With the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation
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Events / The folk celebrations
The international celebration of Russia folk craftsmen
The folk craftsman is the main character at the celebration. All activities take place around him. The celebration is held in Kargopol since 1991 and attracts hundreds of artists, experts in traditional crafts as well as creative teams from various parts of Russia, Norway, Sweden, Finland.
The celebration of craftsmen in Kargopol started with the revival of crafts, each year is getting nearer to theme of "House", "Family", the development of moral values of folk culture, arrangement of aspects of life.
The theme of the celebration in 2014 is "The she-keeper of traditions". In time of the celebration the conference "The arts of Kargopol woman masters" will take place; the exhibition of products of traditional women's crafts; the competition of fairy tales’ tellers dedicated to the 125-th anniversary of U.I. Babkina – the skilled master of Kargopol clay toys and "big lover to dwell upon fiary tales’ stories"; master classes on Kargopol quadrille and many other educational and entertainment activities will be held, too.