Сабантуй Коломенское. Sabantuy 12. Kolomenskoye.

Sabantuy is the favorite holiday of Tatar people. It can merge the soul of a nation, its beautiful customs, songs, dances and ceremonies. The name of the Sabantui comes from Turkic words: «Saban» - the plough and the «TUI» - a wedding, a celebration. Before his celebrated in honour of the beginning of spring field works (in June-July). According to some studies, this ancient holiday has ancient history. So far back as 921 AD the Christian era, described it in his writings, the famous scholar Ibn Fadlan arrived in Bulgar as ambassador from Baghdad. Also in the region of Tatarstan Alkeyevsky scientists discovered tombstone Bulgar period, the inscription on which reads that the deceased rested in 1120 on the day Sabantui. The origin of the ancestors of the Tatars of the holiday calendar Sabantuy associated with the rites of public prayers and sacrifices in honor of the god of the sky and the sun Tengre and ancestral spirits. Despite the impact on the feast of Sabantuy at different times of certain elements (Muslim, Christian, Soviet), passing the tradition of practices, games and competitions Sabantui remained continuous. During the period of the Khanate of Kazan Sabantuy received the status of the mass of the national holiday. It is held after the spring sowing, when the hard life of rural dwellers comes a little respite. Modern Sabantuy retained all the value that was passed on from generation to generation. A tradition of summing it the outcome of the workers during the spring field work began in the Soviet era and continues today.