Sled races are a highlight of Salekhard’s Reindeer Breeder Day celebrations
The holiday marks the beginning of Spring.
By Alexander Ryumin, TASSMarch 29, 2021
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A reindeer sled race is an important part of celebrations of Reindeer Breeder Day. (Alexander Ryumin / TASS via Reuters Connect)
Celebrations of Reindeer Breeder Day, a major holiday of Indigenous peoples of the region, by the Polyabta River in Salekhard, the capital city of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Area in the north of West Siberia, Russia. (Alexander Ryumin / TASS via Reuters Connect)
Women wear traditional costumes during celebrations of Reindeer Breeder Day, a major holiday of the region’s Indigenous peoples, by the Polyabta River in Salekhard, the capital city of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Area in the north of West Siberia, Russia. (Alexander Ryumin / TASS via Reuters Connect)
Women take part in celebrations of Reindeer Breeder Day, a major holiday of the region’s Indigenous peoples, by the Polyabta River in Salekhard, the capital city of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Area in the north of West Siberia, Russia. (Alexander Ryumin / TASS via Reuters Connect)
Celebrations of Reindeer Breeder Day, a major holiday of Indigenous peoples of the region, by the Polyabta River in Salekhard, the capital city of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Area in the north of West Siberia, Russia. (Alexander Ryumin / TASS via Reuters Connect)
Women in a yurt during celebrations of Reindeer Breeder Day. (Alexander Ryumin / TASS via Reuters Connect)
Celebrations of Reindeer Breeder Day, a major holiday of Indigenous peoples of the region, by the Polyabta River in Salekhard, the capital city of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Area in the north of West Siberia, Russia. (Alexander Ryumin / TASS via Reuters Connect)
Residents of Salekhard in West Siberia celebrated Reindeer Breeder Day, a major holiday of the region’s Indigenous peoples, on the nearby Polyabta River on Saturday, March 27.
The holiday, which is also sometimes called Sun Day or Reindeer Day, usually marks the spring equinox and the end of the polar night. The main event of the Reindeer Breeder Day celebrations is a reindeer sled race with dozens of contestants. Other events include a stick pulling contest and a competition to throw a lariat onto a 3-meter-long stick.
Salekhard, the capital city of Russia’s Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Area, lies astride the Arctic Circle.
(Production by Alexander Ryumin / TASS via Reuters Connect)
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