The people in Moscow take their public holidays very seriously and are ready to stop anything that they are doing to celebrate these days. If you are planning a tour to Moscow make sure to pick the right month with the most interesting public holidays for you. Flowers have an important role in a few public holidays. International women’s day, mimosa, and lilac’s representing the nearing of summer are both prime examples of flower significance.
Most official holidays in Moscow, as well as some of the smaller local ones, are celebrated with concerts and fireworks display. Music also plays a part during the recognition of these days, classic, folk and contemporary music plays a central theme during most festivals. The top holidays have top Russian singers performing for huge crowds of people gathered in the red square.
The holiday festivals begin in spring during March. This month holds the Maslenitsa, a festival that has concerts and carnivals held at many different locations throughout the city. International women’s day, this event is similar to western country celebrations where men by gifts, normally a bouquet of flowers, for their women and congratulate them. Saint Patrick’s day, Moscow’s Irish community conducts some marches and concerts in celebration.
April contains the Cosmonauts day, in celebration of the space exploration which was one of the Soviet Union’s greatest glories. Moscow forum, a festival full with classic and modern music held at different venues. May follows with Victory day, celebration of the Russians forcing the Nazi surrender during 1945. A military parade takes place in the Red Square. Border troopers’ day, retired border troopers gather at the Bolshoy theatre to celebrate by singing and getting drunk.
These events lead to summer which begins with Junes’ Trinity Sunday, atheists and believers go to the graves of their loved ones to tidy them and toast in their honor. Day of Russia, one of Russia’s newest public holidays which states the day Russia separated from the Soviet Union. July comes next with navy day; fireworks are displayed along with costumed events. Moscow is not near any port therefore the celebrations for this public holiday are not as grand a scale as in Saint Petersburg. The summer holidays end with the August Moscow Annual Air show, people get to see famous Russia aero planes flying around the town of Zhukovskiy.
The most effective method to see as many of these events is by catching the Trans Siberian railway. This will get you around the entire country to see all the breathtaking celebrations you could want. Further information is on travel site http://www.tourtorussia.com.au/