All -Russia village Sabantuy to be held on June 7 in the Orenburg region

June 7, 2015,  in a village  Tatarskaya Kargala   of the Sakmar region,  the Orenburg oblast,    VI  All-Russia village  Sabantui   to be held.

Batyrs from across the country  will take part in a rural  Sabantui.    The artists and collectives from Tatarstan   will perform with their  concerts   at  the event.   It is expected that guests of Sabantui in  Tatarskaya Kargala will become  thousands of people from  different regions of Russia.

All-Russia  village  Sabantui  is  held since 2010. The first rural Sabantui was  held in the Samara region in 2011, the  festival was held in the Republic of Chuvashia in 2012 - in the Chelyabinsk region, in 2013 - in the Perm region, in 2014 - in the Volgograd region. Today  Sabantui  holiday  is not only a visible manifestation of the national identity of the Tatar people, but also serves to strengthen mutual understanding between nations, mutual cultural enrichment. Holiday Sabantui combines typical Tatar people hospitality, cheerfulness and optimism and open nature, popular and accessible holiday attracts  to maidan  people of all ages, nationalities and social groups.

Orenburg region  has been chosen to host all-Russia  village  Sabantui 2015   not by chance. "Orenburg – a    multinational land  -  governor of the Orenburg region Yuri Berg  says - we have accumulated rich experience of interethnic and inter-religious dialogue, the representatives of 126 nationalities live in the oblast,   in an atmosphere of peace and mutual understanding." The venue  of   holding  Sabantui  was chosen an old   village of  Tatar Kargala, which is located 8 km from Orenburg city. The village was founded in 1744 as a trading settlement on the River Srenyaya  Kargalka   by a group of  Tatar people from the Kazan uyezd (district). In XVIII-XIX centuries, the village was a major center of transit trade between Central Asia and Russia. The general population was engaged in handicraft production (22 productions  and 20 mills), trade, arable farming. In 1897, the population was over 13 thousand residents. At the beginning of XX century there were 10 mosquesin   Kargala, with working under  them madrassas and mektebi. According to the 2010 census, the current population of the village Tatar Kargala makes  3 800 people, the predominant nationality - Tatars (90%). In the village there are three mosques, two historical - Kush Manara and the White Mosque, as well as new - As-salaam.

To coordinate the work of the All-Russian village  Sabantui in Orenburg, the  organizing committee, chaired by Vice-Governor - Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Orenburg oblast in  internal politics  Oleg Dimov  was set up. The work of the organizing committee supervises personally Governor Yuri Berg, reports the portal of the Government of the Orenburg oblast. On the part of Tatarstan consulting and logistical support  is  provided by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Tatarstan and the Minister of Culture, personally,   by  Airat Sibagatullin.

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Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Tatarstan