Bashkirs of Canada took part in Taste of Russia Festival for first time
UFA, 10 June 2019. /Bashinform News Agency, Leila Aralbaeva/ translated by Tatiana Aksyutina/.
The traditional Taste of Russia-2019 Festival was held in Toronto (Canada). The event is held for the fourth time. The Kurultay of the Bashkirs of Canada, which is a new division of the World Kurultai of the Bashkirs, took part in it for the first time.
Russians, Bashkirs, Tatars, Armenians, Belarusians gathered at the event. The Consul General of Russia and members of the local parliament greeted the participants. Representatives of each nation made their own amateur performances. Thus, the Bashkirs sang a famous song by Rim Khasanov “Ufa Lindens”.
“Everything was held at a very high level. Immigrants from Bashkortostan and Tatarstan took an active part in the festival, ”our compatriot Ildar Samerkhanov shared with the Bashinform News Agency.