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Taimyr celebrated Reindeer Breeder’s Day

Taimyr celebrated Reindeer Breeder’s Day

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. One of the most significant Far North indigenous peoples’ holidays - Reindeer Herder Day - is solemnly celebrated in Taimyr for the 64th time. Nomads from different parts of the tundra come to the holiday to meet with relatives and friends, solve personal household problems, ...

Easter cakes to be consecrated in Norilsk

Easter cakes to be consecrated in Norilsk

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. Orthodox Christians are preparing for the Christ Holy Resurrection celebration - in 2023, Easter is celebrated on April 16. The festive Easter week will last until next Sunday: from 17 to 23 April. Easter cakes are baked for the main Orthodox holiday in Norilsk - ...

Nosok village is first to celebrate Reindeer Breeder Day in Taimyr

Nosok village is first to celebrate Reindeer Breeder Day in Taimyr

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. Residents of the Nosok village in Taimyr celebrated the first Reindeer Breeder Day this year. Nomads from the tundra came to the festival and competitions to take part in reindeer sleigh races, meet relatives and friends. The main competitions of the holiday - reindeer sleigh ...

Taimyr prepares for Reindeer Breeder Day celebration

Taimyr prepares for Reindeer Breeder Day celebration

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. The events will start on April 8 in the village of Nosok. On April 15, the villages of Novorybnaya and Popigay will take over. A big holiday will take place on April 22 in the village of Tuhard and Syndassko - they will become ...

Taimyr coat of arms turns 25

Taimyr coat of arms turns 25

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. On March 25, the Taimyr coat of arms turned 25 years old. The Taimyr (Dolgano-Nenets) Autonomous Okrug’s Duma approved the image of a red-breasted goose in free flight against a blue sky under the sun rays in 1998. According to the materials of the Taimyr ...

SVET ON youth forum to be held in Norilsk (14+)

SVET ON youth forum to be held in Norilsk (14+)

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. One of the Nornickel’s World of New Opportunities charitable program’s key events, the SVET ON online youth forum, will be held this year in a face-to-face format. On March 3, teenagers from 14 to 18 years old will meet at the forum in Monchegorsk, ...

Norilsk airport got international status

Norilsk airport got international status

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. Norilsk Airport received a new status - international. This is a unique event, because air transport for Norilsk is the only year-round communication channel with the mainland. The Nornickel company, which has been operating in the Arctic latitudes of the Taimyr peninsula for almost a ...

Epiphany dip to be held in Taimyr

Epiphany dip to be held in Taimyr

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. Epiphany bathing in Dudinka is traditionally organized on the Dudinka river near the zero berth. At noon on January 19, archpriest Georgy Itskov, of the Taimyr district dean, the Dudinka Svyato-Vvedensky Church rector, will perform the rite of blessing the water, then until 18:00 ...

Minus 52 cold didn’t spoil Christmas in Norilsk

Minus 52 cold didn’t spoil Christmas in Norilsk

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. On January 6 and 7, on the bright feast of the Nativity of the Lord God and our Savior Jesus Christ, Bishop Agafangel of Norilsk and Turuhansk celebrated Christmas services at the Cathedral of the Icon of the Mother of God Joy of All ...