Additional Information: Sabantui - the Plough Holiday - is old Tatar tradition. Originally inhabitants of a settlement or several villages held it before spring sowing. In the twentieth century it became a tradition to hold Sabantui after spring field works. On the eve of Sabantui youths on trimmed horses went around the village, gathering gifts for the winners of different contests and Sabantui games. Embroidered towels, table-cloths, kerchiefs were fastened to a special pole. This custom has been observed for centuries and is still alive. The festival is held in suitable meadows, forest clearings and nowadays even in the stadiums. Representatives of all nationalities of the region take in it. It consists of various contests, games, singing and dancing, eating and drinking. In the course of time Sabantui was enriched with different kinds of competitions. During these festivities you can watch volley-ball competitions, chess and draughts tournaments, table-tennis and weight-lifting contests. And the winnersґ prizes are not limited only to embroidered towels. However, the main events of Sabantui are still the national wrestling-kuresh and horseraces. Sabantui, rich in merriment and humour, is held nowadays nearly in all the regions of the planet where the Tatars live in large numbers. Everyone can be either a spectator or a participant of any contest
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