All-Russian competition-fest will be held in Ivanovo

This is the XXVIII All-Russian competition-festival of folk art "Gems of Russia", which will last from 1 to 4 November on the basis of the Central Committee. The event will bring together participants from the Ryazan, Ivanovo, Kostroma and Kaliningrad regions, as well as Moscow.

Participants of the festival will be folklore groups, ensembles and soloists of folk singing and folk instruments, performers of folk dances, children's and youth fashion theaters.

The festival is held to preserve, develop and popularize the national traditions, customs and rituals of Russia, serves the moral and patriotic education of the younger generation.

It is worth noting that last year more than five hundred people from different regions of the country took part in the event.