Petropavlovsk welcomes Sabantuy (PHOTO)

PETROPAVLOVSK. KAZINFORM - July 18 the central square of Petropavlovsk celebrated "Sabantui" (or, more correctly, Saban tuyı), dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the People's Assembly of Kazakhstan.

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All cultural centers of North Kazakhstan region took part in the festival. In addition, a delegation from Tatarstan's Kazan arrived in Petropavlovsk to attend Sabantuy. According to Wikipedia, Sabantuy is a Bashkir, Idel-Uralian and Tatar summer festival, which dates back to the Volga Bulgarian epoch. At first Sabantuy was a festival of farmers but it later became a national holiday and now is widely celebrated in the cities all over the world.