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Evening of short lectures on the indigenous peoples of Karelia on the International Mother Tongue Day

Cultural Event

21/02/2024 0:00 - 0:00

Europe and North America | Petrozavodsk | Lenin Avenue, 2

Cultural performance

Languages: Karelian (Karelia), Veps, Russian

On February 21, the International Mother Tongue Day, an evening of short lectures on the indigenous peoples of Karelia will be held in the Republic of Karelia.

The event will be held in the warm atmosphere of the Petrovsky Cultural Center.

Lecture topics:

– Rules of Karelian fashion.

– Features of Karelian cuisine/Karjalaisen keittijon erikoisuot.

– Riddles about Karelia: an interactive quiz from young scientists of the Institute of Language, Literature and History of the Karelian Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

The program also includes a fascinating tour of the exposition of the Petrovsky Cultural Center.

The organizers of the event are the Union of the Karelian People and the Center for Folk Art and Cultural Initiatives of the Republic of Karelia.