The Days of the East in Yamal will be held in Salekhard from March 2 to March 3. At VOSTOKFEST, about 30 representatives of the cultural centers of China, India and Korea will introduce the residents of the region to the unique original culture of their countries. This was announced by the government of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug on its website.
"Everyone will be able to take part in open master classes in Oriental languages, dance and martial arts, cook and taste Oriental cuisine at culinary workshops. The program of the event also includes master classes in vocal and yoga," the district government said.
The guests of the festival will have a sightseeing tour of Salekhard, they will visit the I.S. Shemanovsky Museum and Exhibition complex and the Museum of the modern history of Yamal, the Obdorsky prison of the natural and ethnographic complex in Gornoknyazevsk.
"Our region is aimed at expanding humanitarian and friendly ties with the countries of the East and Asia. For the first time, residents of our region will be able to immerse themselves in the amazing and colorful world of China, India and Korea," Olga Kholyavko, head of the Department of External Relations of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District, said in a statement.
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