down Shawl" takes place from October 12 to 16, 2017 in Orenburg at the Orenburg Museum fine arts and on other sites. The festival program includes a presentation of knitting a down scarf, an exhibition of Orenburg down scarves, the event “Wear a scarf on Intercession Day” and a flash mob “Our Orenburg scarf loves the West and the East.” In many areas Orenburg region There will be events dedicated to the Orenburg down knitting industry and its craftswomen.

10 best festivals in Russia in autumn 2017:

1. World Festival of Youth and Students (Sochi): October 14 - 22, 2017
2. Festival "Moscow Arts Evenings" (Moscow region): October 3 - 31, 2017
3. Festival "Eurasia" (Ekaterinburg): October 6 - 13, 2017
4. Festival "Peaceful Caucasus" (Vladikavkaz): October 13 - 14, 2017
5. Festival "Masterpieces of World Classics" (Kaliningrad): October 1 - 15, 2017
6. Festival "Golden Springs" (Pskov): October 13 - 14, 2017
7. Festival "Maskerad" (Penza): October 25 - 30, 2017
8. Opera Festival named after M.D. Mikhailova (Cheboksary): November 17 - 21, 2017
9. Festival "Northern Lights" (Yakutsk): October 1 - 31, 2017
10. Holiday "Days of the Orenburg Down Shawl" (Orenburg): October 12 - 16, 2017

Another name for the holiday is the Mooncake Festival. It is the second most important in China after the Chinese New Year (celebrated according to lunar calendar). On this day, families gather together and millions of flying lanterns are launched into the sky. Vibrant parades with lion and dragon “dances” are held throughout the country.

It is believed that on this day the moon is the most beautiful of the year: in ancient times, people revered it by burning incense and praying for family happiness.

As for the mysterious mooncakes, they are more like a mixture of cookies and pie, called yuebings and are business card festivals all over the world.

Beneath the thin layer of dough lies a rich filling: traditionally it was made from lotus seeds (the most delicious version), sweet beans or nuts, and sometimes duck egg yolks. These days, the filling can be almost anything - from foie gras to ice cream. Gingerbread cookies are decorated with patterns or inscriptions with wishes of harmony and longevity. Yuebings are both a souvenir and a delicacy; they are usually given as gifts to closest people or colleagues in order to establish strong business ties.

Oktoberfest in Munich (September 16 - October 3)

The same German beer festival that every person on the planet has heard about! It has been held for more than 200 years, annually attracts more than 6 million visitors and is so popular that it is “celebrated” all over the world, including in Moscow.

The grandiose public festivities in Munich begin with an eight-thousandth carnival procession from the city center to the clearing where the festival will take place. After the mayor solemnly uncorks the first festive beer barrel, the fun begins: feasts with many types of drinks and snacks, attractions, dancing to music - both traditional Bavarian and modern. Brewers and chefs share their recipes, and from the 50-meter Ferris wheel in good weather The Alps are visible. The atmosphere is simply unforgettable!

Village Halloween Parade in New York (October 31)

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One of the most fun, colorful and creepy holidays in the world, Halloween, originated among the Celtic tribes, but thanks to the United States, its popularity has spread throughout the world. It’s no wonder that the largest Halloween parade on the planet is now being held in the states!

Only costumed characters are allowed to participate in the New York parade. They go side by side with hundreds of fantastic dolls, including giant ones, depicting both scary (but also funny!) fairy-tale creatures and, for example, pop culture characters. Among the dozens of musical groups - this year there will be 53 of them - all kinds of performance styles are represented.

It should be noted that, despite the “horror” theme, it is quite possible to come to the parade with children, who will definitely enjoy the bright and noisy performance. You just need to keep an eye on them and book a table in advance at one of the cafes nearby to relax and have a snack after the procession.

Day of the Dead in Mexico (October 31 - November 2)

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A little more autumn and not at all scary horror. When talking about festivals at this time of year, one cannot fail to mention the famous Day of the Dead. It is popular in many countries Latin America, but became famous mainly thanks to Mexico.

These days, Mexicans remember their departed relatives not with sadness, but with joy and imagination - they organize a bright carnival, make colorful costumes and masks, and prepare desserts in the shape of skeletons and skulls. They also visit and decorate cemeteries.

Children love the holiday - they draw caricatures and dance in the streets, receiving sweet treats.

Rakfisk Festival in Norway (November 2-4)

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For lovers of salted fish and northern nature Dedicated! Every year, in the beautiful village of Fagernes in eastern Norway, a festival of rakfisk, a Scandinavian fish delicacy, is held. It is prepared from trout, kept for several months in a special brine. During the two days of the festival, as many as 500 tons of this dish are eaten.

The new salted rakfisk is served with sour cream and fresh onion rings; the tasting is accompanied by fun games and live music. Now imagine how picturesque the festival guests will see, and you will definitely want to visit autumn Norway. And in late autumn you can see here northern lights. The Lafontaine Islands in the north-west of the country are one of the best places in the world for this.

Eurochocolate Festival in Italy (October 13-22)

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Every fall in the Italian town of Perugia, a paradise for chocolate lovers opens its gates. Refined classic varieties, as well as nut, mint, pepper, caramel, coconut chocolate; dozens of types of delicacies in all kinds of forms - from shoes and smartphones to detailed sculptures. Here you can find all the dishes of Italian cuisine in chocolate and warm up with delicious chocolate drinks. You can also undergo exclusive chocolate cosmetic procedures and purchase chocolate cosmetics.

The organizers of the holiday conduct master classes on chocolate making and proper tasting of chocolate, all this is accompanied by clown performances, musicians, street performances and fireworks.

Artists create large chocolate sculptures and structures in front of visitors: in past years, the city built an igloo using more than 3.5 tons of chocolate and a climbing wall in the form of a chocolate bar.

Gastronomic festival "Golden Autumn" in Moscow (September 22 - October 8)

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« Golden autumn"is the largest gastronomic event of the year both in terms of the intensity of the program and the coverage of the territory: in addition to 23 venues throughout the city, food markets, fairs and shops. Visitors to the festival can enjoy tastings of the best seasonal products, gastronomic shows, music concerts (for example, on October 5 you can listen to “Buranovskie Babushki” for free) and lectures.

Bolshaya Square will open on Tverskaya Square cheese fair, where you can try and buy dozens of types of cheeses. On the street Kuznetsky Bridge will work Fish market with the widest range of fish and seafood from all over the country.

You can buy fresh and high-quality farm products at all other festival sites, and at free culinary master classes you can also master recipes for delicious and satisfying autumn dishes. The festival will open as many as six culinary schools, including quite unusual ones: for example, on Revolution Square, young participants in master classes will be taught how to cook popular street food from all over the world. This area, as well as the neighboring ones, will be decorated with unusual art compositions made of pumpkins, and, for example, in Stoleshnikov Lane you can admire flower panels of 30 varieties of chrysanthemums.

Many believe that with the arrival of autumn cold weather, the festival season has come to an end. However, the capital's poster convinces us otherwise. This fall, many festivals are starting for the whole family, which will help you get acquainted with classical music, establish a dialogue with grandparents, and learn more about new American cinema.

- Festival for older people Young Old

November 3 and 4 at Cultural center ZIL will host the second festival for older people “Young Old: New Seniors”. The purpose of the festival is to create a platform for discussions about ageism, show people strategies for success after 50 and give them real tools and opportunities for development. Here people of different generations will be able to find common interests and overcome stereotypical ideas about age. Especially for this purpose, “paired formats” of activities are being launched, intended for older parents and their adult children. This will allow members of the same family to establish dialogue and rethink relationships between generations. Guests will enjoy discussions and master classes on careers, freedom of choice, fashion, health, creativity, technology and contemporary art. Everyone will be able to try their hand at blogging, become a volunteer, critic, designer or programmer. Also this year on festival will take place presentation of “Tinder for seniors” - the social game Young Old. Over the course of a year, members of the Young Old community of thousands will communicate not only in the media, but also offline: to meet each other, share experiences, learn something new and create personal strategies for success.

- Festival of current classics Re:Formers

II will be held in Moscow and St. Petersburg international festival current classic Re:Formers. The organizers of the project, Maria Nemtsova and Vitaly Vatulya, set as their goal to show the combination of music and other forms of art, declaring this theme the main one for the festival in 2019. Stars of modern classical music from America and Europe will come to Russia especially to participate in the event. The legendary US pianist Margaret Leng Tan, who was the first to elevate the toy piano to the rank of a real professional musical instrument, will open the festival with the concert “Miniature Meets Monumentality.” On November 29, the Zaryadye Concert Hall will host the premiere of the unique author’s program “Joint Actions” by the writer Lyudmila Ulitskaya and the Triumph Prize winner, the famous pianist Polina Osetinskaya. The Russian premiere of George Crumb’s “Metamorphoses” will be dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the famous American composer and will recall the masterpieces of painting by Klee, Dali, Kandinsky and other artists who inspired the author. Also within the framework of the festival, world and Russian premieres of works by Takashi Yoshimatsu, Rio Noda, Alexei Kurbatov and other modern classical composers of the 21st century will be held. The main event will be the world premiere of a sonata for saxophone and piano by contemporary French composer Jean-Denis Micha.

- First Biennale contemporary art Caucasus “In Search of Identity”

The First Biennale of Contemporary Art of the Caucasus “In Search of Identity” will be held in Moscow for the first time - a week-long marathon of contemporary art, which will be accompanied by a musical experimental program, lectures, public discussions and master classes based on traditional crafts. The small hall of the Artplay Design Center will display works by more than 100 contemporary artists from seven republics North Caucasus, Transcaucasian countries and other states. More than 500 works of art will represent all genre diversity: guests will see an installation by Ossetian artist Tembolat Gugkaev, dedicated to the memory of the victims of the Beslan tragedy and created based on the memorial erected in Turkey in the village. Poyrazly, the exhibition will also feature “live” graffiti by the artist Ruslan ØDÎNTRÏ Magomedov, who will create new job. One of the most anticipated participants of the exhibition will be the resonant photo project #FollowMeTo, which was created by Murad and Natalia Osmann. This will be his first time taking part in an art exhibition.

Where: Artplay (Small Hall)
When: from 25 to 31 October
Free admission

- Children's theater festival “Marshak”

The V International Children's Theater Festival “Marshak” will be held in Voronezh, during which productions for all ages and all possible formats and genres will be shown. Guests will see puppet theatre, storytelling, sketches, micro-musicals, interactive, silent and classic children's plays. The opening of the festival was entrusted to the musical “12 months” of the musical theater “Karambol”. This production was nominated for the Golden Mask in five categories. For nine festival days 15 theaters in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Khabarovsk, Yekaterinburg, Voronezh, Rostov-on-Don, Brussels, and Jerusalem will present 19 performances. Guests will enjoy the production “My Grandfather Was a Cherry” from the Bolshoi Puppet Theater (St. Petersburg), the SNARK theater (Moscow) will show “Anna-Lisa and the Bear” for children from 3 years old, the Belgian theater “NYASH Co” will come with a dance performance “10:10”, the mono-story “DARAYA” will be performed by “Foule Theater” (Belgium), the program also includes performances by the Israeli theater “Train Theater” and other groups. One of the main events of the festival will be the premiere of the new play “Cinderella” directed by Nina Chusova, which was prepared by the Theater for Young Spectators (Voronezh).

When: from October 26 to November 3
Tickets: from 300 to 1100 rubles
Festival website: http://marshakfest.com/

- AMFEST

At the end of September, the 14th American Film Festival AMFEST starts, within the framework of which new films from the United States, covering the myriad genre diversity of the industry, will be presented to the Russian audience. In Moscow, at the Karo 11 October cinema, viewers will see Brad Pitt in James Gray’s melancholy space odyssey “Ad Astra”, Abel Ferrar’s autobiographical film “Tommaso”, scandal-loving and Hollywood’s main hooligan Shia LaBeouf in the adventure comedy “The Peanut Butter Falcon” (he will become the festival’s Gala opening film), Joaquin Phoenix’s benefit performance in the long-awaited “Joker” and much more. All films will be shown in the original language with Russian subtitles. In addition, as part of the festival, on October 3, there will be a master class by American director and screenwriter Abel Ferrara, who is called one of the best newsreels of the mafia environment and crime stories.

- Festival of New European Theater NET-2019

The festival of new European theater NET-2019 will be held in Moscow and St. Petersburg, which every year reveals to Russia the names of leading artists and directors of European theater. This year, the Russian public will be treated to priceless theatrical gifts. As part of the 21st festival, the Theater of Nations will show the play “Why?” 94-year-old English director Peter Brook, who will personally come to Moscow. This production is dedicated to the life of another theatrical genius, Vsevolod Meyerhold, and to finding out the reason for his execution in 1940. In addition, the famous choreographer from Bulgaria Ivo Dimchev will present his “Selfie Concert”, the choreography of which is completely tied to the audience. The public is in for a big surprise. One of the festival participants will be the Stanislavsky Electric Theater with the most anticipated production directed by Boris Yukhananov in two parts: “Pinocchio. Forest" and "Pinocchio.Theater". This theater will also present in Moscow and St. Petersburg the play “World History” directed by David Espinosa. At the Center Sun. Meyerhold, Spanish director Angelica Lidell will present a production of “Rib on the Table: Mother,” which is a must-see for those interested in the rituals and traumas of humanity.

- Documentary theater festival BRUSFEST

In November, as part of the First International Festival-Workshop named after Dmitry Brusnikin BRUSFEST in Moscow, Russian and foreign documentary performances of recent years will be shown. The productions can be seen at Winzavod, at the Voznesensky Center, at the Na Strastnoy Theater Center, at the Praktika Theater and other venues in the capital. On the first day of the festival, the play “Death at Work” will be staged by the Finnish theater “Baltic Circle” and the Russian Pop-up theater. This is the story of funeral service workers who, by the nature of their work, are very close to death and are direct guides of people to the other world. The theater company Berlin from Belgium will present an unusual play “Perhaps All Dragons...”. The production does not use a stage, instead there is only one round table, 30 seats and 30 screens on which recordings of 30 different storytellers are displayed. Material for this performance was collected from periodicals, social networks and specialized sites. “Brusnikin’s Workshop” will also present several performances in collaboration with various theater groups: “Borderline State”, “Multiple Clinic Time”, “Right to Rest”, “Transsib”, “V.E.R.A.” and others.

- Festival of board games “Igrokon”

The capital's Sokolniki Exhibition and Convention Center will host the largest festival of board games and home entertainment for people of different generations and interests. Visitors will get acquainted with countless board games from all over the world, true connoisseurs will be able to purchase collectible card games, and those who come to the festival for the first time will be able to sort through a huge game library with the help of experienced game masters. For those who want to try their hand and compete with other board game lovers, a special tournament with nice prizes will open. Many developers will present their original games at the festival, which can be tested right on site. There will be a special area for children with animators, board games for kids and face painting. There will also be a fair where you can purchase themed gaming products at discounted prices.

- Festival of Contemporary Choreography Context. Diana Vishneva

This fall, the seventh Context festival of contemporary choreography will take place in Moscow and St. Petersburg. Diana Vishneva. This year on the best sites countries, the winners and finalists of the competition for young choreographers will perform in the “Evening of Young Choreographers” concert series. The festival program includes a new production of Equal Elevations by the Spanish company La Veronal, created specifically for a special hall National Museum Arts of Reina Sofia, where the iconic work of the talented painter Richard Serra is located - the sculpture “Equal-Parallel / Guernica-Benghazi”. Equal Elevations is a delicate and honest dialogue between sculpture and choreographer, directed by choreographer Martin Morau, which will show the limitless possibilities of the human body and the absence of gravity on stage. The second major performance of the festival will be the famous Grand Finale, staged by the outstanding choreographer Hofesh Shechter. This is a ballet that has conquered iconic venues in Paris, Melbourne, London and other modern cultural centers.

- X International Festival of Arts “Diaghilev. P.S.”

The anniversary X International Festival of Arts “Diaghilev. P.S.”, within which on different sites cultural capital There will be screenings of ballet performances, operas, presentations of photo exhibitions, lectures, and a scientific conference “The Legacy of the Russian Seasons.” XXI century” and much more. The festival will present the performance “Homage to Nijinsky,” which includes three new choreographic versions of the 21st century Ballets Russes masterpieces: “Daphnis and Chloe” (choreography by Jean-Christophe Maillot), “The Vision of a Rose” (choreography by Marco Hecke) and “Petrushka” (choreography Johan Inger). This production is dedicated to the 110th anniversary of the Ballets Russes and the 130th anniversary of the birth of the legendary dancer and innovator in the field of choreography - Vaslav Nijinsky. The festival will host an evening of one-act ballets, where you can see Stravinsky’s “Le Noces” staged by Tatyana Baganova, which received the “Golden Mask”. Also this evening will include a dramatic performance by the Irish theater company Ériu Dance Company, “The Rite of Spring,” directed by Brendan de Galli, who specializes in a modern interpretation of Irish national dance.

The portal "Culture.RF" talks about interesting festivals that will be held this fall in different regions Russia, - “Olympic Games”, the Fountain Closing Festival in Peterhof, concerts of the world's leading organists and many others.

Moscow: Ladder Festival

Moscow region, Melikhovo village: holiday “Soaked Boots, or Melikhovo Trouble”

St. Petersburg: autumn fountain festival “Walking across Three Seas”

Sochi: XVIII International Organ Music Festival

In the fall, organists from Russia, Germany, Japan, Abkhazia and Ukraine will gather in Sochi. On stage Concert hall of organ and chamber music named after Alisa Debolskaya, musicians will give eight diverse concerts. They will perform works by classical and contemporary composers - Johann Bach, George Handel, Franz Liszt, Ottorino Respighi, Max Reger and others.

Yelets: VIII Interregional Event Tourist Festival “Antonov Apples”

In the second half of September, a festival of traditions and customs will take place in Yelets late XIX- early 20th century, dedicated to the writer Ivan Bunin. On the streets of the city you will see high school students strolling, peasants selling at the fair and young ladies riding in carriages. Guests of the festival will see a performance based on the novel “The Life of Arsenyev”, take part in the “Living Word” and “From Grandma’s Chest” competitions, go on a tour of the Ivan Bunin House Museum, and also visit the fair of folk craftsmen, the apple market and the art exhibition “Buninsky Dace".

Ryazan region, village of Konstantinovo: festival “Yesenin Days - 2017”

State Museum-Reserve S.A. Yesenin will celebrate the 122nd anniversary of the poet’s birth with the traditional festival “Yesenin Days”. The festival will include a concert by the ensemble "Radunitsa" and a conference "Yesenin in Dialogue" national cultures", the festival-competition "Leaves Whisper in Autumn..." and the poetry festival "My Golden Land!" Youth theater groups will prepare performances dedicated to the 1917 revolution, which will be presented to the audience at the festival “That image in me has not faded away...”.

Rostov region, village of Karginskaya: holiday “Karginskaya Fair on the Intercession”

Rostov region, Nedvigovka village: theatrical holiday “Tanais Day”

Nizhny Novgorod: VI International Festival of Contemporary Music “Pictures at an Exhibition”

Omsk: Interregional festival of traditional crafts “Pokrovskaya Fair”

The fair of traditional crafts and crafts, dedicated to wedding celebrations, will be held in Omsk for three days. The program includes a competition for fairgrounds, a presentation of crafts, master classes, a folk costume fashion show, as well as games and round dances for the little ones. In the photo zone for newlyweds, guests will be told about ancient wedding rituals, and folk groups and ethnomusicians will perform at concerts.

Suzdal: VII Competition-festival of musical and artistic creativity “Golden Legend”

On the stage of the Main Concert Hall tourist complex"Suzdal" will host a competition of vocalists, dancers, costume designers, artists and circus performers of different ages - from four years and older. The winners will perform at a gala concert, after which guests will also enjoy a disco and dance battles.

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Summer is already over, and you still haven’t plunged into your usual routine because you want to continue the holiday? It would seem, what holidays at this time of year! But no, today we will offer you the largest festivals of the past year that you can still visit.

Every summer, major cities around the world invite us to visit their colorful festivals and carnivals during our vacation. And all these holidays are original in their own way: they combine the ancient traditions of their people and modern innovations. But why do we associate such events only with summer time year? After all, during the autumn rains, sometimes you want to briefly plunge into the holiday again, feel warmth and happiness. Today we will talk about the largest festivals this fall that an avid traveler should visit.

I think there is no need to explain in detail the meaning of the word “bullfighting” - everyone knows about it. Today it is no longer just a festive spectacle, but a whole folk art that has become one of the symbols of the country. The Spaniards even organized separate farms where they raise bulls of special aggressive breeds - they are easy to anger and force to attack.

The festival itself is a kind of performance with its own special rules. It begins with a draw, where it is decided which bull each player will fight with. Then a bull is released into the arena, which is confused by an assistant with the help of multi-colored cloaks - pink and yellow. The animal is also angered with the help of spears pierced into its back. Well, then the culmination of the whole show - in the arena there is only an angry bull and a matador. At this moment, the player comes as close as possible to the animal and kills it with a sword, looking straight into its eyes. However, the public can save the bull’s life: if the bull showed special courage and bravery in the arena, then the audience can ask the president to grant him “forgiveness.” And this “forgiveness” is the main goal of the entire event - the main task of the matador is to reveal the character of the bull, whose courage will save his life.

Today there are several types of Spanish bullfighting: the so-called tourist bullfights and traditional bullfighting. To avoid being caught in a fake show of little-known matadors, stay away from the embankments and go to Madrid, Rondo, Cordoba or Seville.

One of the significant events in the world of rock has become the international festival Rock in Rio, which is held annually in Brazil, Spain, Portugal, the USA and other countries.

The first festival took place in Rio de Janeiro in 1985, with approximately 1.5 million people attending. Over the past 31 years, such artists as Queen, AC/DC, Metallica, Aerosmith, Katy Perry, Rihanna, INXS, Maroon 5 have performed here - the list goes on and on.

The concert itself takes place under open air, in particularly hot weather, specially installed fountains douse the public and sell hot dogs and drinks. By the way, the Russian rock festival “Invasion” is somewhat reminiscent of Rock in Rio.

Beer lovers probably know about the famous German festival Oktoberfest (Wiesn). This is the largest holiday in the world! It takes place in Munich, lasts 16 days and consists of three parts: a procession of beer tent owners, the opening of a beer barrel and a costume procession.

The first part represents the movement of people from the city center to Theresa Meadow, where Oktoberfest takes place. The procession is accompanied by beer tent orchestras. However, this is only preparation for the celebration, because the official beginning is the ceremonial opening of the beer barrel by the mayor at exactly 12 noon. After the command “O’zapft is!” (“Uncorked!”) the owners of the tents begin to pour out their drinks, and people celebrate and have fun.

On the first Sunday of the festival, the most colorful part takes place - a costume procession. About 8,000 residents in national costumes walk the 7-kilometer route from the Bavarian Parliament to Theresa's Meadow. This procession is accompanied by songs and dances, and everyone or passers-by is welcome to join.

Of course, the most important drink at Oktoberfest is a special type of beer with approximately 6% ABV. But everyone can try other varieties, as well as wines, non-alcoholic and alcoholic cocktails. Appetizers usually include white Bavarian sausages, German pretzels, baked fish on a stick, roast ox or Bavarian knuckle.

Local residents claim that there are many places in the UK where ghosts regularly appear. The British even have a special phrase “Haunted house”, which means “a haunted house”.

On the evening of October 31, children and teenagers, dressed in scary costumes, perform the ancient ritual of “Trick or Treat.” But today, some people, especially older people, don’t like to be disturbed on All Saints’ Day, so they receive a special sign from the government on their door “No trick-or-treating, please.”

But young people should not be upset that this is the only entertainment that night, because there is hardly a restaurant, bar or club that would bypass such a holiday. On the streets at night major cities you can meet crowds of people in disguise who are rushing to the holiday.

In London, the most unusual and frightening festivals are held on this day, cinemas show films on this topic, but the most unusual “attraction” of Halloween, in our opinion, is Bus tour Ghost BusTour (33 New Oxford Street). He will introduce you to the most scary places capital, where brutal murders, torture and executions took place. While traveling on the bus itself, you will also not be bored, so seriously think about whether you are ready for such a night walk!

Americans greatly honor this holiday; over all the years of its existence, they have accumulated many customs that they carefully preserve and observe. One of the most important traditions is food. The most important decoration of the table, of course, is the turkey. Sweet potato yams with gravy are served as a side dish, crackers with spices and sweet potatoes are served as a filling, and pumpkin pie is served for dessert. This is exactly what the Thanksgiving table looked like back in the 17th century.

On this day in New York there is a festive costume parade - another attribute of the holiday. People come to it in 17th-century clothes and Indian costumes. The main figure of the parade is the huge inflatable balloons in the form of cartoon characters, TV shows and fairy tales. In the evening, fireworks are displayed on the outskirts of the city.