The VI International Ethnic Festival "Krutushka"
One of the brightest events in the cultural life of the republic became the VI International Ethnic Festival "Krutushka", which was held from August 22 to 24 in the eponymous village near Kazan. Despite richness with other bright and significant events for the republic in August, ethnic festival did not go unnoticed.
The opening ceremony, which was attended by the RT Deputy Minister of Culture Guzel Nigmatullina and RT Deputy Chairman of RT State Council for Culture Anastasia Isayeva, ended by funny children welcome of the two young participants of the festival. They came on stage with their parents and earned the most applause from the gathered around the scene participants and guests.
Amazing atmosphere prevails at the festival. Super-modern youth wears here a traditional national clothing, and takes a modern look at this very harmonious. It is felt how they feel comfortable in these clothes, and in this environment. Communication is active and very friendly among everybody, often regardless of the age difference.
Most settled comfortably, sitting on stumps or on the ground ... Here, the elderly and a large number of young people. Many of them came by families with young children.
The elderly speakers are very carefully listened by the young, and each of their speeches are wildly applauded.
The festival is traditionally a family one. Here, an environment that enables you to different generations familiar with the tradition and transmit a unique knowledge about customs, teach traditional crafts. Toddlers soak up the atmosphere of this communication, I think, will grow in the love of their native culture, as well as keen interest and natural perception of all cultures of the world.
Impossible not to acknowledge Larisa Bikmullina - the author of this project, the main organizer of the festival and camp hostess of "Baitik", on the basis of which major events "Krutushka" are unfolding As something very delicate and quite unnoticed by the participants of the festival, she carries a responsible co-ordinating role in its organization and conduct.
Meanwhile, interest in this event has definitely a positive trend, as evidenced by the statistics convincingly. Geography and the number of direct participants of the festival is growing every year. This year their number has exceeded 400. In addition, each day of the festival is visited by 2 to 3 thousand Kazaners. This has been contributed significantly by the both earned from previous years positive reputation of the festival, and competent advertising campaign, anticipating this significant cultural event.
Among the organizers of ethnic festival - RT Ministry of Culture, RT Ministry of Youth, Sports and Tourism, Administration Vysokogorsky municipal region.
The Ministry of Culture of Tatarstan this year significantly has supported the festival with finances by providing a large amount for its holding in the framework of the Republican program "The implementation of the state national policy in the Republic of Tatarstan for the years 2014-2020."
In her welcoming remarks, Deputy Minister of Culture of Tatarstan G.Nigmatullina stressed the importance of preserving the traditions and cultural heritage of all the peoples. She reminded the assembled audience that on the eve, Tatarstan had received UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova, who handed the republic a Certificate for the inclusion of Bolgar in the World Heritage List of UNESCO. This is an extremely significant event not only for Tatarstan, but also for the whole of Russia. It is at the same time speaks about how much attention is paid in the republic for preservation of cultural heritage and national traditions of all the peoples. This greatly helps to maintain and strengthen the friendship between the peoples of multinational Tatarstan.
International etnofestival "Krutushka" - one of the projects, making a substantial contribution to the preservation of cultural heritage. It with its ideology, concepts and approaches perfectly fits into the current year, announced in the Russian Federation and the Republic of Tatarstan, the Year of Culture.
The festival program is very rich. Here is the authentic folklore of various nations, Crafts Fair. All the days master classes were held in different directions, folk games ...
Among the participants of the festival were also the guests from distant lands - singer Zulya Kamalova (Australia), known as a fan of the current World Music, a singer from Yakutia, a music ethnic team from Turkey. Their performances are warmly welcomed by festival audience.
On the festival ground one could meet guests from neighboring Malmyzh Kirov region (Association "Vyatka lapot") with wicker baskets and bast shoes, a scabbler from the South Urals, masters on leather, wood, metal, hemp items, on making musical instruments. Immediately, on a small machine –tool, very young girls from Chuvashia are weaving rugs, doormat, belts etc.
Here you can try the delicious pancakes with herbs of unusual green color and wonderful taste with a wonderful seasoning, basil and milk with ginger and honey.
Once again it should be stressed, the Ethnic festival "Krutushka" captivated by its open, free atmosphere, a genuine interest and love for tradition, which is manifested by the participants of the festival. There is no habitual and characteristic for many such projects, over-organization, which are often gaudy by their forms lose their most important spiritual component ...
Able to keep the atmosphere of free, beautiful communion between all the participants of the festival, all those, who are very devoted to their roots, carefully bear tradition, show a sincere interest in the culture and traditions of other nations - one of the main objectives of the International ethnic festival "Krutushka," Raisa Safiullina says.
Press service
Ministry of Culture of Tatarstan