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Special Events

Den Kosmonavtiki (Cosmonauts Day), a celebration of Russia's role in space exploration, 12 Apr 2001
Pashka (Easter Sunday), major religious festival with services featuring incense and traditional chanting, 15 Apr 2001, St Petersburg churches
Den Goroda (City Day), major festival with fireworks, concerts and much merrymaking, 27 May, city centre
Byeliye Nochi (White Nights), 21 Jun-11 Jul, throughout the city, especially Palace Square, Peter and Paul Fortress and Yelagin Island
Festival-festivaley (Festival of Festivals), international film festival, last week of Jun, cinemas throughout the city
Gandbol na ploschadi (Handball in the Square), Palace Square becomes a huge handball areana, Jul
Den Voenno Morskova Flota (Navy Day), gaily decorated naval craft on the River Neva, 1st Sunday after 22 Jul
Teatralnyy festival Baltiyskikh stran (Theatre Festival of the Baltic Countries), mass gathering of the Baltic's clowns, pantomime artists and actors, two weeks in Oct, city theatres
Den konstitutsii (Constitution Day), celebration of the new constitution with firework displays, 12 Dec, throughout city



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