Fenno Ugria tribal evening: Khanty and Mansi Day of Crow
The tribal evening of Fenno-Ugria: THE DAY OF CROW
Thursday, 11th of April at 7pm
Tallinn Old Town Music House (Vanalinna Muusikamaja, Uus
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The day of crow:
The day of crow is a traditional khanty and mansi day for celebrating the arrival of spring. According to the legend a crow brings spring on its wings.
On the day of crow evening khanty and mansi people from
Russia will perform a ritual in Tallinn Old Town Music
house in Tallinn, Estonia. There will also be a concert
by the students from the Institute of Nordic Peoples
from A. Herzen Pedagogical University – Manizha
Dzhailova, Kirill Babykin and the mansi language teacher
Valentina Ivanova.
They will sing mansi songs and introduce the mansi
language.
This event is dedicated to the UNESCO year of indigenous languages.
It is supported by the Kindred Peoples Programme of Ministry of Education and Research of the Republic of Estonia, Estonian Cultural Endowment and Tallinn Culture Council.
Entrance is free for everyone!
Welcome!