Sakha Republic to Host 'Peoples Sing About Mother' Music Festival

An inter-ethnic music festival, 'Peoples Sing About Mother', will be held on October 31 in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia. The annual event takes place within the 'Peoples of Russia' inter-ethnic week and the 'Facets of Tradition — Sakha Cultural Code' programme. It is timed to Mother's Day in the republic and the Year of Unity of the Peoples of Russia, and this year marks its 14th edition.

The festival is organised by the A. E. Kulakovsky House of Friendship of Peoples and the Assembly of Peoples of the Sakha Republic. Its aims include fostering respect for women as mothers, respect for the cultures and traditions of Russia's peoples, love for mothers, and the role of motherhood.

Song ensembles and soloists of all ages, from children to adults, will sing in Sakha, Russian, Even, Dolgan, Armenian, Kyrgyz and other languages. Representatives of national-cultural associations and foreign students will take part. The same day, a forum called 'Preserving Peoples' Traditions in Mothers' Hands' will bring together women from these associations to discuss their role in passing on cultural heritage.