28.02.2017  Students of NovSU Polytechnic College at Staraya Russa took active part in celebration of Maslenitsa

On February 26, students of the  NovSU Polytechnic College at Staraya Russa invited residents of Staraya Russa and town visitors to the celebration of Maslenitsa, which took place in the territory of the museum and tourist center “Estate of a Medieval Rushanin”. Valeria Smirnova, Alyona Maximova and Victoria Kochetova, the students majoring in Teaching in Elementary Scholl, acted as leaders of a national holiday, Anna Sungurova, the first-year student of the same program, played the role of Maslenitsa.

Students invited guests to play the Russian folk games: "Run on Three Legs", "Cockfight", "Duck Goose", "Pulling of a Rope", competitions of riddles, round dances and singing of chastushki. Dances during the holiday were executed by dancing ensemble of the College (Ekaterina Baranova, Victoria Gavrilova, Alina Ilyina, Anastasia Nikiforova, Maria Yelizarova)

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