An arts & crafts festival aimed at reviving, preserving and enriching Chechen cultural traditions got underway in the republic’s capital, Grozny.
© RIA Novosti . Said Tsarnaev / Go to the mediabankAn arts & crafts festival aimed at reviving, preserving and enriching Chechen cultural traditions got underway in the republic’s capital, Grozny.
An arts & crafts festival aimed at reviving, preserving and enriching Chechen cultural traditions got underway in the republic’s capital, Grozny.
© RIA Novosti . Said Tsarnaev / Go to the mediabankThe festival’s venue was stylized to resemble a traditional Chechen village.
The festival’s venue was stylized to resemble a traditional Chechen village.
© RIA Novosti . Said Tsarnaev / Go to the mediabankOne of the houses in that village became the stage for wedding celebrations; the “dwellers” of another house were busy doing their daily chores, such as working on a spinning wheel or lighting a fire in the stove.
One of the houses in that village became the stage for wedding celebrations; the “dwellers” of another house were busy doing their daily chores, such as working on a spinning wheel or lighting a fire in the stove.
© RIA Novosti . Said Tsarnaev / Go to the mediabankButter churns, a hand-mill, and a corncob-processing device dating from the 17th century; a horse saddle about a hundred years younger… These are just a few examples of the numerous vintage utensils displayed at the Traditions Fair festival in Grozny
Butter churns, a hand-mill, and a corncob-processing device dating from the 17th century; a horse saddle about a hundred years younger… These are just a few examples of the numerous vintage utensils displayed at the Traditions Fair festival in Grozny
© RIA Novosti . Said Tsarnaev / Go to the mediabankParticipants in Grozny’s Traditions Fair festival.
Participants in Grozny’s Traditions Fair festival.
© RIA Novosti . Said Tsarnaev / Go to the mediabankParticipants in Grozny’s Traditions Fair festival.
Participants in Grozny’s Traditions Fair festival.
© RIA Novosti . Said Tsarnaev / Go to the mediabankParticipants in Grozny’s Traditions Fair festival.
Participants in Grozny’s Traditions Fair festival.
© RIA Novosti . Said Tsarnaev / Go to the mediabankParticipants in Grozny’s Traditions Fair festival.
Participants in Grozny’s Traditions Fair festival.
© RIA Novosti . Said Tsarnaev / Go to the mediabankParticipants in Grozny’s Traditions Fair festival.
Participants in Grozny’s Traditions Fair festival.
© RIA Novosti . Said Tsarnaev / Go to the mediabankParticipants in Grozny’s Traditions Fair festival.
Participants in Grozny’s Traditions Fair festival.