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The town-island of Sviyazhsk invites you to learn traditions of celebrating New Year and Christmas in Russia: what were the origins of these holidays, where did the tradition to decorate New Year Tree and present gifts come from, what kinds of gifts were customary for the seasonal presents, and how did these festivities use to be celebrated in our parts. Apart from feeding you with old-time stories, the program features old games, shadow pantomime “Christmas”, and a workshop on making traditional wooden New Year Tree decorations.

Duration of the program: 1,5 hours.

Price: 200 roubles.

Age group: 1-11 school grades.

Sergei Ivanov, the Chair of the State Committee on Tourism of the Republic of Tatarstan, along with other heads of the republic’s ministries and agencies, took part in the “Free Subscription 2018” charity campaign. He subscribed to Tatmedia editions, ‘Chayan’ magazine on behalf of Spassky Nursing Home, and ‘Tatarstan’ magazine on behalf of the “Shore of Hope” complex social service centre of Mendeleevsky municipal district of the Republic of Tatarstan, both for the period of the first half of 2018. “Free Subscription” charity campaign is held in Tatarstan, on Tatmedia company’s initiative, for the third subscription season. In the framework of this project, state officials, heads of ministries, agencies, and colleges present subscriptions on Tatarstan magazines and newspapers to war veterans, orphanages, rest homes and other social institutions.

On January 1-8, 2018, the State Historical-Architectural and Art Museum-Reserve “The Town-Island of Sviyazhsk” will carry out free tours on the museum-reserve sites as a special “The Week Of Museum Sites”offer! Only the entrance tickets are to be purchased.

On December 20 at 4 pm. “Hermitage-Kazan” Centre invites you to the opening of its New Year exhibition. The Fire-Bird, scarlet berries, and golden grass, this is the magic triad of Khokhloma. Khokhloma painting is a distinctive traditional handicraft, unique not only to Russia but also to the world. The exhibition presents eighty works made in Khokhloma fiery painting technique. The centerpiece of the display is a festive table laid with Khokhloma utensils. Over sixty pieces at the “New Year Fantasies. Golden Khokhloma” exhibit represent creative work of Nikolay Aleksandrovitch Gushchin, a member of Artists’ Union of Russia, People’s Artist of Russia.

On December 12-14, 2017, the State Committee of the Republic of Tatarstan on Tourism in cooperation with Kazan Federal University and the “Guides’ Guild of the Republic of Tatarstan” Association conduct instructional workshop for guides of Tatarstan. On the opening day of the workshop, the Chair of the Committee Sergei Ivanov gave his welcoming address to the participants. He noted that one of the most important objectives in a guide’s work is to describe the Republic of Tatarstan in such terms that a visitor would like to come back again and again. He also pointed out key events of the coming 2018, one of which, of course, would be 2018 FIFA World Cup. In conclusion, Sergei Ivanov wished the attending guides every success and expressed his intention to meet them in the course of a session of the Guides’ Guild of the Republic of Tatarstan.

On December 12-14, 2017, the State Committee of the Republic of Tatarstan on Tourism in cooperation with Kazan Federal University and the “Guides’ Guild of the Republic of Tatarstan” Association conduct instructional workshop for guides of Tatarstan. On the opening day of the workshop, the Chair of the Committee Sergei Ivanov gave his welcoming address to the participants. He noted that one of the most important objectives in a guide’s work is to describe the Republic of Tatarstan in such terms that a visitor would like to come back again and again. He also pointed out key events of the coming 2018, one of which, of course, would be 2018 FIFA World Cup. In conclusion, Sergei Ivanov wished the attending guides every success and expressed his intention to meet them in the course of a session of the Guides’ Guild of the Republic of Tatarstan.

According to turstat.com, the Kremlin Quay Fair in Kazan scored in top rating of Russian New Year and Christmas festivities and fairs of this winter. The rating is based on the events popularity. Apart from the Kremlin Quay Fair, it lists Moscow festival “Journey to Christmas”, Christmas Fair in Saint-Petersburg, “The New Year Capital Of Russia” festival in Khanty-Mansiysk, “Christmas Fairy-Tale In Vologda” project, Seasonal Fair “Your#BestNewYear” in Vladimir, New Year fairs in Yaroslavl, Kostroma, and Ice Town in Yekaterinburg.

The Republic of Tatarstan expects an influx of guests on New Year vacations. There are seasonal programs, fairs, and Christmas shows afoot. On the whole, over 500 cultural and leisure events are staged in the republic. Tatarstan is traditionally listed among leaders of tourist ratings on New Year vacations. Once again, Kazan reached top 3 Most Popular Cities of Russia, this time as a seasonal recreation area for families with children. The tvil.ru rating is based on data of online accommodation booking made by tourists for the period from 28 December 2017 to 9 January 2018. By amount of booking, the city is only led by Moscow and Saint-Petersburg.

Statutes of both Anti-Corruption Legislation and Civil Code of the Russian Federation prohibit presenting of gifts to persons holding governmental and municipal offices, to state and municipal officials, and to employees of particular organizations, and receiving such gifts by them in connection with performance of their formal (working) duties.

In view of the coming New Year and Christmas holidays, Ministry of Labour and Social Security of the Russian Federation cautions that the prohibition of presenting and receiving gifts should be observed.

The State Historical-Architectural and Art Museum-Reserve «Town-Island of Sviyazhsk» and Association “Lenivy Torzhok - Centre of Historical Fencing and Reconstruction” invite visitors to their seasonal events!

«Sviyazhsk Fun», the musical and playing interactive entertainment program.

Event description: old traditional games, amusement dances, singing along with and under the guidance of a folklore group. Wonderful ambience for mixing together, when both parents and their kids take part in amusements that bring close different generations