Sabantuy
Sabantuy is a Tatar, Idel-Uralian, Bashkir and Kazakh ('Sabantoy') summer festival, that dates back to the Volga Bulgarian epoch. At first Sabantuy was a festival of farmers in rural areas, but it later became a national holiday and now is widely celebrated in the cities. In 2012, Kazan Sabantuy was celebrated on June 23.
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- Nomenclature
- History
- Traditions
- Kurash
- Calendar of the festival
- Political traditions
- Notes
- References
Sabantuy is a Tatar, Idel-Uralian, Bashkir and Kazakh ('Sabantoy') summer festival, that dates back to the Volga Bulgarian epoch. At first Sabantuy was a festival of farmers in rural areas, but it later became a national holiday and now is widely celebrated in the cities. In 2012, Kazan Sabantuy was celebrated on June 23.
== Nomenclature == Tatar-speakers call the holiday Sabantuy (Сабантуй, ), or, more correctly, Saban tuyı (Сабан туе, ) – plural form: Sabantuylar .