"Scarlet sails" in St. Petersburg gathered tens of thousands of alumni and football fans
More than 45 thousand graduates from Over 30 Russian regions and six foreign countries gathered at the festival "Scarlet sails" in St. Petersburg, about it, according to television channel REN TV, said the events leading Ivan Urgant.
Celebration of school leavers "Scarlet sails" was held in St. Petersburg in the night from 23 to 24 June. At 22: 00 After the official opening and traditional strike the bell started a music show program, which was conducted by Ivan Urgant and Dasha Alexandrova, the presentation was attended Quest Pistols Show, Alekseev, Caste, Cheryl Cole, Lil Wayne, and rapper Basta.
After midnight in the Neva river held a large-scale multimedia show. The culmination of the celebration was the appearance of the Brigantine under scarlet sails. Traditionally, the role of the ship from the novel by Alexander grin spoke Swedish sailing ship "Tre Kronor".
at the festival, as reported by " the Fifth channel ", was attended by the foreign fans who came to the Russian Federation for the world championship on football. One of them, Colombian Julian admitted that such an event has never been and because he got a " great happiness ". For their part, Mexicans Daniel and Carlos called the show "very beautiful" and said that everyone was friendly.
This year the "Scarlet sails" emphasize fiftieth anniversary. During this period of time the Celebration became a real symbol of the Northern capital and has gained worldwide popularity.
Graduate school senior students and their parents traditionally widely celebrated in June graduation, and in St. Petersburg this Holiday every year turns into a citywide celebration " Scarlet sails ". Leningrad students 27 June 1968 first saw on the Neva river the ship under crimson sails, which then became the emblem of the holiday. The tradition was interrupted in 1979 and was revived only after 25 years.
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