Foreign guests shared their impressions of the Scarlet Sails holiday
On the night of June 29, guests from other countries make wishes at the Scarlet Sails Alumni Festival and dream of returning to the Northern Capital of Russia again. The tourists told Izvestia about this.
The main alumni event was attended by many guests from various countries, including Nigeria and Venezuela.
All of them were delighted with the "Scarlet Sails", the tourists expressed a desire to return to St. Petersburg once again.
For example, a student from Venezuela arrived in the city with a delegation of her compatriots at the invitation of the Governor of St. Petersburg, Alexander Beglov. During the trip, the girl met unique people.
The foreign guests also noted the hospitality of the Russians.
"I really liked it. <...> I've listened before, but today I'm here watching it happen," said tourist Santo Sperero.
The main alumni celebration "Scarlet Sails" was held in St. Petersburg on the night of June 29. The ceremony began with a welcoming speech by the Governor of St. Petersburg, Alexander Beglov. And the band "5UTRA" opened the festive concert of the event.
The evening culminated with the passage of the brig Rossiya along the Neva River under scarlet sails and the volleys of real Katyusha launchers (BM-13), which are part of the water and pyrotechnic show of the holiday.
Performers Zara, Bearwolf, Akmal', The 5UTRA group, The Hatters, Agatha Christie and Ivanushki International performed at the event. The headliner this year was People's Artist of Russia Nadezhda Kadysheva.
The Scarlet Sails holiday was revived in 2005 after a long-term hiatus on the initiative of ROSSIYA Joint Stock Bank, the Government of St. Petersburg and Channel Five.
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