Couple from the Primorye Territory to join the wedding festival "Russia. Uniting Hearts"
A bride and groom from the Primorye Territory will take part
in the III All-Russian Wedding Festival "Russia. Uniting Hearts",
which will be held on 8–9 July at the National Centre RUSSIA. More than 100
couples from across the country will become the main participants in a
ceremonial mass wedding registration on the Day of Family, Love and Fidelity.
Alexander Zakharenko and Yelizaveta Guseva from Primorye met
through mutual friends and spent their very first evening talking until
midnight, as if they had found each other after a long separation. According to
the couple, they share many interests, including travelling around their native
region, reading, cooking and stand-up paddleboarding. Every year, they also
take part in the nationwide commemorative march named Immortal Regiment.
"Our dream is to create our own little world, our
fortress where harmony, support and sincere love reign. We want the doors of
our home always to be open to our loved ones, and family celebrations to bring
together everyone who is dear to us around one table. We dream of a home filled
with children's laughter, the aroma of freshly baked pies and the joyful bustle
of family life, and of a large, close-knit family where there is room for
everyone at the table, united by a love that belongs to all of us and whose
warmth and support never run out," shared Alexander and Yelizaveta.
The main event of the festival's opening day, 8 July, will be the ceremonial mass wedding registration bringing together couples from across Russia. The celebration will feature the transfer of the flame from the "Heart of Russia" All-Russian Family Hearth. There, couples married at previous festivals will give the newlyweds symbolic particles of fire, originating from Murom, the city associated with Saints Peter and Fevronia, the patrons of marriage and family. On the second day, 9 July, newlyweds, their guests and all those wishing to join the celebration of love will have a chance to attend educational lectures, enjoy a gastronomic and musical programme, and take guided tours of expositions at the National Centre RUSSIA, named "Journey Across Russia" and "Geography Lessons".
For the first time this year, the ceremonial mass wedding
registration as part of the All-Russian Wedding Festival "Russia. Uniting
Hearts" will take place not only at the National Centre RUSSIA in Moscow
but also at its regional branches, including the branch in the Primorye
Territory.
The festival is organised by the National Centre RUSSIA in
partnership with the Moscow Government and the Moscow Civil Registry Office.
The All-Russian classical music marathon "Cantata. Russia" will be held in Moscow and regions across the country on 12 June, Russia Day.
As part of the Open Lecture Hall "Inventing the Future: Ecotourism", the geographical readings "Mosaic of the Peoples of the Far East" were also held.
The Open Lecture Hall "Inventing the Future: Ecotourism", an original project by the National Centre RUSSIA, was held in Vladivostok for the first time.
