Sorochyntsi Fair

Sorochyntsi Fair

Sorochyntsi Fair or Sorochynsky Fair ( _uk. Національний Сорочинський ярмарок, translit. "Natsiolnal'nyi Sorochyns'kyi yarmarok", _ru. Сорочинcкaя яpмaркa, translit. "Sorochinskaya yarmarka") is a large fair held in the village of Velyki Sorochyntsi near Poltava in the Myrhorodskyi Raion (district) of Ukraine.

It was held five times a year during the Russian Empire, then went into a 40-year moratorium during Soviet rule. It is now held annually since its revival after Ukraine gained its independence.

Following a Presidential Decree of August 18, 1999, [http://www.oga.mk.ua/php/smi.php?lng=en ] the fair holds the status of Ukraine's national trade fair. [ [http://www.ukraine-eu.mfa.gov.ua/eu/ua/publication/content/4225.htm Європейський Союз - Публікації ] ]

The fair is a large showcase for traditional handicrafts made by skilled craftsmen, including Reshetilivka embroidery, rugs, Opishnya ceramics, as well theatrical performers who re-enact scenes of village life from famous Ukrainian stories. The August 2007 fair was opened by Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko. [ [http://www.nrcu.gov.ua/index.php?id=148&listid=50144 Traditional Sorochyntsi Fair officially opened in Velyki Sorochyntsi (Poltava region) today / News / NRCU ] ]

The historic Sorochyntsi Fair features in a number of Russian works of literature and music, including "The Fair at Sorochintsï", a short story by Nikolai Gogol, and "The Fair at Sorochintsï", an opera by Modest Mussorgsky.

References

External links

* [http://www.wumag.kiev.ua/wumag_old/archiv/3_99/sorochyntsi.htm Profile of Sorochyntsi Fair]
* [http://photoshotov.com/343.html Photos of Sorochyntsi Fair 2007]


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