The concert begins on May 24 on Red Square. Patriarch Kirill will open the concert on Red Square

Every year on May 24, the Church remembers the holy Equal-to-the-Apostles brothers Cyril and Methodius, the creators of Slavic writing. This year the celebrations will take place in the format of a large choral festival and will cover the entire country - from Kaliningrad to Vladivostok.

The main stage of the Day of Slavic Literature and Culture will be Red Square, where a combined children's choir of 2 thousand voices will perform. He will be accompanied by the Central Military Orchestra of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation and the ensemble of Russian folk instruments “Russia” named after Lyudmila Zykina. The program includes children's songs by Pakhmutova, Dunaevsky, Basner, Krylatov, Shainsky, Gladkov and other Soviet composers. The holiday will be opened by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus'.

— Are the Day of Slavic Literature and the Festival of Music inseparable?

— Since music is eternal and events of this kind are great at attracting attention, why not celebrate in this form? How else is it possible? Imagine, Red Square - and the whole country sings along with the children's choir. During the concert, the Culture channel will broadcast live from the walls of the Kremlin with periodic inclusions from similar celebrations in Kaliningrad, Kazan and Vladivostok.

— The scale is impressive - except that Eurovision can be compared in scale to the Day of Slavic Literature.

— If you compare these musical events, it will probably turn out that the first is more famous. This is hardly a fact worth being proud of. This is a characteristic of our reality and our assessment of what is more important and what is less.

A friend of mine recently spoke with schoolchildren. I asked one boy what river St. Petersburg is on. And he answered: “On the Don.” That is why I want the Day of Slavic Literature to become a true holiday of culture and knowledge.

— If it’s a holiday of writing, maybe it’s worth checking literacy?

- I assure you, a literacy test is not a holiday. Maybe when you wrote a dictation it was always a holiday, but for me it was not. And another question: how to show holiday dictation on TV? Well, people sit and write. Nothing special.

— But does dictation improve literacy?

“I’m afraid literacy will soon have to be created anew.” The Day of Slavic Literature and Culture is an excuse to think and work so that our children know the Russian language better. The Patriarch in his opening speech speaks every year about the importance of this holiday. Now the Society of Russian Literature, which he headed, has been recreated.

— Writing is also the art of writing. Since beautiful handwriting is a rarity in the computer age, maybe it’s worth holding a calligraphy competition?

— The holiday is celebrated everywhere. And perhaps somewhere they will do something similar. We have not discussed this option at the federal level. But I know that there are calligraphy schools at some churches. In a courtyard near the Trinity-Sergius Lavra, for example. Children and adults who study there say that after several classes their consciousness begins to change. After all, there they learn to write beautifully not even with a pen, but with a pen.

— The Day of Slavic Literature and Culture is held with the support of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus'. Will he attend the celebration?

- We count on it. In the morning he will serve Liturgy at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior. And then His Holiness will open the holiday.

— Can anyone come to Red Square or will there be invitations?

- No invitations. Anyone who wants can come and sing with the choir.

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MOSCOW, May 24 – RIA Novosti. Celebrations on the occasion of the Day of Slavic Literature and Culture will be held on Thursday in Moscow and other regions of Russia. On this day, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus' will celebrate the Divine Liturgy in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior together with Patriarch Irenaeus of Serbia, and after that will open a festive concert on Red Square.

The Day of Slavic Literature and Culture is dedicated to the day of remembrance of the holy Equal-to-the-Apostles brothers Cyril and Methodius, the enlighteners of the Slavs. For the first time in the Russian Empire, this holiday was widely celebrated in 1863 - the year of the 1000th anniversary of the discovery of the alphabet. It was revived in the Russian Federation in 1991, and since 2010 Moscow has become the center of festive celebrations.

On the same day, the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church also celebrates his namesake - the day of remembrance of his patron saint, Equal-to-the-Apostles Cyril.

According to the tradition that has developed over the past few years, the all-Russian festive concert will be held on May 24 simultaneously in all regions of the country from Vladivostok to Kaliningrad, it will begin at 13.00 Moscow time. The main celebration will take place on Red Square in Moscow, with live broadcasts from Krasnodar, Serbia and Bulgaria. The concert will open with welcoming words from Patriarch Kirill and Deputy Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation Alexander Zhuravsky.

“The main idea of ​​the holiday is the theme of spiritual unity, the unity of the Slavic peoples and the veneration of the great cultural heritage. The concert entitled “When my friends are with me!” will feature compositions of Russian sacred music, popular songs by Soviet authors, as well as famous Belarusian and Russian folk songs.” , - reported the synodal department for relations of the Church with society and the media.

In particular, the State Academic Kuban Cossack Choir will sing the marching song of the Black Sea Cossacks “Unharness your horses, lads,” from Krasnodar, the hymn to Saints Cyril and Methodius will be performed from Bulgaria, and a combined national choir will perform from Serbia with the song “It’s Far Away.”

The festive concert will be attended by dozens of children's and youth academic choirs: the Academic Big Choir "Masters of Choral Singing" of the Russian State Musical Television and Radio Center, the Moscow Synodal Choir, the Sretensky Monastery Choir, the State Academic Russian Folk Choir named after M.E. Pyatnitsky, as well as VIA "Pesnyary", the ensemble "Domisolki", soloists Polina Shamaeva, Oscar Abdrazakov, Vasily Ladyuk, Bogdan Volkov, winner of the show "Voice Children" Rutger Garecht and others.

The gala concert will end with the patriotic anthem “Glory” to the music of Mikhail Glinka from the opera “Ivan Susanin”. The concert will be hosted by the popular Russian singer and actress Valeria Lanskaya. Admission to the concert is free.

On the Day of Slavic Literature and Culture, many Slavic countries host festive concerts and events dedicated to this event. This year Slavic writing turns 1155 years old.

On May 24, 2018, holiday programs in all regions of Russia, from Vladivostok to Kaliningrad, will begin at 13.00 Moscow time. The main celebration will take place on Red Square in Moscow. The event will open with a welcoming speech from His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus'. During the concert there will be live broadcasts from Krasnodar, Serbia and Bulgaria.

The main idea of ​​the holiday is the theme of spiritual unity, the unity of the Slavic peoples and the veneration of the great cultural heritage. In the Concert entitled “When my friends are with me!” works of Russian sacred music, popular songs by Soviet authors, including A. Alexandrov, A. Babajanyan, A. Pakhmutova, I. Dunaevsky, E. Ptichkin, E. Krylatov, E. Kolmanovsky, as well as famous Belarusian and Russian folk songs will be performed.

Dozens of children's and youth academic choirs will take part in the festive concert: Academic Big Choir “Masters of Choral Singing” of the Russian State Musical Television and Radio Center, Moscow Synodal Choir, Sretensky Monastery Choir, State Academic Russian Folk Choir named after M.E. Pyatnitsky, as well as VIA “PESNYARY”, ensemble “Domisolki”, soloists: Polina Shamaeva, Oscar Abdrazakov, Vasily Ladyuk, Bogdan Volkov, winner of the “Voice Children” show Rutger Garecht and many others.

Admission to the concert is free, reports the Ros-Registr website. You can easily get to Red Square from the metro stations: “Okhotny Ryad”, “Ploshchad Revolutsii”, “Teatralnaya”.

After arriving at one of the stations, you need to find a sign indicating the exit to the city to Manezhnaya Square. On the surface you need to focus on the large red building - the State Historical Museum. Red Square is located right behind the museum.

On May 24, Russia will celebrate the Day of Slavic Literature and Culture. At the press conference, the organizers explained how the celebrations would take place. According to tradition, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus' will deliver a welcoming speech. Festive programs have been prepared in all regions of Russia, from Vladivostok to Kaliningrad. A large-scale concert will take place on Red Square. Dozens of children's and youth choirs will take part in it.

“We are for this holiday to become truly like this, including for families. Let someone come to Red Square, someone congratulate Kirill and Methodius on their name day - this is also part of the celebration, because a holiday that does not have a personal dimension is not a holiday, in my opinion,” emphasized the deputy chairman of the Synodal Department on the relationship of the Church with society and the media of the Moscow Patriarchate Vakhtang Kipshidze.