Russian national Spasskaya fair in Elabuga

Today in Elabuga a three days Russian national Spasskaya fair will open, it will take place in Shishkin’s ponds, “Youth” stadium and historic streets of the town. Masters and creative teams from different Russian cities, and also foreign countries have arrived here on the eve, and tents and the ground have been decorated a few days before the holiday.  

More than 850 masters of arts and crafts from 170 cities and human settlements of Tatarstan, Russia, Belarus, Lithuania, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan participate in this fair. The number of participants has decreased compared with last year – in 2015 there were 1112 masters. As organizators explain, the terms of participation were tightened this year, only these masters can participate who makes goods by hand and ready to teach a master class for visitors.  

 Fair tables are studded with bast shoes of Vyatka, Khokhloma of Nizhny Novgorod and Orenburg shawls, Kirov painted Matryoshkas, items from wood, metal, bone and so on. Children’s playgrounds and sports grounds work from the moring.

The program of festival is very intense: concert of bells, the participants of songwriters festival “Inspiration” performance, national courtyards, children’s playgrounds and sports grounds, creative teams of Tatarstan and Russia display.