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Sabantuy: A People’s Festival

Kolosovka (Omsk Region)
Full Story: 63 photosQuick Impression: 27 photos
The “Spike” stadium is brightly decorated for the celebration
The “Ethno Village” area is getting ready to treat guests to a wide variety of dishes
The first event of the celebration is a parade
It heads for the monument to home‑front workers, war widows, and wartime children
Laying a wreath‑garland is a Sabantuy tradition in our region
The column marches across the stadium
The Tatar population there lives in close‑knit communities
Many have come from the northern districts of the region
Bringing up the rear is the “Umyrzaya” folk Tatar‑Bashkir ensemble from Omsk
After the opening remarks, Imam Radik Akhmedov reads a short prayer
It finds an echo in the hearts of those gathered
The baton is passed to “Makhabbat”, the Tatar folk ensemble
The hostess is happy when everyone finds the food to their taste
This, for instance, is an Armenian family’s table
The “Ethno Village” participants won’t let you leave without a treat or a photo to remember the day!
It takes him less than a minute to reach the top
The coveted little box is within arm’s reach
Congratulations on a well‑deserved prize!
Nazakat Melkova performs a Tatar dance with a samovar‑style teapot
Her fellow artists from other creative groups cheer her on enthusiastically
At the end of the act, it turns out the teapot was full after all!
The most spectacular bouts, of course, are between the adult athletes
Recognize the young man we already saw on the pole?
After a series of duels, he is the festival’s chief strongman!
By tradition, the chief strongman took a lap of honour around the stage with his prize ram
And the performers sing their finest festive songs for them
The awards ceremony embraced everyone, including the prize‑winners of the Tatar song contest

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