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05/09/2018. Fairy-tale Karelia meets tourists
On the Day of Knowledge, the National Library of Karelia was visited by tourists from Warsaw, Moscow, Novgorod and St. Petersburg. They took part in the program Fairy-tale Karelia.
Karelian and Finnish epos Kalevala was a book guide to the past of our land, and its heroes together with the specialist of the National Library were reliable assistants in studying the history, language and culture of Karelia. The guests of the program had an opportunity to show their abilities in studying the Karelian language, making Karelian amulet dolls, learned about the Vottovaara mountain, the magic of sieidis and stone labyrinths; they successfully coped with tasks related to the Karelian costume, customs and traditions and could play the main characters of he epos and get acquainted with the unique book editions of Kalevala. In conclusion, the guests of the program were presented a miracle mill Sampo, which gave all participants a treat: berry juice and lingonberry pies.
