The Festival of the Circassian flag today has brought in Maikop a lot of late spring greenery and freshness. As it had been envisaged in the scenario, a string of cars with two or three flags in each drove into the capital of Adygeya from two directions - west and east - in the street Hakurate. And from north to south - from the station to the main square horsemen marched.It has been nowhere around the square to park the car. Many vehicles has been not alighted, gone to travel through the streets, letting people know with honks of the festival. So they were driving during performances, and later, when Adyghe Jagu started.
About thousand and a half of people - almost all the young- gathered in the square. There were government members in the Square, for example, Prime Minister Murat Kumpilov, Minister of Culture Gaziy Chemso, but not as separate individuals but as part of the people. The holiday is not official, not the state one, but human.
In Adyghe Jagu circle appeared not only the Circassians, but also Russians. For example, a local leader of the LDPR's Igor Andreev has shown that he is not half bad know how to dance "lezginka". It's a pity his photo did not come out good.
However, in Adygea is not rarity for people of other ethnicities to appear Adyghe circle to show their skills in lively Caucasian dances. "Natsmens" (the people of Caucasian ethnicities) would do the same to the Russian dances if this tradition would happen to continue. But it won't, because Putin's political system exist.
But let's not think about pain in the neck, it's a holiday, after all!
... We were very happy to see quite young inhabitants of the Republic (their photos, too, unfortunately, failed to presnt). They were dancing, even more bold than adults, thus as if to show - Circassians still has someone who will inherit the 12-star flag.
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