Sabantui in Birchwood

Sabantui of Privolzhsky city district has gathered today in one of picturesque places of Kazan at Birchwood, in settlement Mirny, all those who preferred to celebrate a holiday on the bosom of nature. Among the guests there were President of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev, RF minister of regional development Vladimir Yakovlev, chairman of RT State Council Farid Mukhametshin, secretary general of the Organization Islamic Conference Eklemeddin Ihsanoglu, head of Kazan city administration Kamil Iskhakov, ambassadors of the Muslim states, heads of the republican ministries and departments.

" A holiday of plough " has practically avoided modern currents and it has retained its features almost unchanged . Mintimer Shaimiev said that Sabantui is traditions, culture, soul and force of people. " People like it, - he shared out his observations with journalists. Hardly there will be who can be indifferent to common fun. Unless without heart " President noticed that gallop from time immemorial was loved by all in his family.

Our national holiday every year becomes more nicer and more international. Sabantui has already stepped beyond Tatarstan, it is marked not only across all Russia, especially in places of compact residing of Tatars, it is celebrated all over the world, - head of the republic said . And as he said, promotes strengthening of friendship between peoples. Mintimer Shaimiev expressed hope that a holiday " more and more widely" encircles people, irrespective of nationalities, widely walking across the planet.