Khidyrlez — a spring holiday

May 7, 2011, Simferopol.

The plot is dedicated to the traditional celebration of the spring holiday Khidyrlez by the Crimean Tatars.

In the video: festive fair, musicians; comments of Crimean Tatars about the holiday, traditions; equestrian sports, celebration of Khidyrlez; men's wrestling; women dancing.

Comments: representative of the Leninsky (now Yedikuysky) district Dilyaver Milgaziev; embroidery artist Zarema Ablaeva; Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Crimea Aziz Abdulaev; resident of Simferopol Fatima Gazieva.

Journalist — Tetyana Gural.

Reference: Khidyrlez — a traditional spring holiday of the Crimean Tatars and other Turkic peoples, which symbolizes the arrival of spring, the beginning of field work, prosperity and fertility. The celebration is accompanied by folk songs and dances, sports competitions, treats and ancient ceremonial customs.